The Kane family has been farming in Myroe, Limavady, Northern Ireland for over 100 years. Richard (a sixth generation farmer) now works the land at Broglasco Farm, whilst his wife Leona is responsible for the business side of Broighter Gold Rapeseed Oil. Under their joint leadership the business has grown into one of the UK’s…
Date: 09 April 2021 The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) in partnership with Bank of Ireland Virtual Farm…
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…
ABP is delighted to support Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend and help strengthen connections between farmers, processors and consumers. ABP is one of the leading agri-food businesses in Northern Ireland, specialising in beef and lamb processing. We supply award-winning products to leading supermarkets and foodservice organisations throughout the UK and beyond. We are committed…
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…
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”…
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…
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…
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 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,…
