Agriland Team

Agri-pharma firm Norbrook’s profits soar in latest accounts
Agri-pharma firm Norbrook’s profits soar in latest accounts

Agri-pharmaceutical firm Norbrook has seen its profits soar by more than 40% in just a year, according to its most...

Northern silage yield drops to lowest in 12 years
Northern silage yield drops to lowest in 12 years

Following the summer no farmer will forget – for all the wrong reasons – silage yields in Northern Ireland hit...

May too soon for BVD deadline, FFA warns
May too soon for BVD deadline, FFA warns

A farming lobby body in Northern Ireland has said that the May deadline is too early for the slaughter of...

Majority of NI’s 2,200 gorse fires ‘started deliberately’
Majority of NI’s 2,200 gorse fires ‘started deliberately’

A public consultation has been launched into reducing the threat of wildfires in the countryside as firefighters warn the majority...

First female NFU president elected at annual conference
First female NFU president elected at annual conference

Minette Batters has made history becoming the first female president of the National Farmers’ Union. Batters, a beef farmer from...

BVD cattle ban secured across NI abattoirs
BVD cattle ban secured across NI abattoirs

An agreement has been reached with the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association to ban persistently infected (PI) cattle from slaughter...

Classic corner: One of Ireland’s earliest, one-owner Valtras still busy in Westmeath
Classic corner: One of Ireland’s earliest, one-owner Valtras still busy in Westmeath

Any tractor – Valtra or otherwise – that finds itself in a contractor’s fleet can usually expect a hard life....

Trade focus: ‘Lifting the lid’ on what an engine specialist does
Trade focus: ‘Lifting the lid’ on what an engine specialist does

The internal combustion engine has been with us for over 150 years; it has come a long way since Beau...

Approval given for British lamb exports to Saudi Arabia
Approval given for British lamb exports to Saudi Arabia

Lamb from the UK will soon be heading to Saudi Arabia in an exports deal which could be worth £25...

How trees are solving farm problems in the Glens of Antrim
How trees are solving farm problems in the Glens of Antrim

A five-year tree planting programme in the Glens of Antrim is aiming to build a more resilient landscape. More than...

Tier 2: One year on 120 are still waiting for an answer
Tier 2: One year on 120 are still waiting for an answer

Almost a year on from the extended closing date for applications, just 30 projects have been approved under the Tier...

Resilience, welfare, environment and bureaucracy to take centre stage in future UK subsidy plans
Resilience, welfare, environment and bureaucracy to take centre stage in future UK subsidy plans

Fewer inspections; maintaining soil quality, clean rivers and wildlife habitats; and farm open days are all likely to form part...

Gove ‘acutely conscious’ of Brexit subsidy worries among ag sectors
Gove ‘acutely conscious’ of Brexit subsidy worries among ag sectors

Defra Secretary Michael Gove told the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference today that he was “acutely” aware that many farmers...

TB risk: Restaurant-style ratings for farms?
TB risk: Restaurant-style ratings for farms?

A Northern Ireland pedigree society has written to the chief veterinary officer asking that a tiered approach is taken towards...

AFBI’s agri-science conference to share findings on TB, big data and ammonia
AFBI’s agri-science conference to share findings on TB, big data and ammonia

The challenges and technologies shaping the future of farming will be the focal point of a high-profile science outlook conference,...

Gove to speak on future farming subsidies at tomorrow’s NFU conference
Gove to speak on future farming subsidies at tomorrow’s NFU conference

The UK’s Agriculture Secretary Michael Gove is expected to reveal more on his plans for post-Brexit agricultural policy at tomorrow’s...

Tier 2: Young farmer says ‘farcical’ scheme’s delay is hitting his milk cheque and bottom line
Tier 2: Young farmer says ‘farcical’ scheme’s delay is hitting his milk cheque and bottom line

A young dairy farmer from Co. Down who applied for the Tier 2 scheme says he has almost given up...

Pics: Tally of machines grows for upcoming FTMTA auction
Pics: Tally of machines grows for upcoming FTMTA auction

The number of confirmed machinery lots for the upcoming Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) auction has been steadily...