Agriland Team

AHDB’s latest recruit to provide support to key potato growing region
AHDB’s latest recruit to provide support to key potato growing region

AHDB has welcomed a new recruit to work with potato growers in the East of England. David Wilson has taken...

UK egg sales up £36 million in 2018
UK egg sales up £36 million in 2018

UK retail egg sales remained positive in 2018, supported by consumer desire for healthier options and flexitarianism. A change in...

Top Harper students awarded scholarships
Top Harper students awarded scholarships

Poultry processor Moy Park has awarded top-performing Harper Adams students with scholarships as part of the British Poultry Council (BPC) Scholarship...

British Lion eggs kick off campaign with England football captain
British Lion eggs kick off campaign with England football captain

Steph Houghton, the Manchester City and England football captain, is kicking off the next phase of the British Lion eggs...

Just add water…could this simple trick improve your herd’s productivity?
Just add water…could this simple trick improve your herd’s productivity?

Small changes are making a big difference for AHDB strategic dairy farmer Willie Baillie. After reviewing his nutrition management he...

Heartbreak as Orkney farmers scammed out of 5-figure sum
Heartbreak as Orkney farmers scammed out of 5-figure sum

NFU Scotland is urging its members to remain vigilant as telephone scammers continue to target the farming community. A union...

Latest potato stocks figures down almost a quarter on last year
Latest potato stocks figures down almost a quarter on last year

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board’s (AHDB) latest estimates show potato stock levels held by British growers are 24% down...

All Breeds All Britain Calf Show judges confirmed for 2019
All Breeds All Britain Calf Show judges confirmed for 2019

The East of England Showground will see the return of this year’s All Breeds All Britain (ABAB) Calf Show. Organised...

SmartHort automation challenge launches
SmartHort automation challenge launches

A competition to match expert engineers from the manufacturing industry with horticulture producers to develop new technology has been announced...

Checking and moving stock on the farm…with drones that bark
Checking and moving stock on the farm…with drones that bark

Farmers are increasingly using technology to try and take the hardship out of farming, with drones now taking on the...

Teens to compete in ABP Angus Young Challenge semi-final
Teens to compete in ABP Angus Young Challenge semi-final

More than 50 teenagers from across Northern Ireland will be showcasing their beef production knowledge at the ABP Angus Youth...

Straw diet warnings following reports of impaction
Straw diet warnings following reports of impaction

Reports of cows dying from straw impaction is highlighting the risks associated with feeding straw-based rations to suckler cows. Straw...

Devenish and Queen’s University launch doctoral programme
Devenish and Queen’s University launch doctoral programme

The Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast is to host a doctoral training programme in partnership...

AHDB takes dairy message to the silver screen
AHDB takes dairy message to the silver screen

Cinema advertising will be used for the first time in AHDB and Dairy UK’s £1.2 million consumer marketing campaign, which...

Seasonal workers pilot opens for applications
Seasonal workers pilot opens for applications

The seasonal workers pilot, announced by the Home Secretary and Environment Secretary in September 2018, has now opened. The pilot...

Arbitrary sheep ageing rules not to change due to Brexit uncertainty
Arbitrary sheep ageing rules not to change due to Brexit uncertainty

The sheep sector this week received confirmation from the UK Government that it was unlikely to introduce a change to...

Farm lobby groups band together to campaign against a ‘no-deal’ exit
Farm lobby groups band together to campaign against a ‘no-deal’ exit

A group of seven UK and Irish farm lobby groups have banded together to urge the Government to avoid a...

UK growers urged to be on lookout for new tomato virus
UK growers urged to be on lookout for new tomato virus

UK growers are being urged to look out for symptoms of a potential new virus that could be devastating to...