Agriland Team

Russians look west – to boost self-propelled forage harvester sales
Russians look west – to boost self-propelled forage harvester sales

Russian giant Rostselmash has been busy staging demonstrations of its harvesting equipment around Europe this summer. Recently, for example, the...

29-year-old killed in tractor accident in Co. Down
29-year-old killed in tractor accident in Co. Down

A 29-year-old man has died following a tragic incident involving farm machinery near the village of Drumbo, Co. Down, last night...

2.1 million new tractors sold worldwide last year: Where did they go?
2.1 million new tractors sold worldwide last year: Where did they go?

Over 2.1 million new tractors were sold across the world in 2017. That’s according to a report in Profi –...

Trade war with China risks US farm machinery jobs – AEM
Trade war with China risks US farm machinery jobs – AEM

The president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) in the US, Dennis Slater, has expressed disappointment with the Trump Administration’s...

All aboard: Check out this new in-cab ISOBUS controller
All aboard: Check out this new in-cab ISOBUS controller

The new Expert 75 ISOBUS terminal from Pottinger has apparently been designed for single-handed operation. The manufacturer claims that a...

New president for machinery manufacturing industry across Europe
New president for machinery manufacturing industry across Europe

Anthony van der Ley, CEO of Lemken GmbH, has been elected as the new president of CEMA – the umbrella...

Shareholder vote on ‘likely’ LacPatrick/Lakeland merger expected this autumn
Shareholder vote on ‘likely’ LacPatrick/Lakeland merger expected this autumn

LacPatrick Dairies intends to hold a vote with shareholders on its potential merger with Lakeland Dairies this coming September. Last...

AFBI seminar highlights advances in poultry research
AFBI seminar highlights advances in poultry research

A highly informative and enjoyable poultry seminar was recently hosted by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), at its Hillsborough...

GDT takes nosedive in latest auction
GDT takes nosedive in latest auction

The most recent Global Dairy Trade auction – Event 215 – has just finished, resulting in a sharp drop in the...

Is this the ultimate way to haul and unload straw?
Is this the ultimate way to haul and unload straw?

An eagle-eyed AgriLand reader came across this video (see below) recently. What caught his eye was the way in which a haulier...

Heat stress in livestock: 4 tips for keeping your cool this summer
Heat stress in livestock: 4 tips for keeping your cool this summer

Dr. Norman Weatherup, senior beef and sheep technologist, at the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise gives his tips...

British animal nutrition firm Volac announces major investment in Ireland
British animal nutrition firm Volac announces major investment in Ireland

British firm Volac has announced it will spend £3 million on a new purpose-built finishing and packing facility in Ireland....

Video: Farmers race to save sheep from searing flames
Video: Farmers race to save sheep from searing flames

Dramatic footage has emerged on social media this week, showing farmers in greater Manchester battling blazes to bring home a...

Digging deep: JCB announces £50 million investment in new plant
Digging deep: JCB announces £50 million investment in new plant

JCB has announced an investment of more than £50 million in a new British plant which it says will create...

Farmer ousts abandoned Audi the agri way
Farmer ousts abandoned Audi the agri way

A farmer in the UK took comprehensive action over the weekend when a car was found abandoned after being crashed...

Big ‘moves’ from Claas; see what’s clever about this mower
Big ‘moves’ from Claas; see what’s clever about this mower

With the Disco 3200 Move, available with (FC) or without a conditioner (F), Claas has expanded its product dossier to...

Potatoes enjoy a 12-month period of significant growth
Potatoes enjoy a 12-month period of significant growth

The last 12 months have been marked by a significant increase in the size of the potato market in Northern...

Dairy hygiene giant announces UK and Irish acquisition
Dairy hygiene giant announces UK and Irish acquisition

Kersia – the new name for brands including Hypred, Anti-Germ, Medentech, LCB Food Safety and G3 – has announced the...