Agriland Team

Michelle McIlveen appointed North’s Minister for Agriculture
Michelle McIlveen appointed North’s Minister for Agriculture

Michelle McIlveen, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MLA, has been appointed as Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for...

Moo-ve it: Three cows cause traffic chaos on the M1
Moo-ve it: Three cows cause traffic chaos on the M1

Three cows caused traffic chaos on the M1 in Co. Antrim this morning after they managed to make their way...

Cross-border beef price gap falls from almost €200 to €3/head
Cross-border beef price gap falls from almost €200 to €3/head

The differential in R3 steer prices between the Republic and Northern Ireland narrowed considerably from 45.6p/kg in April 2015 to...

Continued growth in Northern Irish beef calf births in 2016
Continued growth in Northern Irish beef calf births in 2016

The number of beef calves on the ground in Northern Ireland has jumped 19% so far this year, the latest...

Continued growth in Northern Irish beef calf births in 2016
Continued growth in Northern Irish beef calf births in 2016

The number of beef calves on the ground in Northern Ireland has jumped 19% so far this year, the latest...

See the latest Lemken sprayers in action at the Suir Sprayers open evening
See the latest Lemken sprayers in action at the Suir Sprayers open evening

Suir sprayers will host a demonstration evening for the mounted and trailed Lemken sprayers at its headquarters in Passage Cross,...

O’Neill returned to Assembly but ministerial fate remains unknown
O’Neill returned to Assembly but ministerial fate remains unknown

Northern Ireland’s former Minister for Agriculture, Michelle O’Neill, has been re-elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. According to Sinn Fein...

O’Neill returned to Assembly but ministerial fate remains unknown
O’Neill returned to Assembly but ministerial fate remains unknown

Northern Ireland’s former Minister for Agriculture, Michelle O’Neill, has been re-elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. According to Sinn Fein...

Imports of cull cows from Northern Ireland up 11% this year – LMC
Imports of cull cows from Northern Ireland up 11% this year – LMC

The number of Northern Irish cull cows crossing the border for slaughter in the Republic is up 11% on 2015...

Ulster Farmers’ Union elects a new President
Ulster Farmers’ Union elects a new President

Barclay Bell was yesterday elected the new President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) at the union’s AGM. Bell, a...

Farm death – Man killed by bull in farming accident
Farm death – Man killed by bull in farming accident

A farmer has died in Northern Ireland after he was involved in a farm accident with a bull over the...

Armagh to mark the start of this year’s apple growing season with three day festival
Armagh to mark the start of this year’s apple growing season with three day festival

Armagh will mark the start of this year’s apple growing season over the May Bank Holiday weekend, with a three-day...

Northern Irish store steer prices fall by £64/head this year – LMC
Northern Irish store steer prices fall by £64/head this year – LMC

Cattle prices in Northern Ireland have declined this year, with the prices paid for store steers dropping by £64 (€80)...

Agriland Vet: Video on dealing with a calf coming backwards
Agriland Vet: Video on dealing with a calf coming backwards

Now that we are in the middle of the spring calving season in both dairy and suckler farms, one of...

UFU calls on the Commission to re-register glyphosate
UFU calls on the Commission to re-register glyphosate

The Ulster Farmers’s Union (UFU) has called on the European Commission to re-register glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide...

Falling farm incomes to be key issue new UFU President must address
Falling farm incomes to be key issue new UFU President must address

The Ulster Farmers’ Union’s presidential elections which take place this month will focus on farmers’ profitability and sustainability, according to...

Northern Ireland’s store cattle exports almost reached £10m last year
Northern Ireland’s store cattle exports almost reached £10m last year

Northern Irish store cattle exports almost reached £10m (€12.50m) last year, recent figures from the Department of Agriculture and Rural...

Single Farm Payments in the North drop in value in 2015
Single Farm Payments in the North drop in value in 2015

There was a 5% drop in the value of Single Farm Payments in Northern Ireland in 2015, according to the...