Agriland Team

Supermarket slammed for ‘unscrupulous’ treatment of farm suppliers
Supermarket slammed for ‘unscrupulous’ treatment of farm suppliers

Supermarket chain Asda has been slammed for its “unscrupulous” treatment of farm suppliers in the UK. The latest investigation by...

Four Northern Ireland dairy farms among first to be RSPCA-assured for welfare
Four Northern Ireland dairy farms among first to be RSPCA-assured for welfare

Four Northern Ireland dairy farmers are among the first in the UK to be given the RSPCA’s seal of approval...

World’s largest machinery exhibition: Should you be there?
World’s largest machinery exhibition: Should you be there?

Agritechnica, the world’s largest agricultural machinery exhibition, is fast approaching. It will take place in Hanover, Germany, from November 12...

‘Concrete progress’ made: Brexit border crossings could take seconds
‘Concrete progress’ made: Brexit border crossings could take seconds

Clearing border customs post-Brexit could take just seconds, Brexit Secretary David Davis told MPs at Westminster earlier this week. He...

Is AGCO’s latest creation the ‘Ideal’ combine harvester?
Is AGCO’s latest creation the ‘Ideal’ combine harvester?

It’s not often in the machinery industry that a company gets the opportunity to develop a machine from a blank...

Training in registering livestock online to start this month
Training in registering livestock online to start this month

More than 8,000 farmers are currently using APHIS Online, a figure which should rise following the planned upcoming training events,...

A rake that can ‘think’ for itself: Can it improve your work?
A rake that can ‘think’ for itself: Can it improve your work?

At an Agritechnica preview event this week, machinery giant Kverneland showcased its latest innovations. These included a new ‘GEORAKE’ feature on its...

Dairy farmer fined for waterway pollution
Dairy farmer fined for waterway pollution

A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined for polluting a waterway in Northern Ireland, according to the Department of Agriculture,...

Fool-proof mowing with latest ‘high-tech’ wizardry
Fool-proof mowing with latest ‘high-tech’ wizardry

At an Agritechnica preview event this week, machinery giant Kverneland showcased its latest innovations. These included a new ‘GEOMOW’ option for...

Farming families struggle to deal with flooding fallout
Farming families struggle to deal with flooding fallout

One week on, farmers and their families affected by the flooding in the northwest of the province are still coming...

Kverneland joins ‘film-on-film’ market with latest FastBale
Kverneland joins ‘film-on-film’ market with latest FastBale

Ahead of November’s Agritechnica show in Hanover, Germany, Kverneland has announced that it is joining the ‘film-on-film’ movement with its...

Under-threat curlews stage a comeback on Co. Antrim farm
Under-threat curlews stage a comeback on Co. Antrim farm

For the first time in 20 years, curlew chicks have fledged at a Co. Antrim farm. Last year a pair...

Reminder: ‘Ford 100 Fest’ in Cork this weekend
Reminder: ‘Ford 100 Fest’ in Cork this weekend

The West Cork Vintage Ploughing and Threshing Association’s Ford 100 Fest is set to take place on the ancestral home-farm...

Donegal farmer ‘shaken’ after tractor gets caught up in bridge collapse
Donegal farmer ‘shaken’ after tractor gets caught up in bridge collapse

Farmer Seamus McColgan from Iskaheen, Muff, Co. Donegal, is said to be “quite shaken” after the tractor he was driving...

‘Fairness and independence must remain key department objectives’
‘Fairness and independence must remain key department objectives’

‘Fairness and independence must remain key objectives in the upcoming area-based schemes review of decisions.’ This was the message that...

North-west flooding leaves destruction in its wake
North-west flooding leaves destruction in its wake

The flooding that struck the north-west of the country has left a trail of devastation in its wake in both...

Pottinger tillage kit gets a ‘roadshow’ outing
Pottinger tillage kit gets a ‘roadshow’ outing

Austrian tillage and forage equipment manufacturer Pottinger is currently embarking on a nationwide product roadshow; it kicked off recently in Co....

Farmer fined for water pollution in Armagh
Farmer fined for water pollution in Armagh

A farmer was fined for causing pollution to a river in Co. Armagh earlier today, according to Northern Ireland’s Department of...