Agriland Team

European Parliament adopts plans to limit the use of antibiotics on farms
European Parliament adopts plans to limit the use of antibiotics on farms

The European Parliament has adopted plans today (Thursday, October 25) to limit the use of antibiotics on farms in order...

US milk production climbs by 1.5% in September
US milk production climbs by 1.5% in September

Milk production in the 23 major states in the US during September rose by 1.5% compared to the same month...

Co. Down farmer fined £4,000 after polluting 2km of waterway
Co. Down farmer fined £4,000 after polluting 2km of waterway

By Michael Kenwood A Co. Down farmer has been fined £4,000 after polluting 2km of waterway with slurry at almost...

Dairy focus: Why one 700-cow farm decided to go down the robotic milking route
Dairy focus: Why one 700-cow farm decided to go down the robotic milking route

Milking 700 cows just outside Ardstraw, Jason Mitchell is the fourth generation of his family to milk cows in Co....

More cattle to be destroyed on Scottish BSE farm as a precaution
More cattle to be destroyed on Scottish BSE farm as a precaution

A number of other cattle are set to be destroyed as a precautionary measure on the farm in Scotland where...

Four cattle rescued from slurry tank in south Armagh
Four cattle rescued from slurry tank in south Armagh

Four cattle were reportedly rescued from a slurry tank in south Armagh this morning (Thursday, October 18), according to local...

1,000 bales destroyed in ‘suspicious’ UK farm fire
1,000 bales destroyed in ‘suspicious’ UK farm fire

Police are appealing for witnesses following a suspicious fire in which 1,000 bales of hay were destroyed yesterday evening (Wednesday,...

BSE discovered on Scottish farm
BSE discovered on Scottish farm

A case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm in Aberdeenshire, the Scottish Government has announced....

Over 34,500 pigs culled in China in the past week due to ASF outbreaks
Over 34,500 pigs culled in China in the past week due to ASF outbreaks

Over 34,500 pigs have been killed and disposed of in China in the past week due to seven individual outbreaks...

More than 400 stolen animals located in police raid
More than 400 stolen animals located in police raid

Police are working to reunite hundreds of suspected stolen animals with their rightful owners in north Yorkshire following a recent...

NI closed spreading period kicks in tonight
NI closed spreading period kicks in tonight

Northern Irish farmers are reminded that the closed spreading period comes into effect from midnight tonight (Monday, October 15), the...

9 cattle die after eating yew tree trimmings dumped in field
9 cattle die after eating yew tree trimmings dumped in field

A total of nine cattle have died in the UK after they ate yew tree clippings which had been dumped...

EU live cattle exports expected to ‘weaken significantly’ in second half of 2018
EU live cattle exports expected to ‘weaken significantly’ in second half of 2018

The number of live cattle exported out of the EU during the first half of 2018 was 11% higher than...

Stolen vehicles recovered in Down, leading to 4 arrests
Stolen vehicles recovered in Down, leading to 4 arrests

Four men were arrested in a police operation targeting stolen vehicles in Northern Ireland recently, the Police Service of Northern...

Video: Nitrate poisoning claims 11 cattle on reseeded field in Ireland
Video: Nitrate poisoning claims 11 cattle on reseeded field in Ireland

“I went up on the Tuesday morning to check them and give them a bit of grass and all I...

African swine fever outbreak kills 72 pigs in China – report
African swine fever outbreak kills 72 pigs in China – report

A total of 72 pigs have purportedly died in another outbreak of African swine fever in China, according to reports....

Glanbia announces $350 million Slimfast acquisition
Glanbia announces $350 million Slimfast acquisition

Irish milk giant Glanbia has announced an agreement to acquire US diet milkshake firm SlimFast and other brands for $350 million....

Pilot makes ‘unintended’ touchdown while checking livestock
Pilot makes ‘unintended’ touchdown while checking livestock

A pilot flying a gyroplane recently made an “unintended touchdown” when he got distracted while checking up on his livestock in...