OPEN Farm Weekend is set to return to Northern Ireland next month and one of the participating farms has already been given the royal seal of approval. The initiative, led by the Ulster Farmers’ Union, with Bank of Ireland as sponsors, is a free event helps to give a behind the scenes snapshot of the…
The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) is continuing its support of the local agri-food industry by renewing its sponsorship for this year’s Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend. Taking place on Friday 16 June for schools, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 June for the public, Open Farm Weekend has had a successful…
Everun, energy management specialists, powering the UK and Ireland via wind turbines, solar PV solutions and smart motor systems, announced today its sponsorship of the Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend, an annual event aimed at promoting agricultural life in Northern Ireland. The Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend, now in its twelfth year, will…
More than 20 working farms from across Northern Ireland will be highlighting the quality, availability and cost effectiveness benefits of buying local, as one of the biggest free awareness initiatives, Open Farm Weekend launches for 2023, with Bank of Ireland confirmed again as title sponsor. Led by the Ulster Farmers’ Union, organisers are predicting up…
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) in partnership with Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend (BOIOFW) initiative and competition sponsor Asda, are challenging school pupils across Northern Ireland (NI) to put their artistic and creative flare to the test in this year’s ‘Farming through the seasons’ schools’ competition. Commenting on the launch of the annual school’s…
The event is back on farms this year. This means you can visit any of the participating farms (that are open to the public) without pre-booking. More than 20,000 are expected across all farms across the entire three days. The first day of the event on Friday 17 June is for pre-registered school children only.…
Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend has received funding from the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust to continue delivering its programme of activities for 2022. The free initiative, which is run by the Ulster Farmers’ Union is making a welcome return back on farms since 2019 and is planning a packed schedule of activities to showcase…
UFU announces 2022 schools’ competition winners The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) in partnership with Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend (BOIOFW) and Asda, are delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 “Dig in! to food, farming and the environment” schools’ competition. The competition, kindly sponsored by Asda, was open to all playgroups, nursery, pre-school,…
Leading poultry producer Moy Park is continuing its support for Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend as the free initiative gears up for a back on farms event this month. For the first year since 2019 the event, which is organised by the Ulster Farmer’s Union will be live and 17 farms will be open…
Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend (BOIOFW) is set to return to Northern Ireland with an in-person format for the first time since 2019. The annual event which opens to schools on Friday 17 and the public on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 June highlights the importance of the agriculture and farming industries and…
