Agriland Team

UK Angus society rolls out ‘Type Classification’ for herds
UK Angus society rolls out ‘Type Classification’ for herds

The Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society in the UK has recently introduced optional ‘Type Classification’ for its members. The service is...

Buildings Focus: From beef to dairy with £1m investment
Buildings Focus: From beef to dairy with £1m investment

By Chris McCullough When converting beef housing to a brand new dairy unit, Robert Patton carried out a lot of...

Supplying milk at a premium for Gruyere cheese with strict protocol
Supplying milk at a premium for Gruyere cheese with strict protocol

By Chris McCullough Dating back to medieval times, Gruyere is one of the most famous cheeses in the world, and...

Dairy Focus: Better fertility and milk quality from crossbred herds
Dairy Focus: Better fertility and milk quality from crossbred herds

By Chris McCullough Around 120 delegates from across the world attended the VikingGenetics UK ProCROSS conference near Birmingham to learn...

NI beef carcase weights remain strong as Irish weights decline
NI beef carcase weights remain strong as Irish weights decline

The average prime beef carcase weights in Northern Ireland over the first six months of this year (2024) have remained...

Man (50s) dies after incident on farm in Armagh
Man (50s) dies after incident on farm in Armagh

A man aged in his 50s has died after an incident on a farm in the vicinity of Lurgan, Co....

Advice needed to support farmers’ safety – expert
Advice needed to support farmers’ safety – expert

The need for practical tips and advice that support farmers’ safety and wellbeing, backed by the sector and policy, was...

14-year-old boy dies after quad collision in Derry
14-year-old boy dies after quad collision in Derry

A 14-year old boy has died in hospital following a collision involving a quad that occurred outside Eglinton, Co. Derry,...

£18,000 paid for an in-calf heifer at Jalex Select sale
£18,000 paid for an in-calf heifer at Jalex Select sale

Almost 300 head of breeding commercial cattle were on offer in Randalstown, Co. Antrim on Saturday, June 8, for the...

5,000ac blueberry farm in China yielding from 2-3t/ac
5,000ac blueberry farm in China yielding from 2-3t/ac

While attending the 2024 International Horticultural Exhibition which is taking place Sichuan Provence, China, Agriland visited a Blueberry farm located...

Government hosts North South Ministerial Council on agriculture
Government hosts North South Ministerial Council on agriculture

The government has hosted a meeting of the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) on agriculture and rural development. The government...

Anglian Water Services Ltd to be sentenced in July – Environment Agency
Anglian Water Services Ltd to be sentenced in July – Environment Agency

Anglian Water Services Ltd has been found guilty of failing, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement to provide...

Open day on Tyrone dairy farm raises £39,200 for 2 charities
Open day on Tyrone dairy farm raises £39,200 for 2 charities

An open day which took place on a dairy farm in Co. Tyrone has raised a total of £39,200 for...

Dairy farmer solves livestock transport problem with trailer invention
Dairy farmer solves livestock transport problem with trailer invention

By Chris McCullough When Northern Ireland dairy farmer James McKeown wanted to purchase a cattle body to fit onto his...

Man ‘trampled to death’ by cattle while wife is left paralysed – HSE
Man ‘trampled to death’ by cattle while wife is left paralysed – HSE

A farmer has been given a suspended jail sentence after his cattle “trampled a man to death” and left his...

Beef Shorthorn Society rolls out sire reference scheme
Beef Shorthorn Society rolls out sire reference scheme

A newly-launched sire reference scheme for the Shorthorn cattle breed will see beef Shorthorn breeders across the UK being offered...

Farm fined £36k after man is ‘crushed’ by 5 hay bales
Farm fined £36k after man is ‘crushed’ by 5 hay bales

A farming partnership in Surrey has been fined £36,000 after a man was “crushed” by five hay bales, which toppled...

Dairy Focus: Making changes to futureproof Hungary farm
Dairy Focus: Making changes to futureproof Hungary farm

By Chris McCullough The dairy industry in Hungary has taken a beating in recent years forcing some dairy farmers out...