UFU launch “Dig in!” schools’ competition
Date: 09 April 2021 The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) in partnership with Bank of Ireland Virtual Farm…
Open Farm Weekend
Celebrates its Tenth Year
and Confirms Bank of Ireland as Title Sponsor
This year’s Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend, which takes place virtually on Friday 30 July-Sunday 1 August, is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a packed schedule of virtual activities to showcase Northern Ireland food and farming at its best. The initiative, led by the Ulster Farmers’ Union, with Bank of Ireland renewing its title…
Record Numbers Tuned in During Bank of Ireland Virtual Farm Weekend
Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend which took place virtually last weekend had an online reach of almost 250,000 people across the three days and the same numbers again in the week’s leading up to the Virtual Weekend itself. The event, run by the Ulster Farmers’ Union is a celebration of our farmers and the…
UFU announces 2020 schools competition winners
ULSTER FARMERS’ UNION NEWS RELEASE Date: 31 July 2020 Cyclo No: 114/2020 Download the Press Release in Word here UFU announces 2020 schools competition winners The Ulster Farmers’ Union, in partnership with Bank of Ireland Virtual Farm Weekend and Asda, are delighted to announce the winners of the 2020 “Dig in! to why farming matters”…
Bessvale Farm
Friday: Open for School Visits Only Saturday: 10.00am – 4.00pm Sunday: Not Open Jonathan Tuft and his family are looking forward to participating in BOIOFW They have a mixed farm in Upper Ballinderry near Lisburn and the family have been farming there since Jonathan’s great-grandfather bought the site in the 1800s. Although best known for…
Littlebridge Farm Fresh
Friday: Open for School Visits Only Saturday: 11am-4pm We’re the Howard family, running Littlebridge Farm Fresh just outside Coagh. Our 90-cow Jersey dairy herd is milked using a Lely robot, and we also operate a farm shop offering our own produce beef and pork reared on our farm, alongside other locally sourced goods. We also…
Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend to Take Place Virtually
Wednesday 3 June 2020 Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend to Take Place Virtually This year’s Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend, which was originally postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions will now become Bank of Ireland Virtual Farm Weekend and be held virtually from Friday 31 July – Sunday 2 August. Although visitors cannot physically…
UFU announce 2019 schools competition winners
UFU announce 2019 schools competition winners The Ulster Farmers’ Union, in partnership with Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend and Asda, are delighted to announce the winners of the 2019 “Dig in! To life on the farm and in the countryside” schools competition. The competition, kindly sponsored by Asda, was open to all nursery, primary,…
CAFRE Enniskillen Campus
Friday: Open for School Visits Only Saturday: Time 11am-4pm Sunday: Not Open The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) is delighted to welcome visitors to Enniskillen Campus during Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend. CAFRE is Northern Ireland’s specialist agri-food and land-based college and providing equine focused education at Enniskillen Campus. During open…