20 Aug 2013
2013 Summer Visit to William Fleck’s farm, Broughshane
A large crowd from a wide area visited ther farm and were most impressed with the performance from grass wghich...
8 May 2013
2013 Spring Visit to Roy Harpur & Sons, Bessbrook
Roy Harpur, who farms with his sons David and Robert, hosted a visit for members for the Ulster Grassland Society...
25 Jan 2013
Annual Conference 2013
This year’s Ulster Grassland Society (UGS) Annual Meeting saw CAFRE’s Ian McCluggage taking over the reins as President with Greyabbbey...
20 Sep 2012
2012 Autumn Meeting to the Sheep farm of Roger and Hilary Bell, Kells
Obtaining the highest possible flock performance levels was the clear focus of the UGS (Ulster Grassland Society) Autumn Farm Walk,...
19 Jul 2012
2012 Student visit to David & Alan Wallace, Templepatrick
A group of 80 CAFRE students and YFCU members gained a unique insight into the work of the Ulster Grassland...
15 Jul 2012
2012 Summer visit to Sam Chesney’s Beef Farm, Kircubbin
Sam Chesney runs a 150 Limousin suckler cow herd, bred to Limousin and Belgian Blue bulls, on 77ha (190 acres)...
30 May 2012
2012 Greenmount Grassland Event
Hundreds of farmers from across Northern Ireland attended the Greenmount Centenary Grassland Open Day, held in conjunction with the Ulster...
7 Mar 2012
2012 Spring Visit to Robert Bryson’s Farm, Loughbrickland
“Milk output from grazed grass amounted to 2732 litres per cow last year,” Robert told the visiting group. Concentrate feeding...
31 Jan 2012
Annual Conference 2012
The 2012 Annual Conference took place on Tuesday 31st January 2012 at the RUAS Conference Centre, Balmoral and was attended...