Five years ago, the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), along with partners in the US, Ireland and Canada, initiated a four-nation collaborative forum to discuss the upcoming priorities for agri-food research. These “big picture” discussions have continued, and four nations have now become five in time for the fifth anniversary event. The “Fall Forum” includes foremost scientists from the four original nations, with New Zealand now joining the forum.

Minutes of Board meetings - May 2017

AFBI Dairy Innovation in Practice - a series of 3 AFBI On-Farm Dairy Events were held in Banbridge, Enniskillen and Newtownstewart on 12th, 13th and 14th September 2017.At these events AFBI researchers demonstrated the latest scientific solutions to current dairy sector challenges.  This booklet provides greater detail of the underlying science and how it can be adopted on-farm to sustain and strengthen the local dairy sector.

Impacts of Alternative Post-Brexit Trade Agreements on UK Agriculture: Sector Analyses using the FAPRI-UK Model 

Animal disease surveillance reports 2017

Disease Surveillance and Investigation Branch (DSIB) newsletters 

The Baseline projections that are presented here are generated as part of the FAPRI-UK project.The Baseline serves as a yardstick against which to compare future policy scenarios and as such should not be interpreted as a forecast.

A More from Grass Industry Open Day was held at AFBI Loughgall on Tuesday 20th June.  

AFBI's Stakeholder Open Meeting "Progress Through Research and Innovation" was held on 1 June 2017 at AFBI Hillsborough.  A copy of the presentations from the day can be accessed from the below links.

This document is the Explanatory Booklet for the EAA Soil Sampling and Analysis Scheme (the Scheme). It provides information on the Scheme and explains how to complete your application form.