Agriland Team

Classic corner: American-built beast musters the muscle in Kilkenny
Classic corner: American-built beast musters the muscle in Kilkenny

When it comes to farming there are two things that Pat Carrigan is passionate about – John Deere tractors and...

Classic corner: A 1980s Lamborghini – it’s no sports car; it’s better than that!
Classic corner: A 1980s Lamborghini – it’s no sports car; it’s better than that!

Lamborghini is a household name when it comes to exotic automotive engineering. Maybe its tractor sales suffered by this association...

Department consults on Ash Dieback measures as spread continues
Department consults on Ash Dieback measures as spread continues

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched a consultation on its approach to Ash Dieback as the...

Dairy UK new technical training scheme to boost farm profitability
Dairy UK new technical training scheme to boost farm profitability

Dairy UK and the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, (CAFRE) have joined forces to develop a technical training...

NI indepth: Farming with WhatsApp and taking Brexit by the horns
NI indepth: Farming with WhatsApp and taking Brexit by the horns

It’s not easy being a Co. Down man at the top of Scottish agri-politics while also running an 800-cow dairy...

Managing slurry nutrients: Are you making the most of the brown stuff?
Managing slurry nutrients: Are you making the most of the brown stuff?

The amount of livestock manure applied in the UK each year would fill all the lanes of the M1, plus...

Yellowhammers and other birds benefit from ‘farming together with nature’
Yellowhammers and other birds benefit from ‘farming together with nature’

Over 25 landowners recently attended a farm demo event to find out how they can help wildlife thrive on their...

‘Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must become the norm’
‘Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must become the norm’

Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must be adopted universally to prolong the efficacy of cereal chemistry in the UK, delegates...

Department writes off £5 million of farm overpayments
Department writes off £5 million of farm overpayments

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has written off almost £5 million in overpayments made to farmers, a BBC investigation has found....

Brexit: ‘Second referendum would deliver worst deal for the UK’
Brexit: ‘Second referendum would deliver worst deal for the UK’

A second EU referendum would be the “best way” to get the “worst deal” for the UK, British Prime Minister...

Pregnancy test science could protect the Christmas sprout
Pregnancy test science could protect the Christmas sprout

The science behind the home-pregnancy test is now being trialled to detect the presence of plant diseases, which can devastate...

Ag budget cuts make ‘bleak reading’
Ag budget cuts make ‘bleak reading’

Northern Ireland’s latest budgetary outlook is “bleak reading for a key sector of the local economy”, the Ulster Farmers’ Union has...

Trade focus: ‘It’s great to just press a button and it works’
Trade focus: ‘It’s great to just press a button and it works’

“Tumosan will be in the top ten best-selling brands in 2018.” That’s the confident prediction of Michael Brogan – founder...

Jobs likely to go as ‘ag’ budget faces up to £20m plunge by 2020
Jobs likely to go as ‘ag’ budget faces up to £20m plunge by 2020

Jobs are likely to go and programmes are likely to be halted as Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) faces...

Online manure export forms expected to reduce BPS penalties ‘vastly’
Online manure export forms expected to reduce BPS penalties ‘vastly’

Northern Ireland farmers will be asked to fill out manure exports online in the new year – but it’s expected...

Classic corner: A true ‘blue’…all decked out with a comfy ‘Q’
Classic corner: A true ‘blue’…all decked out with a comfy ‘Q’

If there was ever a workhorse which has come to epitomise an era then it must be the Ford 7600...

Spirited debate on Brexit, farming and the environment as UFU roadshow hits a town near you
Spirited debate on Brexit, farming and the environment as UFU roadshow hits a town near you

Some of farming’s most controversial topics will be on the table as the Ulster Farmers’ Union launches its annual roadshow...

New record for Northern Ireland CAP payments
New record for Northern Ireland CAP payments

A record 97% of farmers in Northern Ireland have received their full or balance CAP payments in time for Christmas....