Agriland Team

Best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers this month
Best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers this month

The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA), in Northern Ireland, has issued management notes for dairy farmers during...

Best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers this month
Best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers this month

The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA), in Northern Ireland, has issued management notes for dairy farmers during...

Moy Park executive director recognised for HR excellence
Moy Park executive director recognised for HR excellence

Mike Mullan, an executive director at Moy Park, has been named ‘HR Director of the Year’ at the fifth annual...

Moy Park executive director recognised for HR excellence
Moy Park executive director recognised for HR excellence

Mike Mullan, an executive director at Moy Park, has been named ‘HR Director of the Year’ at the fifth annual...

Should you pay extra for a ‘long draw’ at silage time?
Should you pay extra for a ‘long draw’ at silage time?

In for the long haul? The question was posed to Agriland as to how exactly agricultural contractors set their rates...

Avian influenza control measures to be lifted in the North
Avian influenza control measures to be lifted in the North

The avian influenza (bird flu) prevention zone in Northern Ireland, which is due to expire tomorrow (May 31, 2017) will...

Avian influenza control measures to be lifted in the North
Avian influenza control measures to be lifted in the North

The avian influenza (bird flu) prevention zone in Northern Ireland, which is due to expire tomorrow (May 31, 2017) will...

Cattle condemned at NI processing plants due to ID status queries
Cattle condemned at NI processing plants due to ID status queries

A number of cattle have been condemned at processing plants in Northern Ireland due to ID status queries in recent...

‘Brexit will be a disaster for the people of this island’
‘Brexit will be a disaster for the people of this island’

The survival of farming and agri-food in Northern Ireland hangs in the balance as a result of Brexit, according to...

Farmers’ group roasts department over Renewable Heat scheme
Farmers’ group roasts department over Renewable Heat scheme

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has voiced its disappointment over the decision of the Department for the Economy to publish...

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...

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...