Agriland Team

Production of Lely-branded grass/silage machinery to end in March 2020
Production of Lely-branded grass/silage machinery to end in March 2020

AGCO announced today (June 27) that production of Lely-branded grass/silage harvest machinery will come to an end in March 2020....

Zetor hits the ‘highlands’ with its new-look workhorses
Zetor hits the ‘highlands’ with its new-look workhorses

Zetor brought eight tractors to the recent Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh, Scotland (June 21-24) – a line-up which included...

Farmers on Brexit: ‘East-west’ trumps ‘north-south’
Farmers on Brexit: ‘East-west’ trumps ‘north-south’

Farmers and agri-food operators are becoming anxious about the “weight of consideration” being given to the border question post-Brexit, according...

Up to 40 bales damaged in Somerset farm vandal attack
Up to 40 bales damaged in Somerset farm vandal attack

A Somerset dairy farmer has took to social media to vent his frustration after vandals slashed and set alight several...

Know the symptoms of heat stress in your cattle?
Know the symptoms of heat stress in your cattle?

Temperatures are expected to touch 30° in some parts of the country over the coming days and, as a result,...

New man joins Landini and McCormick tractor team
New man joins Landini and McCormick tractor team

Tractor distributor AgriArgo UK & Ireland has expanded its management team with the appointment of Ben Agar as sales director....

Cows and calves stolen from field in Armagh
Cows and calves stolen from field in Armagh

Police are investigating the theft of livestock from a field in Co. Armagh are appealing for information. The 10 cows...

New chief to head up sales, marketing and service at New Holland UK
New chief to head up sales, marketing and service at New Holland UK

Pat Smith has joined New Holland as business director for the UK and Republic of Ireland markets. This development follows...

Graindex: Cutting out the middle man when it comes to grain sales
Graindex: Cutting out the middle man when it comes to grain sales

Want to cut out the middle man, sell your own grain directly and take the price you want? That’s ‘Graindex’...

Skyscrapers of wheat and oilseed rape made of steel…what’s new in crop varieties
Skyscrapers of wheat and oilseed rape made of steel…what’s new in crop varieties

New varieties are a highlight of the ‘Cereals’ event for many. Breeders showcase the best they have to offer, as...

Soil testing survey reveals important grassland fertility trends
Soil testing survey reveals important grassland fertility trends

The end of March this year was marked by the successful completion of the European Exceptional Adjustment Aid (EAA) funded...

Timothy should be included in most grass seed mixes
Timothy should be included in most grass seed mixes

Timothy should not be overlooked as a species of grass that can be included in seed mixes under Irish conditions,...

Lambing losses estimated at record levels for 2018
Lambing losses estimated at record levels for 2018

According to an assessment carried out by the National Fallen Stock Company (NFSCo), UK sheep mortality during the 2018 lambing...

Northern Irish Lakeland suppliers optimistic for future growth
Northern Irish Lakeland suppliers optimistic for future growth

Lakeland Dairies’ milk suppliers in Northern Ireland are confident for their future in dairying, according to the results of the...

Tractor and trailer involved in collision with Tayto truck
Tractor and trailer involved in collision with Tayto truck

A livestock trailer being towed by a tractor has been involved in a collision with a Tayto truck along a...

‘We still don’t know what the UK wants’ – EU Commissioner Hogan tells journalists
‘We still don’t know what the UK wants’ – EU Commissioner Hogan tells journalists

From a European perspective, the big problem in Brexit talks is that the European Union “still doesn’t know what the...

Pregnancy test for blackgrass…how does it work?
Pregnancy test for blackgrass…how does it work?

Researchers at Newcastle University have used technology from human pregnancy tests to identify the level of herbicide resistance in blackgrass....

Mechanical weeding: ‘We need something else in our toolbox’
Mechanical weeding: ‘We need something else in our toolbox’

Mechanical weeders and robotic weeders were a hot topic of conversation at Cereals 2018, which took place in Cambridge last...