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Visits to AFBI
Young Farmers Clubs of Ulster visited recently to hold their annual stock judging competition at AFBI Hillsborough.
Seed Merchants visited AFBI Crossnacreevy to meet plant scientists and find out more about variety trials
Potato blight warning
Potato blight warnings are issued with information of a potential period of blight and for growers to take steps to protect their crops. Blight warnings are issued in conjunction with CAFRE.
Meet the Scientist
AFBI profiles its scientists in a regular series, which also appear in our News and Views. You can get to know more about the scientist and the area they are working in.
Scientists present key research at conferences and exhibitions
AFBI scientists have been out and about promoting their work at scientific exhibitions and conferences as well as local agricultural and food shows locally and further afield, these included:
Drs (Lisa) Black and (Ethel) White were on the Agricultural Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) stand at Cereals 2016. This event is the leading technical event for the Arable Farming Industry. Drs Black and White were discussing the results of scientific research conducted at AFBI Crossnacreevy on the Agricultural and Horticulture Development Board Stand.

His paper was entitled “Where and when are badgers (Meles meles) bovine tuberculosis positive?”;
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