Agriland Team

Breeding Series 2023: Increasing combined fat and protein by 182kg in 12 years
Breeding Series 2023: Increasing combined fat and protein by 182kg in 12 years

Breeding Series 2023 in association with Eurogene, LIC and AI Services Increasing fat and protein percentages in dairy cows can be...

UFU ‘extremely concerned’ about pause in TB testing
UFU ‘extremely concerned’ about pause in TB testing

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that it is “extremely concerned” about the impact of the pause in bovine...

Call for NI dog owners to be alert around livestock this Easter
Call for NI dog owners to be alert around livestock this Easter

NFU Mutual has called for dog owners to be responsible with their pets around livestock over the Easter holidays, as...

Study: Agriland named on Top 10 list of UK agri-influencers
Study: Agriland named on Top 10 list of UK agri-influencers

Agriland Media Group has been named on the Top 10 list of agri-influencers in the UK, in the latest in-depth...

Research shows diversity gives ‘greater stability’ to farmers
Research shows diversity gives ‘greater stability’ to farmers

The negative impacts of climate variability on food security and farm incomes could be offset by encouraging farmers to grow...

Northern Ireland brucellosis compensation rates released
Northern Ireland brucellosis compensation rates released

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Monday, April 3) released the brucellosis compensation rates for...

UK Govt wants to introduce ‘methane suppressants’ to farming
UK Govt wants to introduce ‘methane suppressants’ to farming

The UK government wants farmers to give their cattle “high efficacy methane suppressing products” from 2025 as part of its...

First-ever NI Food and Drink Conference to be held this month
First-ever NI Food and Drink Conference to be held this month

Bookings are now open for the first Northern Ireland Food and Drink Conference, which will take place on Tuesday, April...

Avondale Foods grows its salad range in Asda NI
Avondale Foods grows its salad range in Asda NI

Avondale Foods is set to sell six new salad lines under its Country Kitchen brand in a new deal with...

Italian cabinet approves draft bill to ban synthetic food
Italian cabinet approves draft bill to ban synthetic food

The Italian Council of Ministers has approved a draft bill that will prohibit the production and placing on the market...

Tractor run raises over £150,000 for NI charities
Tractor run raises over £150,000 for NI charities

Organisers of the Livingstone Christmas Tractor Run 2022 have revealed that the event raised over £150,000 for three Northern Irish...

DAERA warns farmers to control noxious weeds
DAERA warns farmers to control noxious weeds

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued a warning to farmers and landowners of the...

NIEA opens consultation on wildfire management in NI
NIEA opens consultation on wildfire management in NI

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has today (Tuesday, March 28) opened a consultation on the future management of wildfires...

Trouw Nutrition Ireland invests in new Belfast lab
Trouw Nutrition Ireland invests in new Belfast lab

Trouw Nutrition Ireland has developed a new quality suite, including a state of the art quality control laboratory, in Belfast...

Community Growers highlight challenge of finding land
Community Growers highlight challenge of finding land

An increasing number of people want to grow their own food locally, but finding suitable land to establish community gardens...

Prehistoric farmers to thank for modern agri lifestyles
Prehistoric farmers to thank for modern agri lifestyles

The genes of prehistoric farmers may have diversified and mutated to facilitate farming lifestyles, according to researchers from the Francis...

UK and EU to formally sign off on Windsor Framework
UK and EU to formally sign off on Windsor Framework

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and vice-president of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic are set to formally sign off the...

Innocent discontinues range of dairy-free drinks
Innocent discontinues range of dairy-free drinks

Innocent Drinks has announced that it is discontinuing its range of dairy-free drinks, saying that the range is “off to...