Agriland Team

Northern agri-food innovation scheme worth €1 million
Northern agri-food innovation scheme worth €1 million

A grant scheme worth almost £900,000 (€1.06m), aimed at stimulating innovation in the agri-food industry, has re-opened in Northern Ireland....

Video: Machinery giants set out their stalls for SIMA
Video: Machinery giants set out their stalls for SIMA

The massive SIMA show takes place at Paris Nord Villepinte, France, from Sunday, February 26 to Thursday, March 2. Almost...

Four calves have lucky escape after falling into slurry tank
Four calves have lucky escape after falling into slurry tank

Four calves had a lucky escape recently after they fell into a slurry tank at Ashfield Road, Clogher, Co. Tyrone....

Rolls-Royce to supply Claas with 5,000 engines per year
Rolls-Royce to supply Claas with 5,000 engines per year

To comply with the latest emissions regulations, Rolls-Royce will supply both Claas and JCB with its MTU engines. Claas plans to...

Deere remains ‘solidly profitable despite soft market conditions’
Deere remains ‘solidly profitable despite soft market conditions’

Deere & Company recorded earnings of $194m for the quarter ending January 29 (2017). This compares with $254m for the same period...

Sheep numbers in the North reach highest level since 2004
Sheep numbers in the North reach highest level since 2004

The number of sheep in Northern Ireland last December was 1,363,500 head, the highest level on record since December 2004,...

Sheep farmer banned from owning animals and fined for animal welfare offences
Sheep farmer banned from owning animals and fined for animal welfare offences

A sheep farmer in Co. Antrim has been banned from owning animals and fined in £546 (€645) for animal welfare offences....

Northern Ireland strives for BSE negligible risk status
Northern Ireland strives for BSE negligible risk status

Northern Ireland has been recommended for BSE negligible risk status by the World Organisation for Animal Health’s Scientific Commission. The...

Electric John Deere tractor runs for 4 hours on a charge
Electric John Deere tractor runs for 4 hours on a charge

John Deere’s latest research and development work has been recognised with several awards at the upcoming SIMA 2017 show, being held...

Rocha ‘broadcasts’ to punters at recent FTMTA show
Rocha ‘broadcasts’ to punters at recent FTMTA show

Ardee-based machinery distributor PJ Callan launched a selection of new kit at the recent 2017 FTMTA Farm Machinery Show, including a...

Landowner fined for damaging protected habitat
Landowner fined for damaging protected habitat

A landowner has been fined £3,400 (€3,990) recently at Newry Magistrates’ court for breaches of Environment Order legislation. The Co....

‘Major hygiene failings’ at 25% of abattoirs in the UK
‘Major hygiene failings’ at 25% of abattoirs in the UK

An investigation has found that 25% of abattoirs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are failing to take basic hygiene...

Video: ‘Revolutionary’ articulated combine gets a boost, to 650hp
Video: ‘Revolutionary’ articulated combine gets a boost, to 650hp

Tribine, a North American company known for its huge, articulated-steer combines, has upped the specifications of its giant harvesting machines. While...

Video: Firefighters use unorthodox measures to rescue trapped lamb
Video: Firefighters use unorthodox measures to rescue trapped lamb

Firefighters in Northern Ireland had to employ a number of unorthodox measures to rescue a lamb that was trapped underground....

Word ‘spreads’ about Moscha’s slurry Swivel Spout
Word ‘spreads’ about Moscha’s slurry Swivel Spout

Castleagri is owned by Dermot Tobin, who has been a farmer in Ireland for the past 30 years. He is...

No question of kicking the bucket, as Keenan embraces the tub
No question of kicking the bucket, as Keenan embraces the tub

Keenan, part of the Alltech empire, unveiled one of its brand new tub feeders at last week’s FTMTA Farm Machinery...

Valentine’s Day: 7 realities of going out with a farmer
Valentine’s Day: 7 realities of going out with a farmer

Valentine’s Day is upon us, the annual day where cards, flowers and chocolates are exchanged, but if you’re part of...

Another livestock theft reported in the North as 43 ewe lambs stolen
Another livestock theft reported in the North as 43 ewe lambs stolen

Some 43 ewe lambs have been reported stolen from a field in Co. Derry, the second theft of sheep in...