DAERA Minister Michelle McIlveen has shown her support to Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend with a visit to William Orr and Son Home Farm outside Crossgar. The family run business has been specialising in potato production for three generations. They plant around 200 acres every year and grow 14 varieties including Comber early Home Guards…
It’s our last Friday Farms before Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend 2016! We hope you have enjoyed our series looking at different sectors of farming. Today’s focus is on farm shops. When you visit our participating farms, you get a better appreciation of the effort and skill that the farmer has used to produce…
Looking somewhere different to take your dad this Father’s Day, for free? Then why not take him to one of our open farms! On Sunday 19th June, 15 farms will open their gates to the public, in locations across Northern Ireland. Here is the list of the farms with their address and opening times: Armagh…
If you have never been to a Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend event before, you might want to know how to prepare for your visit and what to expect. So, here are our top tips! Wear suitable footwear. Farms can be muddy and have uneven surfaces so flat shoes, water proof shoes or welly…
Three farms in South Down will open their doors to the public for free this weekend as part of Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend 2016 creating a food trail for residents in the area. Previous 2014 host William Bingham of Rathmourne Pig Farm near Ballyroney will join new hosts C&L Mushrooms, run by the Fegan family in…
The egg-citement is brewing for Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend 2016, as this week, we take a special look at poultry farms taking part. Poultry farming is the raising of domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food. Cavanagh Free Range Eggs in…
NFU Mutual are once again supporting Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend which is taking place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th June 2016. The insurance company has been a sponsor since the first Open Farm Weekend initiative took place in 2012. Twenty-three farms have signed up to participate in Bank of Ireland Open Farm…
Asda is once again supporting Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend, which is taking place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th June. The retailer first came on board as a sponsor in 2014 confirming its commitment to Northern Ireland’s agri-food sector. Twenty-three farms have signed up to participate in Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend…
June is being celebrated as the Love Dairy month as part of the NI Year of Food and Drink campaign. With the amount of lush grassland that covers Northern Ireland it is no wonder that our dairy is award-winning. From farmhouse cheeses and spectacular butter to traditional ice cream, we put our dairy to deliciously…
Tesco are once again supporting Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend which is taking place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th June. The retailer came on board as a sponsor in 2015 confirming their commitment to local produce. Twenty-three farms have signed up to participate in Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend 2016. Some of…
