Agriland Team

DAERA announces changes to CAP area-based schemes for 2018
DAERA announces changes to CAP area-based schemes for 2018

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced changes to Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) area-based schemes for...

Live export ban a ‘non-starter’ for NI industry
Live export ban a ‘non-starter’ for NI industry

Banning the live export of farm animals would be “completely unworkable” for the farming industry, Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Barclay...

Northern land mobility scheme secures first match
Northern land mobility scheme secures first match

It’s not quite Valentine’s yet but Northern Ireland’s land mobility scheme has already managed to make its first match in...

4 out of 5 UK growers say agri-robotics could help their businesses
4 out of 5 UK growers say agri-robotics could help their businesses

More than four out of five UK growers believe recent developments in agri-robotics and automation could help them to reduce...

‘Strong’ Irish interest in Claas apprenticeship programme
‘Strong’ Irish interest in Claas apprenticeship programme

With the ‘Leaving Cert’ looming large and apprenticeships coming to the fore, two programmes offered by Claas UK may be...

Tenancy vs Conacre: ‘Don’t let the tax tail wag the dog’
Tenancy vs Conacre: ‘Don’t let the tax tail wag the dog’

Land owners have been warned not to let tax myths shape their business decisions and that longer-term leases, as opposed...

Devenish boss to take on 100km trek for Farm Africa
Devenish boss to take on 100km trek for Farm Africa

One of agri-technology firm Devenish’s top brass will this weekend join 12 other UK food industry leaders to face a...

One in three Northern Ireland dairymen turn out to Dairy Open Days
One in three Northern Ireland dairymen turn out to Dairy Open Days

Around 1,000 farmers turn out to Greenmount College’s Dairy Open Days. The figure represents around a third of the region’s dairy...

Edenderry man on his way to the top of the ‘Claas’
Edenderry man on his way to the top of the ‘Claas’

Growing up alongside his brother on his dad’s 160ac beef farm in Edenderry, Co. Offaly, Trevor Tyrrell (pictured above), CEO...

Aussie exports deal to bring ‘major boost’ for Northern Ireland pork
Aussie exports deal to bring ‘major boost’ for Northern Ireland pork

Northern Ireland’s agri-food industry today received a major boost as pork exports to Australia officially got the green light with...

Workshop focus: What you need to know about your tractor’s alternator
Workshop focus: What you need to know about your tractor’s alternator

Modern vehicles are packed full of electric and electronic components; the alternator is one of the most essential elements. It provides power...

End to slurry ban recommended in government report more than a year ago
End to slurry ban recommended in government report more than a year ago

A government-commissioned report by DAERA’s expert working group recommended ending the slurry ban more than a year ago, AgriLand can...

Stormont stalemate: 8 Department of Agriculture decisions awaiting ministerial sign-off
Stormont stalemate: 8 Department of Agriculture decisions awaiting ministerial sign-off

Eight policy decisions within Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) await ministerial sign-off because of the...

Former director of environment named new DAERA permanent secretary
Former director of environment named new DAERA permanent secretary

A former civil service director of environment, Denis McMahon, has been appointed as the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...

Soil analysis shows much work to be done on improving soil condition
Soil analysis shows much work to be done on improving soil condition

Land is the most limiting and expensive resource on dairy farms but only half of Northern Irish soils analysed this...

Pics: The big winners at LAMMA Innovation Awards 2018
Pics: The big winners at LAMMA Innovation Awards 2018

LAMMA 2018, while only managing to run for one day this year due to severe winds and unsuitable conditions, nonetheless...

Nitrates Derogation: 5 questions you need to consider
Nitrates Derogation: 5 questions you need to consider

Grainne McCarney from the crops and sustainability development branch at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) answers...

Tyrone AD plant becomes first in the UK to earn industry certification
Tyrone AD plant becomes first in the UK to earn industry certification

A Co. Tyrone anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has become the first in the UK to be certified under a scheme...