Agriland Team

Used (imported) tractor registrations on the up as new tractor figures drop
Used (imported) tractor registrations on the up as new tractor figures drop

There were 178 new tractors registered in the month of July – continuing the recent downward trend this year –...

Vredo Trac spreader fleet en route to UK customers
Vredo Trac spreader fleet en route to UK customers

Dutch machinery manufacturer Vredo recently sent an eye-catching fleet of 14 self-propelled ‘Trac’ spreaders to customers. The spreading bodies of the...

Tyrone man fined for illegal waste disposal
Tyrone man fined for illegal waste disposal

A Tyrone man was fined for waste offences yesterday, August 8, according to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...

Pottinger unveils €14 million spare parts logistics centre
Pottinger unveils €14 million spare parts logistics centre

Austrian agricultural machinery firm Pottinger has unveiled its new spare parts logistics centre – which will be the point of...

NI dairy farmers wanted for ‘exciting’ colostrum project
NI dairy farmers wanted for ‘exciting’ colostrum project

A total of 30 dairy farms from around Northern Ireland are being sought after to participate in an “exciting new...

Farmers’ group welcomes advance payments news
Farmers’ group welcomes advance payments news

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed the announcement that advance payments will be made, where possible, from October 16...

Construction company fined for waterway pollution
Construction company fined for waterway pollution

A Northern Irish construction firm was fined for causing pollution to a waterway in Co. Derry this week, according to the...

NI department announces date for BPS payments
NI department announces date for BPS payments

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed its intention to issue advance payments for the Basic Payment...

‘Down’ on the farm – how one artist takes inspiration from the land
‘Down’ on the farm – how one artist takes inspiration from the land

A Co. Down artist who specialises in painting animals takes inspiration from his brother-in-law’s beef farm. Aidan Sloan is originally...

Pics: Glimpse of what’s on offer at next month’s major FTMTA auction
Pics: Glimpse of what’s on offer at next month’s major FTMTA auction

The Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA), which will hold a large unreserved machinery auction in Co. Kildare next...

‘Processors have wiped 10% off the value of a lamb in recent weeks’
‘Processors have wiped 10% off the value of a lamb in recent weeks’

Recent lamb price cuts in Northern Ireland have been criticised by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), with the organisation pointing...

People need to be able to ‘sell renewable electricity to the National Grid’
People need to be able to ‘sell renewable electricity to the National Grid’

The UK government has recently announced plans for how electricity and renewable energy will be produced, stored and used in...

Mandatory NI sheep dipping course in force for autumn 2017
Mandatory NI sheep dipping course in force for autumn 2017

Farmers in Northern Ireland who will be dipping their sheep this autumn will need to have a Certificate of Competence...

Claas-ic machinery on show at Harvest Working Day this weekend
Claas-ic machinery on show at Harvest Working Day this weekend

The De Courcey Classic and Vintage Club Harvest Working Day is set to take place on bank holiday Monday, August...

UK think tank calls for farm subsidies to be axed after Brexit
UK think tank calls for farm subsidies to be axed after Brexit

Policy Exchange has advised the British government to phase-out direct subsidies and income support for farmers by 2025 – even...

Demand for high welfare meat ‘depends on consumers’ post-Brexit
Demand for high welfare meat ‘depends on consumers’ post-Brexit

Whether or not the UK maintains a good reputation for animal welfare in the production of meat will depend on...

Northern Ireland’s Dale Farm sees profits soar 16%
Northern Ireland’s Dale Farm sees profits soar 16%

One of Northern Ireland’s largest agri-food companies, Dale Farm Cooperative, has seen its pre-tax profit increase by 16% to £7.9...

France’s Emmanuel Macron a former ‘Massey man’
France’s Emmanuel Macron a former ‘Massey man’

The French President, Emmanuel Macron, was once a tractor plant intern at Massey Ferguson, the chief executive officer (CEO) of...