Agriland Team

1.5° climate warming impacts ‘far greater than previously thought’
1.5° climate warming impacts ‘far greater than previously thought’

A limit of 1.5° in global warming is feasible – but will still have far greater implications than previously thought,...

Cattle worth £10,000 stolen in farm raid
Cattle worth £10,000 stolen in farm raid

Cattle worth £10,000 were stolen in a farm raid in Co. Tyrone last week, according to the Police Service of...

Merger terms agreed between Lakeland and LacPatrick
Merger terms agreed between Lakeland and LacPatrick

Major Irish milk processors Lakeland Dairies and LacPatrick Dairies have reached agreement to merge following months of discussion. The boards...

GDT downward trend continues in latest auction
GDT downward trend continues in latest auction

The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction – Event 221 – has seen the recent downward trend continue, concluding with...

Cattle chaos: Livestock lorry overturns on US interstate
Cattle chaos: Livestock lorry overturns on US interstate

A large number of cattle escaped from the lorry they were travelling in when the vehicle overturned on a busy...

Pregnant ewe skinned and butchered in field
Pregnant ewe skinned and butchered in field

A farmer made the grisly discovery of one of his ewes skinned and butchered in a field yesterday morning (Sunday,...

Record year for JCB as sales turnover jumps 28%
Record year for JCB as sales turnover jumps 28%

JCB set new records for turnover and machine sales in 2017 as global markets continued to rebound strongly during the...

Cow and calves killed in farm arson attack
Cow and calves killed in farm arson attack

A cow and two calves died in a farm shed fire which is thought to have been set alight deliberately...

UFU’s cross-compliance case against DAERA settled
UFU’s cross-compliance case against DAERA settled

A second judicial review against DAERA and NIEA, supported by the Ulster Farmers’ Union, on CAP cross-compliance breaches has been...

Direct payments and Young Farmers’ Payment exchange rate confirmed
Direct payments and Young Farmers’ Payment exchange rate confirmed

The exchange rate to be used to calculate 2018 direct payments and the Young Farmers’ Payment was announced by the...

‘Intensive’ farm inspection campaign to begin next week
‘Intensive’ farm inspection campaign to begin next week

An intensive farm inspection campaign is set to begin on Monday, October 1, with a special focus on working safely...

Loughry CAFRE students set off stateside
Loughry CAFRE students set off stateside

Each year students at Northern Ireland’s CAFRE colleges are given the opportunity to compete for a place to study in...

Fancy some farm-fresh milk…from a vending machine?
Fancy some farm-fresh milk…from a vending machine?

Fancy selling fresh milk straight from a farm – through a vending machine? That’s exactly what one English farm has...

NI river water quality dipped slightly in last 3 years – DAERA
NI river water quality dipped slightly in last 3 years – DAERA

Northern Ireland’s river quality has dipped slightly in the past three years – but marine water bodies are marginally better,...

Mastitis management ‘making significant progress’
Mastitis management ‘making significant progress’

Animal health scientists are making significant progress on mastitis management, which is responsible for up to 85% of the antimicrobials...

UK bluetongue discovey: NI farmers ‘must stay vigilant’
UK bluetongue discovey: NI farmers ‘must stay vigilant’

Farmers in Northern Ireland must remain vigilant for signs of the Bluetongue virus after it was detected in two cattle...

US milk production continues on its upward trend
US milk production continues on its upward trend

Milk production in the 23 major states in the US has continued on its upward trend during the eight month...

Farm research findings presented at recent conference
Farm research findings presented at recent conference

The latest findings on feed efficiency in dairy calves and soft rot in vegetables are among the key issues showcased...