The Farming Life morning update for Monday, 10th June
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00:00This is your morning update for Monday the 10th of June 2024, brought to you by FarmingLife.
00:13TransLink has continued its support by providing funding for this year's Lurgan Show.
00:20This funding will play a vital role in ensuring the success of this cherished annual agricultural
00:27and community event.
00:31UFU Next Generation Forum Meeting
00:34Representatives from the UFU's Next Generation Forum visited Asda in Cookstown to better
00:41understand the complexities and challenges faced by the 17 stores across Northern Ireland.
00:50The Ulster Grassland Society recently launched this year's Grassland Farmer of the Year
00:56competition.
00:58This annual competition allows members to judge their grassland performance against
01:04other farmers by asking a number of pertinent questions.
01:10NI Water Remainder to protect water quality by storing, handling and disposing pesticides
01:17safely.
01:18As the weather gets warmer, many farmers will be busy with weed control, so it is important
01:25to be aware of how to handle pesticide substances.
01:31CAFRE in conjunction with Chugas are planning to host two workshops on blight.
01:36To help growers better plan their blight control programmes, College of Agriculture, Food and
01:43Rural Enterprise, CAFRE, in conjunction with Chugas are hosting two workshops on blight.
01:52The NI Texel Sheep Breeders Club saw all roads lead to Armagh Show for their national
01:58show competition.
02:01Sponsored by Galloway and McLeod, this is the second year in its running with a large
02:06number of entries from breeders across the province.
02:13Farmers Choir N'Diaye hosts charity concert at Stormont on Saturday, 27 July.
02:21Farmers Choir President Mr Robin Swan will open the event and provide the welcome address.
02:30We have a unique dairy heritage, one that is, quite rightly, universally recognised
02:37– Ian Stevenson.
02:39Sometimes it's easy to take for granted the scope of the sector and the scale of its
02:45social and economic impact, not just on rural areas but on Northern Ireland as a whole.
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