Agriland Team

25km haulage limit ‘scrapped’ from ‘fast’ tractor testing rules
25km haulage limit ‘scrapped’ from ‘fast’ tractor testing rules

The Professional Agricultural Contractors of Ireland (PAC Ireland) has welcomed the removal of the 25km from base restriction under a...

‘Stop and Think’: Farmers urged to focus on safety in 2018
‘Stop and Think’: Farmers urged to focus on safety in 2018

All too often farm accidents are avoidable, officials warn ahead of the launch of a new wave of farm safety...

NIIAS conference to debate how to close the consumer-producer divide
NIIAS conference to debate how to close the consumer-producer divide

The growing gap between consumers and primary producers will take centre stage at the Northern Ireland Institute of Agricultural Science...

AgriSearch seeking beef and dairy farmers for major grassland survey
AgriSearch seeking beef and dairy farmers for major grassland survey

AgriSearch is rolling out a major province-wide survey investigating the barriers preventing beef and dairy farmers from maximising production from...

145 jobs to go as AD engineering firm enters administration
145 jobs to go as AD engineering firm enters administration

At least 145 workers have lost their jobs as one of Ireland’s largest anaerobic digestion engineering firms enters administration. Mallusk-based...

China’s British beef ban could be lifted ‘within six months’
China’s British beef ban could be lifted ‘within six months’

An agreement to progress lifting the British beef ban on exports to China is a vital first step in unlocking...

AD plant found operating without licence fined over fish kill
AD plant found operating without licence fined over fish kill

A mid-Ulster anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has been forced to cough up almost £3,500, after it was found to have...

AHDB board positions open to NI applicants
AHDB board positions open to NI applicants

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is currently seeking applications for two new members to join its main board,...

Meeting KPIs: How it’s done at the ‘Future Herd’
Meeting KPIs: How it’s done at the ‘Future Herd’

Farmers at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Dairy Open Days were told how benchmarking key performance indicators (KPIs)...

YFCU president: Young Farmers’ Payment changes ‘correct an imbalance’
YFCU president: Young Farmers’ Payment changes ‘correct an imbalance’

Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) president James Speers has welcomed changes to the Young Farmers’ Payment (YFP) meaning all...

Northern Ireland farmers take on Vegan Society
Northern Ireland farmers take on Vegan Society

A Northern Ireland farming lobby body has taken on one of the biggest vegan organisations in the world, demanding that...

TB costs to ‘spiral’ under status quo – proposals show
TB costs to ‘spiral’ under status quo – proposals show

Maintaining of the status quo over the next 40 years would cost Northern Ireland an estimated £1,055 million (€1,189.8 million)...

Classic corner: Even a troubled story has a ‘silver lining’
Classic corner: Even a troubled story has a ‘silver lining’

When Ford decided to celebrate 25 years of tractor production at Basildon, it came up with the idea of creating...

‘Income might be up, but farmers continue to face tough times ahead’
‘Income might be up, but farmers continue to face tough times ahead’

Farm income might be up but farmers continue to face tough times, industry leaders warn as the latest figures show...

New TB quangos to cost NI up to £20,000 a year
New TB quangos to cost NI up to £20,000 a year

New TB quangos – including TBEP – are expected to cost Northern Ireland up to £20,000 a year, according to...

Dairy farming in a volcanic valley and exporting to China: Heather reports from Australia
Dairy farming in a volcanic valley and exporting to China: Heather reports from Australia

Just two months ago Co. Down dairy farmer Heather Martin found out she would take part in the trip of a lifetime...

‘Fortress-like security measures are the way it’s going’
‘Fortress-like security measures are the way it’s going’

Many farmers are being forced into taking “fortress-like” measures in a bid to boost security, according to Rory Doyle who...

Stormont stalemate: Financial pressures mount on the hill
Stormont stalemate: Financial pressures mount on the hill

It looks increasingly likely that December’s emergency budget drafted for Stormont will be put into action, as civil servants call...