Agriland Team

Man dies in farm accident after tractor overturns
Man dies in farm accident after tractor overturns

A man has died in a farm accident in Northern Ireland after the tractor he was working with overturned. It...

Got your basic payment? Be on guard against fraudsters
Got your basic payment? Be on guard against fraudsters

Farmers in Northern Ireland have been warned to be on their guard against fraudsters targeting the agriculture sector, by the...

Testing new-born calves for BVD could soon be compulsory in North
Testing new-born calves for BVD could soon be compulsory in North

Compulsory testing for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus in new-born calves, including stillbirths and abortions, could soon be legislated for in...

October milk production in the North 1.2% higher on last year
October milk production in the North 1.2% higher on last year

Milk production in Northern Ireland in October 2015 was 1.2% higher than October 2014, figures from the Department of Agriculture...

Popularity of Angus and Hereford sires rise in Northern dairy herds – LMC
Popularity of Angus and Hereford sires rise in Northern dairy herds – LMC

There was over 80,000 beef sired calves registered in Northern Ireland from dairy dams during the first 10 months of...

UFU voices concerns over mislabelling of red meat
UFU voices concerns over mislabelling of red meat

Concerns about the mislabelling of red meat in Northern Ireland were highlighted by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) at a...

Children are a major casualty on Irish farms: 105 children died on Northern farms since 1968
Children are a major casualty on Irish farms: 105 children died on Northern farms since 1968

Between 1968 and November 2015 there’s been 485 farming-related deaths in Northern Ireland, Malcolm Downey of the Health and Safety Executive...

Just 4% of Northern Ireland farmers are under 35
Just 4% of Northern Ireland farmers are under 35

Just 4% of Northern Ireland farmers are under the age of 35, according to the EU Farm Structures survey for...

8-year-old boy now ‘stable’ after falling from tractor
8-year-old boy now ‘stable’ after falling from tractor

An eight-year-old boy who fell from a tractor in Co. Antrim on Monday morning is now ‘stable‘ in hospital, a...

‘TTIP needs to tackle red tape and non-tariff trade barriers’
‘TTIP needs to tackle red tape and non-tariff trade barriers’

Red tape and non-tariff barriers to trade need to be tackled in the current Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks,...

‘Silage quality can have a big impact on animal performance’
‘Silage quality can have a big impact on animal performance’

The quality of silage offered to animals can have a big impact on their production and performance, according to Sil-All’s...

Simple things to protect against theft on the farm
Simple things to protect against theft on the farm

As the nights draw in the Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) and NFU Mutual are urging farmers to review security arrangements...

North to lift age of eligibility for brucellosis testing on October 19
North to lift age of eligibility for brucellosis testing on October 19

Northern Ireland is to lift the age of eligibility for brucellosis testing to 24 months from 12 months on October 19,...

North to lift age of eligibility for brucellosis testing on October 19
North to lift age of eligibility for brucellosis testing on October 19

Northern Ireland is to lift the age of eligibility for brucellosis testing to 24 months from 12 months on October 19,...

Throughput of lambs in the North 8% ahead of September 2014
Throughput of lambs in the North 8% ahead of September 2014

The plants in Northern Ireland have reported good supplies of lambs coming forward for slaughter with 13,314 lambs killed in...

Northern farmers say supply chain failing to provide for beef farmers
Northern farmers say supply chain failing to provide for beef farmers

The scale of the beef price differential between Northern Ireland and Great Britain has become a significant concern, according to...

North’s dairy aid package worth €1,920 to each dairy farmer
North’s dairy aid package worth €1,920 to each dairy farmer

The average dairy farmer in Northern Ireland is set to receive an average of €1,920 from the North’s £5.1m dairy...

Northern buyers warned southern-born cattle could face ‘significant penalties’
Northern buyers warned southern-born cattle could face ‘significant penalties’

Beef producers in Northern Ireland have again been warned of the dangers of buying cattle south of the border by...