Whether you keep dairy cattle, produce cereal crops or grow bedding plants, the one thing you need is an insurance policy which protects the very things you depend on to earn a living. With 100 years’ experience in the farming and growing industry, NFU Mutual can provide you with a range of insurance covers that…
Asda is proud to support Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend in its third fantastic year. As a grocery retailer, Asda acts as one of the main conduits between food producers and consumers and is passionate about local food and showcasing the best of Northern Ireland’s farm produce. With a dedicated local buying team based…
LMC is delighted to sponsor this year’s Open Farm Weekend for the first time. Founded in 1967, LMC’s main role is to examine and inform the marketing and development of the Northern Ireland beef and sheep meat industry. Alongside providing market information and educating post-primary school pupils on the merits of including red meat in…
Moy Park is an award-winning food company, part of Pilgrim’s Europe, supplying branded and own-label fresh and value-added poultry products to retailers and foodservice providers throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe. With over 80 years of agricultural heritage, Moy Park is headquartered in Craigavon, Northern Ireland and is the region’s largest private sector business. The…
In the 1870’s John Thompson’s grocers shop embarked on a journey with an approach to business that has ensured the company survived everything from a bombing in the ‘blitz’ in 1940 to various acquisitions and a turbulent marketplace, to become the largest multi-species feed mill in Europe. With over 150 years’ experience feeding the animals of Ireland Thompsons…
Open for School Visits Only Yellow Road Farm is a small family farm of approximately 43 acres, nestled at the foot of the Mourne Mountains. We are members of the Nature Friendly Farming Network, which promotes sustainable farming practices. For many generations our family has lived and worked on these mountain pastures caring for…
Friday: Open for School Visits Only Saturday: 10.00am – 4.00pm Lislagan Farm will enable children and adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health issues to avail of social and leisure, fun and friendship, health and well-being initiatives and therapeutic interventions. By converting the original stone farmhouse, stable and barn into bookable respite accommodation and…
Friday: Open for School Visits Saturday 11.30am – 4.30pm Sunday 12.00pm – 4.30pm Donagh Cottage Farm is located near the peaceful village townland of Donacloney. Passed down the generations, the Matthews family took over the running of the farm in 1970. Brian Matthews along with his son Jonathan, daughter Naomi and wife Sylvia run the…
Friday: Open for School Visits Only Craighall Farm is a dairy, sheep, and broiler chicken farm located outside Antrim town in County Antrim. The farm is in its 3rd generation of the Clark family with 2 generations farming together at the minute (William and his father David). For the dairy enterprise it has 2 robotic…
Friday: Open for School Visits Only Hollow Farm in Downpatrick is owned and run by Carrie-Anne and Lee Mooney and their two boys, Tobias & Jacob. The farm was established in 2016 when the couple bought their dream home and a small holding and wanted to adopt a more sustainable way of farming. Starting out…
