Agriland Team

‘China impressed with the North’s standard of pork’
‘China impressed with the North’s standard of pork’

China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) is impressed with the standard of pork production in Northern Ireland,...

Northern Ireland to see £1m spent on rural broadband
Northern Ireland to see £1m spent on rural broadband

All rural broadband dwellers should have access to good broadband, the North’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has said. The Minister...

Young farmers have the chance to rear six calves and win £6,000
Young farmers have the chance to rear six calves and win £6,000

Young farmers in the North aged 12-16 years old will have the chance to rear their own calves to finish...

Farmer found guilty of animal cruelty but avoids jail
Farmer found guilty of animal cruelty but avoids jail

A Co. Antrim farmer has been disqualified from keeping animals for five years after he was convicted of three charges of...

‘60% of measures to reduce GHG emissions will make money or have no cost’
‘60% of measures to reduce GHG emissions will make money or have no cost’

Some 60% of the measures that farmers can take currently to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will either make the business money...

‘60% of measures to reduce GHG emissions will make money or have no cost’
‘60% of measures to reduce GHG emissions will make money or have no cost’

Some 60% of the measures that farmers can take currently to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will either make the business money...

Tyrone farmer fined for moving a sheep unfit for journey
Tyrone farmer fined for moving a sheep unfit for journey

A Northern Ireland farmer has been fined £500 by Craigavon Magistrates’ Court for transporting a sheep that was not fit for the...

Tyrone farmer fined for moving a sheep unfit for journey
Tyrone farmer fined for moving a sheep unfit for journey

A Northern Ireland farmer has been fined £500 by Craigavon Magistrates’ Court for transporting a sheep that was not fit for the...

The grass is no longer greener on the agri side of the fence in Northern Ireland
The grass is no longer greener on the agri side of the fence in Northern Ireland

There was a time when most sectors of the Northern Ireland economy looked on with envy at the environment in...

Farmer fined for causing unnecessary suffering to cow
Farmer fined for causing unnecessary suffering to cow

A Co. Antrim farmer has been fined £4,000 in court for causing unnecessary suffering to a bovine animal and for transporting the animal...

North’s Minister O’Neill to visit China for trade negotiations
North’s Minister O’Neill to visit China for trade negotiations

The North’s Agricultural Minister Michelle O’Neill is to visit China at the beginning of June to further trade negotiations between...

Agricultural college to hold open day for upcoming courses
Agricultural college to hold open day for upcoming courses

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will be holding an open day at their Northern Ireland Greenmount campus...

50 ride-on JCB vehicles for kids and a 6,000sq ft track to open
50 ride-on JCB vehicles for kids and a 6,000sq ft track to open

JCB Young Drivers Zone will open at Junction One Outlet and Retail Park in Antrim next month, making it the...

‘Effective worm control – cattle must be allowed to develop a level of natural immunity’
‘Effective worm control – cattle must be allowed to develop a level of natural immunity’

The ideal approach to controlling lung, gut and stomach worms is to use a wormer that allows some exposure to...

Northern meat processors slash beef prices by 20p/kg
Northern meat processors slash beef prices by 20p/kg

The decision by meat plants in Northern Ireland to pull the price of beef over the last number of weeks...

UFU discusses Greening difficulties with DARD
UFU discusses Greening difficulties with DARD

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has met with Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) officials to discuss the difficulties associated with...

North’s farmers urged to complete survey to help assess their support needs
North’s farmers urged to complete survey to help assess their support needs

Northern Ireland farmers are being urged to complete the Whole Farm Needs Assessment Survey (WFNA) by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU). UFU...

Northern Ireland to host international agriculture conference
Northern Ireland to host international agriculture conference

The Ulster Farmers’ Union will host the 37th biennial North American and European Union Agricultural Conference on the 22-23 October...