Agriland Team

Milking system prototype wins award in New Zealand
Milking system prototype wins award in New Zealand

A prototype of a New Zealand milking system has won an award for its innovation this month and it may...

Scottish sheep semen exported to US for first time post-ban
Scottish sheep semen exported to US for first time post-ban

Scottish sheep farmers have exported North Country Cheviot semen to the US for the first time in more than 30...

Spotlight on Texels ahead of Sheep Northern Ireland event
Spotlight on Texels ahead of Sheep Northern Ireland event

A spotlight has been shone on the Texel breed ahead of the 2023 Sheep Northern Ireland event, with recent research...

Focus: Pedigree pork on a Co. Down farm
Focus: Pedigree pork on a Co. Down farm

By Barbara Collins “I always say I was born two generations too late,” said Robbie Neill from Stonebridge Cottage Farm...

Video: New fitting aims to solve dribble-bar slurry issue
Video: New fitting aims to solve dribble-bar slurry issue

The use of Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) equipment is increasing on an annual basis with the dribble bar being...

Agriland Media Group appoints news journalist
Agriland Media Group appoints news journalist

Agriland Media Group is continuing to add to its team with the appointment of Colm Ryan to the news department....

Retired farmer fined for unauthorised works to field system
Retired farmer fined for unauthorised works to field system

A retired farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined £2,000 for unauthorised works to a scheduled monument, which has existed...

UFU urges caution as bird flu threat increases in NI
UFU urges caution as bird flu threat increases in NI

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging bird keepers to be extra cautious and to heighten biosecurity due to an...

Land in Armagh suspected of being bought with fraud money
Land in Armagh suspected of being bought with fraud money

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is investigating land in Co. Armagh suspected to have been purchased with fraud money....

Video: Combi round baler making no-net silage in Cavan
Video: Combi round baler making no-net silage in Cavan

Main-season first-cut silage has kicked off over the past week on farms across Ireland with the arrival of more settled...

Regenerative agriculture top of agenda at Spanish Expo
Regenerative agriculture top of agenda at Spanish Expo

Regenerative agriculture, which uses technologies such as precision agriculture, conservation tillage and crop rotation can reduce environmental impacts according to...

European spotlight on future movement of livestock to NI
European spotlight on future movement of livestock to NI

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has highlighted that it is “unclear” how the re-tagging of livestock moved to...

New report shows more  women in senior meat industry jobs
New report shows more women in senior meat industry jobs

The UK and Irish meat industry has “made progress” in appointing more women to senior leadership roles, according to a...

Video: See inside a traditional wet market in Shanghai
Video: See inside a traditional wet market in Shanghai

A traditional food wet market is a marketplace in China that sells fresh foods such as meat, fish, fruit and...

Watch: Diminishing routes to market for Manx farmers
Watch: Diminishing routes to market for Manx farmers

Farmers on the Isle of Man (IOM) are becoming more dependent on exporting their produce as the local routes to...

CAN fertiliser falls below €500/t – a first since crisis
CAN fertiliser falls below €500/t – a first since crisis

For the first time since the fertiliser crisis began back in early 2022, Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) has dropped to...

Agri-food Brexit impact: ‘Even printer ink was taking 6 weeks’
Agri-food Brexit impact: ‘Even printer ink was taking 6 weeks’

By Barbara Collins Since Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU) in 2016, there have been years of debate...

ABP to help farming charity with shed as prize at Balmoral Show
ABP to help farming charity with shed as prize at Balmoral Show

Agri-food business, ABP, is marking 25 years at Balmoral Show, which gets underway this week (May 10-13), with a draw...