AFBI
@AFBI_NI
AFBI focuses on leading improvements in the agri-food industry; protecting animal, plant and human health and enhancing the natural and marine environment
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http://www.afbini.gov.uk 27-02-2014 12:00:56
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The recording of the recent AFBI webinar: 'Lough Neagh, Past Present and Future' is available to watch again on YouTube here: bit.ly/49NiCu4 #LoughNeagh #AFBIresearch #AquaticEcosystems
The 2023/24 Northern Ireland Countryside Survey is now underway. It assesses land cover & habitat change and for the first time, has a large soils component. Funded by DAERA, the survey is led by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, partnered by AFBI & Queen's University Belfast ๐. For more: bit.ly/4d9bf31
'It's a wee safe space for people'
If you are travelling down the #M1 and just before you hit the #BallsontheFalls , you might not notice it but there is a #hidden #gem of a #farm ST JAMES COMMUNITY FARM
Nicola Weir went along to visit the farm.
๐ง Listen now to #Countryside BBC Sounds
#FactFriday Did you know sheep can self-medicate?
Sheep often use plants and other substances that otherwise hold no nutritional value to prevent or treat illness. They even teach their lambs to do the same!๐๐ฑ
๐พGardening this wkd? Never pour unused weed killer down the drain, toilet or sink. Even if you've diluted it. Follow label instructions for disposal. hse.gov.uk/pesticides/useโฆ #Pesticides #weedkiller
HSENI Belfast City Council Derry Strabane Cncl LCCC ABC Council CAFRE
Still time to register for the @afbi_ni Webinar - Lough Neagh: Past, Present and Future. What AFBI's long-term research tells us about changes in Lough Neagh in recent decades, taking place TOMORROW Friday 19 April at 12 Noon bit.ly/4aSjDlg
#AFBIScience #AFBIResearch
Hear from researchers and entrepreneurs about the challenges they have overcome to build a viable business from farm data during a webinar on 9 May at 2pm 'Growing Value from Data Entrepreneurship on Rural Northern Irish Farms'. Register here bit.ly/3vWoGCC
#AFBIScience
Still time to register for the @afbi_ni Webinar - Lough Neagh: Past, Present and Future. What AFBI's long-term research tells us about changes in Lough Neagh in recent decades, taking place TOMORROW Friday 19 April at 12 Noon bit.ly/4aSjDlg
#AFBIScience #AFBIResearch
AFBI today announced that a contract has been awarded to Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon Vigo S.A. for the construction of a new research vessel contracted to complete in February 2027 bit.ly/3xF1VUh #AFBIscience #AFBIresearch #marineresearch #fisheries
โฐ One month until the #BigRiverWatch !
Between 3rd-6th of May, we're inviting everyone in the UK and Ireland to spend just 15 minutes of their bank holiday weekend helping us gather crucial data on #river health.
โก๏ธ theriverstrust.org/big-river-watch
#stateofourrivers #togetherforrivers
Happy 75th Anniversary European Journal of Soil Science ๐ฅณ
Publishing internationally relevant, novel insights into #soil processes & their applications
Delighted to launch new EJSS early career researcher editorial board to access mentoring & skill devmt in publishing & journal strategy
It's milling time for the @MycotoxI project!
Naoise is busy milling the oats from the 2023 field trials. These samples will be tested for 30+ mycotoxins at Queen's University Belfast ๐ School of Biological Sciences
One sample down, over one hundred to go
๐ Congratulations to Neal Folliard, Teagasc who took home this year's ED&F Man Liquid Products UK sponsored 'Innovation Prize'.
Phil Holder presented the prize & praised Neal for his work on the use of rapeseed oil & cake to improve animal performance and reduce methane emissions ๐๐
