Agriland Team

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...

Lakeland to move to milk-solid-based payment in NI
Lakeland to move to milk-solid-based payment in NI

Lakeland Dairies will phase in a payment based on milk solids over the next two years in Northern Ireland following...

Plough On project aims to tackle rural loneliness
Plough On project aims to tackle rural loneliness

An initiative called Plough On aimed at tackling rural isolation and loneliness in Northern Ireland has been developed after Tyrone-based...

Focus: Good breeding in couple’s sheep dairy flock in Greece
Focus: Good breeding in couple’s sheep dairy flock in Greece

By Chris McCullough An ambitious young couple milking 350 sheep in Greece have future plans not only to expand the...

Focus: From beef and sheep to dairy and hens in Antrim
Focus: From beef and sheep to dairy and hens in Antrim

The owners of an upland farm in Co. Antrim have purchased additional land and invested significantly in diversification and automation...

Focus: Rearing free range Iberian pigs on acorns
Focus: Rearing free range Iberian pigs on acorns

By Chris McCullough In an idyllic region of southern Spain seemingly unaffected as yet by climate change, a special breed...

Farm fined £12,000 for ‘multiple’ health and safety breaches
Farm fined £12,000 for ‘multiple’ health and safety breaches

A farming business in Faversham, Kent has been fined for “multiple health and safety breaches” which placed employees and others...