Agriland Team

One of Europe’s largest store lamb auctions draws over 15,000 sheep
One of Europe’s largest store lamb auctions draws over 15,000 sheep

An entry of approximately 15,500 store lambs – a mixture of ewes and wethers – will be sold at one...

CAFRE’s solution to the exam season woes
CAFRE’s solution to the exam season woes

For many younger readers, exam result season looms but the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has made...

CAFRE agri-business course deadline fast approaching
CAFRE agri-business course deadline fast approaching

The CAFRE Agricultural Business Operations (Level II) course is currently open for enrolments and will close at 4:00pm on Friday,...

Cows flocking to water tanker highlight impact of Oz drought
Cows flocking to water tanker highlight impact of Oz drought

Recent images of hundreds of drought-stricken cows rushing to drink from a water tanker on the parched plains of Australia...

Video: Cows help ‘reel in’ wanted suspect in Florida
Video: Cows help ‘reel in’ wanted suspect in Florida

A herd of cows recently assisted local police officers in rounding up a suspect wanted by local authorities. Taking place...

Appeal for information following theft of 40 sheep in Co. Down
Appeal for information following theft of 40 sheep in Co. Down

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for anyone with information regarding the theft of 40 sheep in...

Devenish secures €118 million R&D funding in landmark deal
Devenish secures €118 million R&D funding in landmark deal

Belfast-based agricultural technology company Devenish Nutrition has secured €118 million in long-term funding to enable its research, development and growth...

GrassCheck walks to demonstrate how to make the most of autumn grass
GrassCheck walks to demonstrate how to make the most of autumn grass

Three GrassCheck dairy and beef farms across Northern Ireland will open their gates for a series of grass open days...

300 combines needed for new world record attempt…but where?
300 combines needed for new world record attempt…but where?

Harvest for Kids aims to set a new Guinness World Record for the most combines working together “in continuous use”....

‘Cloned’ tractor stolen from UK charity recovered in Ireland
‘Cloned’ tractor stolen from UK charity recovered in Ireland

A tractor, which was stolen from a donkey charity in the UK, was recently recovered in Ireland following a nine-month...

Lucky escape: Cows cut from overturned trailer
Lucky escape: Cows cut from overturned trailer

Firefighters cut six cows from an overturned trailer outside Carlisle yesterday morning (Wednesday, August 1). Emergency services were called to...

37ac solar farm powering Dale Farm’s cheddar cheese plant
37ac solar farm powering Dale Farm’s cheddar cheese plant

Dale Farm has launched the largest ‘self-consumption’ solar farm in Ireland at its cheese processing facility in Co. Tyrone. The...

Vandals in Scotland set fire to £100,000 worth of wheat
Vandals in Scotland set fire to £100,000 worth of wheat

Police in Scotland are appealing for witnesses following a suspicious fire at a farm that led to the destruction of...

Silage Extravaganza was tight for grass, but ‘awash’ with tractors
Silage Extravaganza was tight for grass, but ‘awash’ with tractors

This year’s Silage Extravaganza (in Fethard, Co. Tipperary) was destined to be a somewhat subdued affair (due to the prolonged drought reducing...

New Case IH combine suffers no ‘sensory deprivation’
New Case IH combine suffers no ‘sensory deprivation’

The latest iteration of the Case IH Axial-Flow combine harvester was recently launched in Dresden (Germany). The new machines were given...

70 pigs rescued from slurry tank after floor collapses
70 pigs rescued from slurry tank after floor collapses

Yesterday morning (Sunday, July 29) Nigel Grant was doing his routine jobs on the farm when he went into one...

‘Brexit-proofing’: Kepak acquires 2 Sisters UK red meat business
‘Brexit-proofing’: Kepak acquires 2 Sisters UK red meat business

Kepak Group has reached agreement to acquire the UK business and assets of 2 Sisters Red Meat Ltd for an...

Man airlifted to hospital after falling into slurry tank
Man airlifted to hospital after falling into slurry tank

A man had to be airlifted to hospital after falling into a slurry tank on a farm in Limavady, Co....