Agriland Team

Customs Union announcement could put UK sector up against cheaper imports
Customs Union announcement could put UK sector up against cheaper imports

Ulster Farmers’ Union president Barclay Bell has said he is “concerned” that the UK wants to apply its own tariffs...

Major Lemken ‘demo day’ moved to next week
Major Lemken ‘demo day’ moved to next week

The Lemken ‘demo day’ is the latest event to be rescheduled due to the ‘Beast from the East’. The major...

Classic corner: Is this the ultimate ‘value-for-money’ Volvo?
Classic corner: Is this the ultimate ‘value-for-money’ Volvo?

It was in the 1970s that Volvo decided to get out of the agricultural tractor business and concentrate on trucks...

GrassCheck: ‘You can grow as much as you like, but you need to use it well too’
GrassCheck: ‘You can grow as much as you like, but you need to use it well too’

The next phase of a pioneering study into grass growth rates in Northern Ireland will look at ways farmers can...

Pivots and milking with 8 robots in southern Australia
Pivots and milking with 8 robots in southern Australia

In November Co. Down dairy farmer Heather Martin found out she would take part in the trip of a lifetime...

Farmers ‘will not be held liable’ for clearing public roads
Farmers ‘will not be held liable’ for clearing public roads

The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has welcomed the Government’s announcement that farmers who remove snow-related hazards on public...

2 Sisters: Major review launched into UK slaughterhouses
2 Sisters: Major review launched into UK slaughterhouses

A major review into hygiene controls in UK slaughterhouses has been launched in light of the 2 Sisters investigation. The...

41 New Holland tractors battle today’s snow…at Dublin Airport
41 New Holland tractors battle today’s snow…at Dublin Airport

41 New Holland tractors from WR Shaw in Tullamore are working 24/7 to clear the snow from Dublin Airport. Not...

9 out of 10 farm animal welfare complaints unfounded
9 out of 10 farm animal welfare complaints unfounded

More than 90% of farm welfare inspections made following complaints from the public found the farm to have no breaches...

Industry to be landed with £143,000 BSE testing bill under TSE changes
Industry to be landed with £143,000 BSE testing bill under TSE changes

Farmers in Northern Ireland could soon pay for BSE testing under new rules proposed by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...

100+ Irish calves killed in crash in Netherlands
100+ Irish calves killed in crash in Netherlands

A truckload of Irish calves met with misfortune on a busy motorway in the Netherlands this evening, after being involved...

Demand hikes Northern agricultural land prices up £1,000
Demand hikes Northern agricultural land prices up £1,000

A surge of activity in the first two months of 2018 has put Northern Ireland’s agricultural land market back into...

2018 Single Application process opens: What you need to know
2018 Single Application process opens: What you need to know

The online Single Application service has opened for 2018, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced....

Classic corner: Top ’10’ tractor still pays its way in Kilkenny
Classic corner: Top ’10’ tractor still pays its way in Kilkenny

Sawmills tend to be congested areas – with stacks of logs, sawn wood and piles of mulch taking up every...

Behind the scenes: £23m world-first poultry litter AD plant in Ballymena
Behind the scenes: £23m world-first poultry litter AD plant in Ballymena

A £23 million (€26 million) anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Ballymena has become one of the first of its kind...

What can you do with unlifted swards?
What can you do with unlifted swards?

With many acres of last year’s grass still lying rotting across Ulster, and wet weather conditions continuing, the College of...

Baling straw before the ‘Beast from the East’ in Co. Kildare
Baling straw before the ‘Beast from the East’ in Co. Kildare

Baling straw in February isn’t the norm. However, many tillage farmers were wrapping up the 2017 harvest at the weekend....

Burnt factory’s diverted pigs push NI numbers up year-on-year
Burnt factory’s diverted pigs push NI numbers up year-on-year

The number of pigs in Northern Ireland grew by almost a fifth year-on-year, as imports of fattened pigs coming here...