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This week seen the highly anticipated opening of the new Fane Valley Store in Banbridge.  The new shop opened its doors on Monday 24th April after 10 months of renovations and building work.  The store which is located on Rathfriland Road will now offer a large and modern purpose-built retail unit with onsite parking. Specialising…

Three of the main challenges when ensiling silage include high rainfall, slurry/soil contamination and high nitrates in the grass. These challenges can lead to a poor fermentation resulting in excess dry matter losses and reduced quality, and poor preservation of nutrients. Axphast is specifically formulated for these challenging, combining a unique consortium of bacterial strains…

Reseeding grassland will bring advantages to all farmers with not only improved yields and quality of grass but also an improved response to fertiliser nitrogen. Reseeds yield 20-40% more than older pastures with much of this extra growth produced in the shoulders of the season. Silage quality also improves with perennial grasses being more nutritious…

Fertility is one of the key performance indicators (KPI) on dairy farms to ensure a constant milk supply. Dr David Johnston evaluates some of the cornerstones of a productive and fertile herd, and how the Fane Valley Feeds Dairy range is tailored to suit every system. The Pre Breeding Period, normally within the first 50-100…

For spring 2023, Fane Valley are pleased to offer seed of the top performing spring barley varieties on both the UK AHDB and Irish DAFM recommended lists.  Skyway and Rockway, two new spring barley varieties are leading the way in terms of yield, grain quality and disease resistance.  They are medium maturity varieties, ripening in…

Formed in 1903, and now celebrating 120 years in business, Fane Valley remains 100% farmer owned and employs almost 1,000 people. The business was founded on the co-operative principle that farmers by acting together can achieve greater things than by acting individually and still operates to these same values today. Fane Valley Co-operative Society was…

Fane Valley have been developing a leading soil sampling service in Northern Ireland over the last few years and wanted a way to bring their customers data together in a way that was easy to communicate. This led them to purchase KORE software from Soil Essentials, a Scottish agriculture technology company specialising in precision farming…

Fane Valley is excited to commence a three-year partnership with Markethill Primary School, offering expert agriculture awareness and good practice farming techniques plus mentorship for pupils as part of a STEM project. Trevor Lockhart – Fane Valley, Group Chief Executive commented, “We have great relationships with many schools across the province and when possible, try…

Bought in feed prices are at record high levels making it more important than ever to maximise production from forage. Achieving a fast, efficient fermentation and a silage which is stable are key to maximise the production and quality of your maize silage.   Maize silage can be prone to losses from an inefficient fermentation…