Agriland Team

Milk price ‘correction’ on cards – Lakeland Dairies
Milk price ‘correction’ on cards – Lakeland Dairies

Cavan-headquartered co-operative, Lakeland Dairies, has warned that there is likely to be a “significant” correction on milk price in the...

UK Supreme Court finds Northern Ireland Protocol to be ‘lawful’
UK Supreme Court finds Northern Ireland Protocol to be ‘lawful’

The UK supreme court has found the Northern Ireland Protocol to be lawful. In a judgement ruling issued today (Wednesday,...

CAFRE tips to ensure a healthy calving season
CAFRE tips to ensure a healthy calving season

The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has shared advice from a College of Agriculture Food and Rural...

64% of UK dog owners have seen their dog chase animals
64% of UK dog owners have seen their dog chase animals

Nearly two thirds of UK dog owners that responded to NFU Mutual’s most recent livestock worrying survey admitted that their...

Farmers for Action labels farmgate prices ‘a disgrace’
Farmers for Action labels farmgate prices ‘a disgrace’

Farmers For Action’s (FFA) steering committee has labelled the current level of farmgate beef and lamb prices “a disgrace” and...

2023 GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count gets underway
2023 GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count gets underway

From today (Friday, February 3) until February 19, farmers and land managers across the UK will be recording the birds...

USPCA ‘appalled’ after badger caught in snare in Tyrone
USPCA ‘appalled’ after badger caught in snare in Tyrone

The Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) has said it is “horrified and appalled” after a...

UK now testing mammals for bird flu after confirmed ‘spillover’
UK now testing mammals for bird flu after confirmed ‘spillover’

UK officials are now testing mammals for avian influenza (bird flu) and have reported evidence of a “direct spillover from...

Mad cow disease discovered in one cow in Netherlands
Mad cow disease discovered in one cow in Netherlands

A case of mad cow disease has been discovered on a farm in the Netherlands, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf has...

UFU launches ‘Farming through the seasons’ schools competition
UFU launches ‘Farming through the seasons’ schools competition

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has today (Friday, January 27) launched its ‘Farming through the seasons’ competition for schools across...

Tesco launches UK’s largest low-carbon fertiliser roll-out
Tesco launches UK’s largest low-carbon fertiliser roll-out

Tesco has today (Friday, January 27) announced that it is partnering with five of its largest field vegetable suppliers to...

Proposed 8.5% wage increase for ag workers in NI
Proposed 8.5% wage increase for ag workers in NI

The Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland has announced proposed increases to the minimum wage rates for agricultural workers, the...

No ‘notifiable disease’ to blame for death of 100 cows in Jersey
No ‘notifiable disease’ to blame for death of 100 cows in Jersey

A number of potential causes, including those of any “notifiable diseases”, for the death of 100 cows in Jersey have...

African swine fever found in wild boar in Greece
African swine fever found in wild boar in Greece

A wild boar has been found with African swine fever (ASF) for the first time in mainland Greece. The female...

NI: Increase in beef-sired calf births in 2022
NI: Increase in beef-sired calf births in 2022

There was an increase in beef-sired calf births registered in Northern Ireland during 2022, according to the Livestock and Meat...

Milk restriction negatively affects calves’ cognitive function – study
Milk restriction negatively affects calves’ cognitive function – study

A recent study has found that a reduced milk allowance can disrupt calves’ ability to focus and learn, and can...

New CAFRE advisory group members chosen
New CAFRE advisory group members chosen

The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Tuesday, January 24) announced the appointment of five new...

ABP Linden Foods in new green energy agreement with NI businesses
ABP Linden Foods in new green energy agreement with NI businesses

ABP Linden Foods, a Tyrone-based beef and lamb processor which is part of the ABP Food Group, has today (Monday,...