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 online during Friday 30 July to Sunday 1 August, Open Farm Weekend has had a successful partnership with the LMC for many…
Members of the public are encouraged to experience their local farm virtually in one of the biggest free awareness initiatives of its kind in Northern Ireland. Almost thirty farms from across the province are participating virtually in this year’s Bank of Ireland Virtual Farm Weekend on Friday 30 July-Sunday 1 August and due to Covid…
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…
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”…
Damien Tumelty and Jackie Gibson along with their family run Castlescreen Farm and farm shop near Downpatrick. Best known for their pedigree Dexter cows, this farm is one of the top suppliers of Dexter beef in Ireland. Producing naturally marbled beef that is distinctly succulent and age-dried for 30-35 days really intensifies the flavour, making Castlescreen Dexter…
The Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend welcomes Moy Park on board as a new sponsor for 2020. This year’s original event which was due to take place earlier this month was postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions and will now be held virtually from Friday 31 July – Sunday 2 August. Although visitors cannot physically attend farms…
NFU Mutual is continuing its support for the local agri-food industry by renewing its part sponsorship of Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend 2020. This year’s original event was postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions and it will now become Bank of Ireland Virtual Farm Weekend and be held virtually from Friday 31 July – Sunday 2 August.…
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…
