Agriland Team

Webinar to be held on upcoming UK trade changes
Webinar to be held on upcoming UK trade changes

The Republic of Ireland's (RoI's) Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is holding a webinar with the UK government...

Hydrogen-powered dual-fuel excavator unveiled
Hydrogen-powered dual-fuel excavator unveiled

A hydrogen-powered dual fuel excavator has been unveiled this month by Belgian companies CMB.TECH and Luyckx. Designed by CMB.TECH, a...

Animal welfare activists blockade UK dairy factory
Animal welfare activists blockade UK dairy factory

A group of animal welfare activists has blockaded an Arla Foods dairy distribution centre in the UK in an overnight...

UK’s landmark Environment Bill strengthened to halt biodiversity loss by 2030
UK’s landmark Environment Bill strengthened to halt biodiversity loss by 2030

The UK government has strengthened its commitment to protect the environment for future generations with new amendments to the landmark...

Agricultural livelihoods ‘under extreme pressure’ in Afghanistan
Agricultural livelihoods ‘under extreme pressure’ in Afghanistan

The combination of "severe drought, Covid-19 related economic impacts and widespread displacement" has hit rural communities in Afghanistan hard, particularly...

Welsh government hubs to put lamb on the menu for Love Lamb Week
Welsh government hubs to put lamb on the menu for Love Lamb Week

Love Lamb Week, the farmer-led UK-wide annual celebration of all things lamb and mutton, is being celebrated in Wales with...

Minister takes to the waves to visit wader breeding islands
Minister takes to the waves to visit wader breeding islands

Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots, took to the waves recently in Lower Lough Erne to see some...

50 solar farms across Ireland and UK to be financed by German bank
50 solar farms across Ireland and UK to be financed by German bank

50 solar farms across Ireland and the UK are to be financed by German bank Berenberg. Berenberg Green Energy Junior...

Fodder planning: Have you enough silage for this winter?
Fodder planning: Have you enough silage for this winter?

Silage cutting is in full swing again this week as the sunny spells and settled weather conditions have provided an...

Rabobank: Argentina making waves on global beef market
Rabobank: Argentina making waves on global beef market

Rising cattle prices, cost pressure and Argentine restrictions are the big talking points on the international beef market, according to...

Australia leads the way with world’s first lower emission steak
Australia leads the way with world’s first lower emission steak

Australian company FutureFeed has served up a world’s first this month, dishing up sustainable seaweed-fed lower emission steak with celebrity...

Movement of untested BVD cattle to be prohibited in UK
Movement of untested BVD cattle to be prohibited in UK

Members of the Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) have been reminded to ensure all animals...

Agriland Media internship programme opens for applications
Agriland Media internship programme opens for applications

Agriland Media has opened its internship programme for the 2021/2022 year. The company, based in west Dublin, has been experiencing...

28-year-old killed in Co. Tyrone quad accident
28-year-old killed in Co. Tyrone quad accident

Police have confirmed a 28-year-old was killed in a quad accident in Co. Tyrone on Tuesday (August 17). The incident...

Letter to the editor: Hare coursing clubs aid conservation
Letter to the editor: Hare coursing clubs aid conservation

I respond to the letter titled: ‘Government is far from eco-aware’ regarding hare coursing. The writer makes a number of...

SSE Renewables gave over €1m to community groups in Ireland in the last year
SSE Renewables gave over €1m to community groups in Ireland in the last year

SSE Renewables gave €1.1 million in funding to 412 community groups near its wind farms in the Republic of Ireland...

Minister Poots visits local farm businesses making a difference
Minister Poots visits local farm businesses making a difference

Northern Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has visited two farm businesses near Crossgar, Co. Down, to see how their innovative approach...

#SaveGeronimo campaign is ‘undermining the current TB controls’
#SaveGeronimo campaign is ‘undermining the current TB controls’

A campaign to save an alpaca called Geronimo in the UK - #SaveGeronimo - who has twice tested positive for...