Agriland Team

North’s Ploughing Championships officially launched
North’s Ploughing Championships officially launched

The Northern Ireland Ploughing Association (NIPA) officially launched the 72nd International Ploughing Championships, which return to Balmoral Park on October...

Northern Ireland obtains Official Brucellosis Free status
Northern Ireland obtains Official Brucellosis Free status

The Europen Commission has approved the North’s application for Official Brucellosis Free (OBF) status, Agriculture Minister, Michelle O’Neill has confirmed....

Ulster Farmers’ Union claims 500 turnout for Stormont protest
Ulster Farmers’ Union claims 500 turnout for Stormont protest

Approximately 500 farmers and food industry representatives participated in an Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) protest at Stormont today, according to...

UFU to storm Stormont on Friday
UFU to storm Stormont on Friday

The Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) has announced that it is to co-ordinate a major demonstration of the wider agri-food industry...

Northern Ireland’s Rural Development Plan approved by Commission
Northern Ireland’s Rural Development Plan approved by Commission

Northern Ireland’s £623m Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 has been approved by the European Commission. This Rural Development Plan approval...

O’Neill calls on EU to support North’s farmers
O’Neill calls on EU to support North’s farmers

The EU needs to act swiftly to support farmers in Northern Ireland, according to the North’s Agricultural Minister Michelle O’Neill....

Former horticulture student and tutor scoop silver in Brazil
Former horticulture student and tutor scoop silver in Brazil

Jonathan Gill and Colin McKnight of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) have won a Silver Medal at...

Northern farmers plan major protest outside EU Belfast offices
Northern farmers plan major protest outside EU Belfast offices

The Farmers For Action (FFA) group in Northern Ireland is holding a major protest outside the EU Offices on the Dublin Road...

Farm Madness mud run for North’s ploughing championships
Farm Madness mud run for North’s ploughing championships

The first agricultural themed mud run in Northern Ireland, Farm Madness, will take place at the Northern Ireland Ploughing Championships...

Moy Park Dungannon marks 40 years with £20m investment
Moy Park Dungannon marks 40 years with £20m investment

Moy Parks Dungannon facility is celebrating 40 years of operation and the milestone coincides with the completion of the first...

Moy Park Dungannon marks 40 years with £20m investment
Moy Park Dungannon marks 40 years with £20m investment

Moy Parks Dungannon facility is celebrating 40 years of operation and the milestone coincides with the completion of the first...

Moy Park invests £180,000 at Northern hatchery
Moy Park invests £180,000 at Northern hatchery

Moy Park has invested £180,000 in four revolutionary incubators at its hatchery in Craigavon, Northern Ireland. The new incubators, the...

400 piglets and 32 sows killed in Co. Tyrone farm fire
400 piglets and 32 sows killed in Co. Tyrone farm fire

Some 400 piglets and 32 sows have been killed in a fire on a Co. Tyrone farm, according to the...

Northern Ireland summit to address ‘serious difficulties’ facing dairy farmers
Northern Ireland summit to address ‘serious difficulties’ facing dairy farmers

The Ulster Farmers Union is holding a summit for dairy farmers and the dairy industry on Thursday 27 August at...

Sales in North’s food and drink sector increase 5.8% year-on-year
Sales in North’s food and drink sector increase 5.8% year-on-year

Provisional estimates indicate sales in the food and drinks industry in Northern Ireland have increased to £4,772m in 2014, an...

Sales in North’s food and drink sector increase 5.8% year-on-year
Sales in North’s food and drink sector increase 5.8% year-on-year

Provisional estimates indicate sales in the food and drinks industry in Northern Ireland have increased to £4,772m in 2014, an...

Moy Park becomes official poultry supplier to Ulster Rugby
Moy Park becomes official poultry supplier to Ulster Rugby

Moy Park has teamed up with Ulster Rugby for the upcoming 2015/2016 season as official poultry supplier to the squad....

Tractor driver dies after colliding with Honda 4×4
Tractor driver dies after colliding with Honda 4×4

A man in his 80s has died in mid-Ulster after the tractor and trailer he was driving collided with a...