Contacts and Services

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:

County	Location	Telephone	Opening hours
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

Cereals and Potatoes
Email Ethel White BSc, PhD at info@afbini.gov.uk

Forage Maize, Grass and Clover
Email Trevor Gilliland BSc, BAgr, PhD at info@afbini.gov.uk