Agriland Team

Farm Modernisation Tier 1 offers £7.5 million for farm technology
Farm Modernisation Tier 1 offers £7.5 million for farm technology

The second round of Northern Ireland’s Farm Business Improvement Scheme Tier 1 grant will open for applications in the new...

Drones, clean energy and precision: Plans for UK’s farming future
Drones, clean energy and precision: Plans for UK’s farming future

Financial incentives for sustainable agriculture and efficient food production will become central to the UK’s farming future, according to the...

Border paradox: DUP claims hard border concession is ‘speculation’
Border paradox: DUP claims hard border concession is ‘speculation’

Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has dismissed claims Northern Ireland will leave the EU under a different arrangement to the...

Decision on Brexit talks expected imminently – but border paradox remains
Decision on Brexit talks expected imminently – but border paradox remains

The Irish border has become a major sticking point in finishing the first round of UK-EU negotiations as British negotiators...

NIEA launches groundwater survey
NIEA launches groundwater survey

Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has launched a survey on the use and protection of natural water resources in the...

IFEX to bring world’s best butchers to the test in Belfast
IFEX to bring world’s best butchers to the test in Belfast

IFEX – Northern Ireland’s food-service trade expo – is expected to host an extra 500 people from 12 countries next...

New dairy research aims to increase Irish industry competitiveness
New dairy research aims to increase Irish industry competitiveness

New research commissioned in Northern Ireland aims to give the Irish dairy industry a competitive edge in global markets and...

Tillage focus: TAMS sees farmers move to more efficient machines
Tillage focus: TAMS sees farmers move to more efficient machines

Four new combines to be sold by Christmas Eve; the elves will be busy in Borris. Maurice Kelly of Kelly’s...

The ‘£60 Club’ is back – but this time without the financial incentive
The ‘£60 Club’ is back – but this time without the financial incentive

The third tranche of the Business Development Groups (BDG) scheme is set to open for applications today. The scheme has...

‘TB proposals cause serious concern – but difficult decisions must be made’
‘TB proposals cause serious concern – but difficult decisions must be made’

TB action is long over-due; but some of the measures proposed by the department are “seriously concerning”, the UFU’s deputy...

The Amazone ZA-V spreader: Everything you need to know
The Amazone ZA-V spreader: Everything you need to know

Irish distributor Farmhand recently held an open-day showcasing its latest fertiliser spreader and sprayer technology on offer from the German...

Major moves for SAMCO with €2 million Irish expansion and new Chilean deal agreed
Major moves for SAMCO with €2 million Irish expansion and new Chilean deal agreed

SAMCO has signed a €1.5 million contract with a Chilean dairy co-op on the same day it broke ground on...

Farmers could pay for TB tests under range of radical proposals
Farmers could pay for TB tests under range of radical proposals

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today launched a public consultation on a range of proposals...

Efficient lamb production: ‘Genomics isn’t just for pedigree breeders’
Efficient lamb production: ‘Genomics isn’t just for pedigree breeders’

Genetic analysis could become a major selling point for commercial breeders too, farmers at the Northern Ireland sheep conference were...

Efficient lamb production: ‘Closing the gate could make you money’
Efficient lamb production: ‘Closing the gate could make you money’

Grass management measures as simple as closing the gate behind you could make your business more efficient, grassland advisor Gareth...

Northern Ireland TB rates surpass 12-year high
Northern Ireland TB rates surpass 12-year high

TB rates are continuing to spiral in Northern Ireland as the disease surpasses its worst rate in 12 years, according...

Brexit talks hit ‘squeaky bum’ phase as crucial deadline looms
Brexit talks hit ‘squeaky bum’ phase as crucial deadline looms

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, is mounting serious pressure on the UK government to deliver...

Final £85 million of CAP payments to arrive in time for Christmas
Final £85 million of CAP payments to arrive in time for Christmas

Christmas has come early for farmers in Northern Ireland, as balance and full CAP payments will begin issuing in December....