Agriland Team

Poll: What can’t you live without on your tractor during the silly season?
Poll: What can’t you live without on your tractor during the silly season?

Farmers and contractors spend a lot of time in the cab of a tractor during the year, especially during the...

A wealth of vintage in the south-east this weekend
A wealth of vintage in the south-east this weekend

There will be two promising vintage shows taking place this Sunday, July 23, in the south-east of the country. Silage...

Lords welcomes EU commitment to avoid hard border
Lords welcomes EU commitment to avoid hard border

The UK’s House of Lords EU Committee has described itself as “heartened” by the commitment of the European Council and...

Northern Ireland a hotspot for poultry mega farms
Northern Ireland a hotspot for poultry mega farms

Northern Ireland is one of the UK’s most prominent regions for the intensive farming of poultry, according to reports. There...

Brexit: More important for UK to get special food deal with Spain than Ireland
Brexit: More important for UK to get special food deal with Spain than Ireland

The UK would be better off securing a special trade deal on food with Spain than with Ireland, according to...

New high-capacity Smyth trailer employs ‘forced’ steering system
New high-capacity Smyth trailer employs ‘forced’ steering system

Irish-based manufacturer Smyth Trailers has just released a new, high-capacity silage trailer to “service the needs of modern day agricultural...

Cost of rural crime rises 13% in Northern Ireland
Cost of rural crime rises 13% in Northern Ireland

Rural crime in Northern Ireland cost the UK economy £2.7 million (€3 million) in 2015 alone, according to the most...

JCB machines drafted in for British Grand Prix
JCB machines drafted in for British Grand Prix

At the weekend’s British Formula One (F1) Grand Prix in Silverstone (won by Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton), 14 JCB Loadall telehandlers...

Volvo hybrid loading shovel ‘boosts fuel efficiency by 50%’
Volvo hybrid loading shovel ‘boosts fuel efficiency by 50%’

Volvo CE (Construction Equipment) has been busy testing its new LX1 prototype electric hybrid wheel loader. The firm claims that...

Armstrong to host NH tillage day to celebrate landmark occasion
Armstrong to host NH tillage day to celebrate landmark occasion

Armstrong Machinery will celebrate 40 years of selling New Holland machinery tomorrow, July 15, with a ‘Harvest and Tillage Day’...

If the season’s so busy why not live in your silage wagon?
If the season’s so busy why not live in your silage wagon?

This (Pottinger) silage wagon themed caravan was spotted by an AgriLand reader recently; one wonders if some farmers, contractors or members of...

Morrisons becomes second supermarket to commit to ‘British-only’ lamb
Morrisons becomes second supermarket to commit to ‘British-only’ lamb

The UK’s budget retailer, Morrisons, has become the second supermarket to promise a switch to all-British lamb, making the commitment...

John Deere to unveil latest Gator models
John Deere to unveil latest Gator models

John Deere will unveil its newest XUV 5 Series Gator utility vehicles over the coming months. According to the machinery...

Pics: Unreserved vintage tractor auction this weekend
Pics: Unreserved vintage tractor auction this weekend

There will be an ‘unreserved’ vintage tractor auction held in Naas, Co. Kildare, this Saturday, July 15, from 11:00am. It...

Rural homeless ‘sleeping in barns and outhouses’
Rural homeless ‘sleeping in barns and outhouses’

Rural homelessness in England rose by almost a third between 2010 and 2016, with those affected bedding down in barns...

JCB bucks the trend with 34% rise in earnings
JCB bucks the trend with 34% rise in earnings

JCB has today announced a rise in earnings of over 34% in 2016 – a contrast in fortunes to the global...

British farmers warn of ‘dangerous’ disappearance of EU labour
British farmers warn of ‘dangerous’ disappearance of EU labour

The supply of seasonal workers required for a successful harvest in the UK is “already in danger” for the year...

Pics: Scotsman shears 2,000 sheep in 50-hour marathon
Pics: Scotsman shears 2,000 sheep in 50-hour marathon

A Scottish man has sheared more than 2,000 sheep in a 50-hour endurance test, raising thousands of pounds for charity....