Perhaps the first things you think of when the word farm is mentioned are – animals. However, not all farms have animals. An arable farm is where farmers plough the land, sow seeds and grow plants to harvest, such as potatoes, vegetables, wheat and barley.
Have you been to Balmoral Show this week? If you have, you might have taken a walk through the large cattle shed and/or watched the animals being judged on the cattle lawn. There are a range of beef farms across Northern Ireland that will open their gates to the public as part of Bank of…
May is being celebrated as the Landscape and Places month as part of the NI Year of Food and Drink campaign. One thing you will spot, no matter which part of Northern Ireland’s countryside you pass through, are plenty of sheep that graze our lovely green landscapes. There are a range of sheep farms across…
Twenty-three farms have signed up to participate in Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend 2016. The event, in its fifth year, will coincide with the Northern Ireland Year of Food and Drink 2016 which is being co-ordinated by Tourism NI, supported by Food NI. The Ulster Farmers’ Union led initiative, principally supported by the Bank…
April has been celebrated as the brewing and distilling month as part of the NI Year of Food and Drink campaign. This summer, not one but two Armagh apple orchard farms will open their gates to participate in Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend 2016.
The Ulster Farmers Union, in partnership with Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend and ASDA, has launched its 2016 schools competition. The competition is open to all nursery, primary and special schools across Northern Ireland. This year pupils have been asked to put their creative skills to the test around the theme, ‘A Year of…
The search is on to find farms willing to open their gates and fields to participate in Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend 2016. The event, in its fifth year, will coincide with the Northern Ireland Year of Food and Drink 2016 which is being co-ordinated by Tourism NI, supported by Food NI. To begin…
21 farms open their gates to public for unique ‘sneak peek’ at life on the farm. Excitement is building for one of Northern Ireland’s most popular summer events as 21 real, working farms across Northern Ireland prepare to open their gates, fields and farmyards as part of Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend. The initiative…
This week we wanted to highlight the work of Tesco Northern Ireland who have come on board as a sponsor of Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend for the first time this year. We caught up with Head of Marketing for Tesco NI, Caoimhe Mannion about why the retailer has got involved with BOIOFW and…
This week Brian Knipe tells us about Vowgarve Farm and what we can expect to see during Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend. Name/farm name: Brian Knipe, Vowgarve Farm What type of farm do you run? (e.g. dairy, poultry, equestrian etc) I run a dairy farm near Ballymoney. Tell us about the farm’s background and how…
