Fourteen local farmers across Northern Ireland are making their final preparations ahead of Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend 2018. Running on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June, the popular initiative gives consumers and their families the opportunity to visit farms across Northern Ireland, for free. Armagh Apple Farm is run by the Troughton family…
Sponsors of Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend are on the final countdown to the annual event which takes place on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June. Established in 2012, Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend is delivered by Ulster Farmers’ Union and is sponsored by Bank of Ireland UK and supported by NFU Mutual,…
Based between Carryduff and Moneyreagh, Mossbrook Farm owned by Moore & Jennifer Tweed is a beef and sheep farm. Their beef suckler herd are primarily Hereford cross breeds, these cows have both a good nature & a good milk yield to feed their calves. The sheep side of the farm is Jennifer’s territory, she…
Friday: Open for School Visits Only Saturday: 11.00am – 4.00pm ChurchView Farm in County Down is a 60-acre farm near Castlewellan probably best known for its dairy goat herd which was started in 1989. Well-known in the agricultural competition circuit, having won countless UK awards, there is nothing the Ringland family don’t know about goats! Churchview…
The Ulster Farmers’ Union, in partnership with Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend and Asda, are pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 ‘Farming through the century’ schools competition. The competition kindly sponsored by Asda was open to all nursery, primary and special schools across Northern Ireland. Pupils were asked to put their creative…
Seventeen farms have signed up to participate in Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend 2018 and have undergone training to help them be prepared to welcome the public this summer. Running on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June, the popular initiative gives consumers and their families the opportunity to visit farms across Northern Ireland, for…
The Ulster Farmers Union, in partnership with Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend and ASDA, has launched its 2018 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, ‘Farming through the…
Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend has acquired a new sponsor, leading pork processor Cranswick Country Foods. Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend Chairman and UFU President Barclay Bell welcomed the new sponsorship. “We are delighted to have the support of Cranswick Country Foods and look forward to working in partnership with them during Bank…
Farmers who participated in Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend 2017 were officially thanked for their efforts this summer at an event held at CAFRE Greenmount last night. Sixteen farms opened their gates and fields on Saturday 17th June whilst on Sunday 18th June, 13 farms participated across Northern Ireland. Farms also opened their gates…
