Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend is proud to announce William Haire, Tynedale Farm and Brian Knipe, Vowgarve Farm as our new 2015 ‘Farm Mentors.’ The 2015 Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend is proud to announce William Haire and Brian Knipe as our new ‘Farm Mentors.’ With June fast approaching and interest for the…
Brian Knipe, Vowgarve Farm joined the Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend in 2014. His dairy farm located in Rasharkin, near Ballymoney, received excellent reviews from visitors and proved very popular with locals. Brian has confirmed he’ll be back in 2015 and is looking forward to this year’s crop of visitors! Here’s what he had…
Want to open your farm for our 2015 event? The Ulster Farmers’ Union have called on farmers across Northern Ireland to take part in next year’s Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend. Set to take place on 13th & 14th June 2015 for the fourth consecutive year, the award-winning initiative plans to expand yet again,…
The Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend presents a fantastic educational opportunity for your primary school group. Eight farms this year will be opening their gates to schools from across Northern Ireland to teach them all about food and farming. The weekend is designed to educate and inform young people about local food and the…
The organisers of The Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend are hosting a special one off training and information event at Greenmount College this Thursday, the 29th May. Based on their own experience and the experience of the farmers who have taken part in the previous two years of the initiative, the organisers will share…
Bank of Ireland UK has confirmed a major new sponsorship deal for the popular Open Farm Weekend initiative which has secured the project’s future into 2016. The award-winning programme will be officially renamed as the “Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend” for this year’s event, when farms across the country will open their gates to…
