AFBI services and technology transfer:
The Applied Plant Science Division of AFBI, offers a range of technical services
for farmers and growers. The main services include:
- Seed germination, purity and wild oat check
- Cereal take-all test pest and disease identification and control
- Potato cyst nematode (PCN) service
- Mushroom compost and casing analyses
For more information
about these services or other support please contact your nearest Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development (DARD) centre or the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) technologists
across the province
Key DARD contacts: farmers, growers and processors requiring guidance on variety
selection and use should contact their local Agricultural Development Centre:
Antrim |
Ballyclare Ballymoney |
028 9332 2399 028 2766 0160 |
09:30 - 12:30 09:30 - 12:30 |
Armagh |
Armagh Newry |
028 3751 5659 028 3025 5990 |
09:30 - 16:00 09:30 - 12:30 |
Down |
Banbridge Newtownards |
028 4062 9182 028 9181 3570 |
09:30 - 16:00 09:30 - 12:30 |
Fermanagh |
Enniskillen |
028 6632 5004 |
09:30 - 16:00 |
Londonderry |
Limavady Magherafelt |
028 7776 2521 028 7930 2112 |
09:30 - 12:30 09:30 - 12:30 |
Tyrone |
Dungannon Omagh |
028 8775 4777 028 8225 1020 |
09:30 - 16:00 09:30 - 16:00
|
Farmers, growers and processors requiring specialist information on crops should
contact:
Technology Business Division,
Crops and Horticulture,
Greenmount
Campus
Tel: +44 (0)28 9442 6770
Fax: +44 (0)28 9442 6777
Plant breeders, merchants and other specialists requiring technical data on trials,
testing procedures and variety details should contact:
AFBI Crossnacreevy
