Agriland Team

Video: Watch this new CAT tackle the silage scene in Clare
Video: Watch this new CAT tackle the silage scene in Clare

With silage fever having swept across the country last week, it was not at all uncommon to see large machinery...

Deadline looms for EU dairy aid package applications
Deadline looms for EU dairy aid package applications

Eligible dairy farmers in Northern Ireland have less than a week to apply for the EU Exceptional Adjustment Aid (EAA) package,...

Pics: How have New Holland’s latest instalments performed at Gurteen?
Pics: How have New Holland’s latest instalments performed at Gurteen?

Back in February, Gurteen Agricultural College in Co. Tipperary updated its tractor fleet for the school, having brought in five New...

Pics: Record-breaking Connacht Tractor Run a ‘great success’
Pics: Record-breaking Connacht Tractor Run a ‘great success’

The Connacht Tractor Run, which took place on a new (as yet unopened) motorway last Sunday, May 21, couldn’t have...

More From Grass event is a ‘must-attend opportunity’
More From Grass event is a ‘must-attend opportunity’

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) at Loughgall, Co. Armagh will host a ‘More from Grass’ event on Tuesday, June...

How much do contractors charge per acre for ‘wagon’ silage?
How much do contractors charge per acre for ‘wagon’ silage?

Wagon operators from around the country were asked to quote how much they are currently charging for cutting silage this...

Silage wrap specs: What, if anything, is the difference?
Silage wrap specs: What, if anything, is the difference?

When making baled silage, it is important to note what specifications of bale-wrap (film) you are getting. While ‘standard’ 750mm...

What is the going price for slurry spreading?
What is the going price for slurry spreading?

There is a wide range of prices currently being quoted by agricultural contractors around the country to get slurry spread. Quotes...

EU Commission to restart talks on glyphosate re-authorisation
EU Commission to restart talks on glyphosate re-authorisation

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed the European Commission’s plan to re-authorise glyphosate for ten years. The European Commission...

Tractor of the Year 2018 competition kicks off
Tractor of the Year 2018 competition kicks off

Trelleborg and the Tractor of the Year Awards team have collaborated once again for the co-marketed event, ‘Tractor of the Year...

NI farmers cleared of wrongdoing after RHI audit
NI farmers cleared of wrongdoing after RHI audit

Poultry and mushroom farmers have been cleared of suspected improper use of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme in Northern Ireland....

Coolmore adds special, striking JCB ‘steeds’ to its fleet
Coolmore adds special, striking JCB ‘steeds’ to its fleet

When you think of racehorses one name that immediately springs to mind is Coolmore. This is for very good reason,...

Video: Can ISOBUS save you money in the long run?
Video: Can ISOBUS save you money in the long run?

Tom Murphy, a tillage farmer from Co. Kilkenny, recently invested in both an ISOBUS-equipped John Deere tractor and an ISOBUS-compatible...

JCB sets its sights on new merchandising channels
JCB sets its sights on new merchandising channels

This year, JCB launched a range of branded prescription safety glasses with retailer Specsavers, testing a new market for its...

CAFRE students set to blossom at Chelsea Flower Show
CAFRE students set to blossom at Chelsea Flower Show

Two talented floristry students attending the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Greenmount Campus, have made it to...

Farmers urged to have their say on agriculture policy post-Brexit
Farmers urged to have their say on agriculture policy post-Brexit

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is requesting farmers’ views on its recently-published discussion document on Brexit and options for a new...

Farmers’ organisation slams vegan campaign
Farmers’ organisation slams vegan campaign

The many farmers across Northern Ireland who have criticised an “anti-farming campaign” being run by Go Vegan World have a...

‘Easily cut over 200ac a day and still get home for tea’
‘Easily cut over 200ac a day and still get home for tea’

Driving down a quite country road on a sunny summer’s evening it’s not uncommon to come across a variety of...