Agriland Team

NI grass growth in March below long-term average
NI grass growth in March below long-term average

Northern Ireland’s grass growth in March will be below the long-term average, at 7.2kg of dry matter (DM)/ha/day, according to...

EU Council ‘greenlights’ Windsor Framework elements
EU Council ‘greenlights’ Windsor Framework elements

The European Union has given the green light to “targeted amendments” to the Northern Ireland Protocol set out in the...

Healthy animals create less GHG emissions – scientific adviser
Healthy animals create less GHG emissions – scientific adviser

The health and welfare of animals is "imperative" for tackling climate change and meeting sustainable development goals, the chief scientific...

Derry man found guilty of waste offences
Derry man found guilty of waste offences

A man from Co. Derry, Northern Ireland has been found guilty on three counts of waste offending. 62-year-old Thomas McGlinchey,...

Case of mad cow disease confirmed in Cornwall
Case of mad cow disease confirmed in Cornwall

A case of mad cow disease has been confirmed on a farm in Cornwall, the Department for Environment, Food and...

Dealing with sheep scab during the lambing season
Dealing with sheep scab during the lambing season

Sheep scab can become more apparent in flocks during the lambing season, particularly as ewes are brought into close proximity...

New team takes the helm at Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society
New team takes the helm at Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society

A new presidential team has taken the helm at the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society following the society’s annual general meeting...

Farmer fined after dog walker thrown and trampled by his cow
Farmer fined after dog walker thrown and trampled by his cow

A farmer in the UK has been fined after a dog walker was thrown 8ft into the air by one...

FAO: Covid-19 and war put food security under pressure
FAO: Covid-19 and war put food security under pressure

Food and agriculture policies need to be “repurposed” to support more “affordable and sustainable diets” according to a new report...

Trash to treasure: Manure could be a sustainable material in the future
Trash to treasure: Manure could be a sustainable material in the future

Manure could be used in a new way and become a “prospective bio-based and biodegradable material of the future”, according...

EIT Food outlines ways for livestock industries to reach net zero
EIT Food outlines ways for livestock industries to reach net zero

A new report published by EIT Food in collaboration with Innovate UK KTN has outlined six recommendations to help the...

Study: Agriculture needs new way to manage pest resistance
Study: Agriculture needs new way to manage pest resistance

Dr. Matthew Tinsley, a senior lecturer at the University of Stirling, has said that the agricultural sector needs to “be...

51% of NI’s electricity came from renewable sources in 2022
51% of NI’s electricity came from renewable sources in 2022

In 2022, more than half (51%) of Northern Ireland’s electricity consumption was generated from renewable sources located in the six...

Sustainability is the focus of the 2023 Great Agri-Food Debate
Sustainability is the focus of the 2023 Great Agri-Food Debate

Sustainability and its role in the future of the agri-food industry is to be central to the discussions between the...

NI man arrested for possible badger baiting
NI man arrested for possible badger baiting

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has arrested a 34-year-old Fermanagh man in connection with animal cruelty. The man...

You grow girl: Connecting food and land in The Edible Flower
You grow girl: Connecting food and land in The Edible Flower

No story feels better to share today – International Women’s Day (Wednesday, March 8) – than that of two women...

Farmers ‘cannot continue to tolerate’ livestock worrying – UFU
Farmers ‘cannot continue to tolerate’ livestock worrying – UFU

Deputy president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), William Irvine, has said that farmers “cannot continue to tolerate” instances of...

Antrim food company fined for water pollution offence
Antrim food company fined for water pollution offence

A Northern Irish food company has been fined for causing a discharge of trade effluent to enter a waterway, the...