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Healthy soil in action: earthworms reveal good structure and biological life, the foundation of productive grassland.

Soil Health in Focus as AFBI Grassland Insights Series Continues

09 March 2026

AFBI’s Grassland Insights – From Soil to Sward webinar series continues on 11, 18 and 25 March at 8pm

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AFBI meet with UFU President and Senior representatives

05 March 2026

AFBI welcomed the opportunity to meet with the President & senior representatives of the UFU today at AFBI Headquarters

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AFBI’s New Grassland Insights Series Opens with Focus on Getting More from Grass This Season

04 March 2026

AFBI will launch its new Grassland Insights – From Soil to Sward webinar series on Wednesday 11 March at 8pm

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Video statement on AFBI Hillsborough

03 March 2026

Video statement from Prof Elizabeth Magowan of AFBI

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Areas of Expertise

Animal Health and Welfare

AFBI’s animal health and welfare programme is directed towards helping government and industry maintain and improve the health and welfare of our...

Sustainable Livestock

‘Advancing Animal Science, Improving Livestock Farming’ is the focus of the AFBI research farm at Hillsborough, where scientific teams provide...

Grassland and Plant Science

AFBI delivers an internationally recognised programme in grass breeding, in conjunction with a commercial partner, Barenbrug, and conducts applied...

Environmental Protection

AFBI’s environmental research provides an improved understanding of the inter-relationships of agriculture, land use, climate change and the...

Food Quality and Safety

AFBI provides innovative research and development, analytical and diagnostic services and specialist advice on the chemistry and microbiology of food.

Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems

The Fisheries and Aquatics Ecosytems Branch (FAEB) supports four programmes providing research, monitoring and technology transfer in support of...

Economics

Economics Research Branch (ERB) is a specialist unit within AFBI which provides a strategic socio-economic modelling, knowledge transfer and decision...

Publications

  • Vespa velutina nest dissection report Belfast, October 2025

    Published 13 March 2026
  • Gender Equality Plan

    Published 13 February 2026
  • All-Island Animal Disease Surveillance Report 2024

    Published 09 January 2026
  • PATH-SAFE report 2025

    Published 03 December 2025
  • Register of Interests 2025 - Brian McTeggart

    Published 25 November 2025
  • Register of Interests 2025 - Esther Skelly-Smith

    Published 25 November 2025

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