Agriland Team

French farmers bring Tour de France to standstill with protest
French farmers bring Tour de France to standstill with protest

Protesting French farmers brought the Tour de France to a temporary standstill earlier today, with bales of hay reportedly being...

60 years on: Ifor Williams rolls out 750,000th trailer
60 years on: Ifor Williams rolls out 750,000th trailer

Welsh trailer manufacturer Ifor Williams recently celebrated two important milestones – its 60th anniversary and the 750,000th trailer rolling off...

Latest Gira report profiles world meat trends for the next decade
Latest Gira report profiles world meat trends for the next decade

Northern Ireland’s Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has procured the latest Long Term Meat Strategy Report, produced by the renowned...

Lorry transporting bales goes up in smoke on UK motorway
Lorry transporting bales goes up in smoke on UK motorway

A lorry transporting a large number of straw bales went on fire on the side of a motorway yesterday (Thursday,...

Quad drivers: Take note before you take off
Quad drivers: Take note before you take off

When people think of farm vehicles, the first ones that come to mind are tractors and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). These...

Rock and hard place: Tractor driver mishap
Rock and hard place: Tractor driver mishap

In recent years, tractors and farm machinery have significantly increased in size and weight – with roads and avenues struggling...

New world record for mowing: But who, where and how fast?
New world record for mowing: But who, where and how fast?

With a Disco 1100 RC mower-conditioner, Claas claims to have set a new world record for the amount mowed in...

Live WWII explosive found on Scottish farm
Live WWII explosive found on Scottish farm

An artillery shell dating back to World War II (WWII) was discovered on a farm in Scotland on Monday (July...

Who tops the league in one of Europe’s biggest tractor markets?
Who tops the league in one of Europe’s biggest tractor markets?

22,549 new tractors were registered in France last year (2017). That’s according to a market report by media outlet Materiel Agricole....

Coming soon: Is this the tub feeder of the future?
Coming soon: Is this the tub feeder of the future?

Spanish manufacturer Tatoma will shortly unveil its latest (hydraulically-driven) vertical-auger diet feeder (mixer wagon). According to media outlet Materiel Agricole,...

How can a 5G mobile phone signal improve your ‘driving’?
How can a 5G mobile phone signal improve your ‘driving’?

Volvo CE (Construction Equipment) says that it will be among the first in the world to trial 5G mobile technology in...

Down farmer jailed for cattle movement offences
Down farmer jailed for cattle movement offences

A Co. Down farmer who moved cattle illegally was sentenced to a prison term of four months at Newry Magistrates’...

Heart attack leads to tractor crash fatality
Heart attack leads to tractor crash fatality

An elderly man died in a single-vehicle tractor collision in Co. Armagh yesterday (Tuesday, July 17), it has been confirmed....

Vandals caught setting bale alight – while still in a baler
Vandals caught setting bale alight – while still in a baler

Two teenagers were caught red-handed attempting to set a hay bale alight – while the bale was still inside the...

The ultimate ‘one-pass’ system: Could it work here?
The ultimate ‘one-pass’ system: Could it work here?

“You’re already harvesting the grain from your fields; why not bale in the same pass?” That’s the question Hillco Technologies...

New tractor sales in the UK on the increase
New tractor sales in the UK on the increase

The latest figures from the AEA (Agricultural Engineers Association) show that 1,187 new (agricultural) tractors were registered in the UK...

Video: Take a glimpse inside ‘Deutz-Fahr Land’
Video: Take a glimpse inside ‘Deutz-Fahr Land’

Deutz-Fahr opened its new tractor factory – the so-called ‘Deutz-Fahr Land’ – last summer. The plant is now busy producing tractors...

Mecalac takes over production of Pichon loaders
Mecalac takes over production of Pichon loaders

The Mecalac Group, which is based in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France, will take over production of a range of compact wheel loaders...