Agriland Team

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...

New stand for ABP to showcase NI beef and lamb at Balmoral
New stand for ABP to showcase NI beef and lamb at Balmoral

The agri-food business, ABP, is getting ready for the 2024 Balmoral Show with a new-look stand to showcase the partnerships...

Bird flu contaminated milk causes deaths of cats in US
Bird flu contaminated milk causes deaths of cats in US

Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has revealed that domestic cats died from Highly Pathogenic...

Bird flu viral fragments detected in 1-in-5 milk samples in US
Bird flu viral fragments detected in 1-in-5 milk samples in US

Authorities in the US have confirmed viral fragments of avian influenza – or bird flu – in one-in-five samples of...

750-cow robotic dairy farm and milk processing in Tyrone
750-cow robotic dairy farm and milk processing in Tyrone

Based outside Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, is Grove Dairy Holsteins, a 750-cow dairy farm with an on-site milk processing and packaging...

Advice: Actions to take as weather improves
Advice: Actions to take as weather improves

With temperatures on the rise and better weather for the past few days, field operations and grazing have begun across...

UFU brings consumers ‘behind the farm gate’ for beef week
UFU brings consumers ‘behind the farm gate’ for beef week

In honour of Great British Beef Week 2024, from Tuesday, April 23 to Tuesday, April 30, the Ulster Farmers’ Union...

Why farmers should focus on dry matter this silage season
Why farmers should focus on dry matter this silage season

In light of difficult weather conditions, farmers are being urged to focus on achieving between 28-33% of dry matter (DM)...

DAERA reminds farmers of BPS Entitlement Transfer closing date
DAERA reminds farmers of BPS Entitlement Transfer closing date

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs announced today (Tuesday, April 23) that the 2024 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)...

Irishman breeding medium-sized cows for new dairy farm in Oz
Irishman breeding medium-sized cows for new dairy farm in Oz

By Chris McCullough Producing a cow that can walk long distances and cope with rolling hills is an important breeding...

Managing the transition for calves being weaned off milk
Managing the transition for calves being weaned off milk

A smooth transition for calves being weaned off milk is essential to ensure calves suffer no performance setbacks and continue...

Australian farmer digs pit ‘big enough’ for more than 3,000 sheep
Australian farmer digs pit ‘big enough’ for more than 3,000 sheep

Wayne Smith, a sheep farmer has said that he has had to ask one of his neighbours to dig a...

New Zealand police shoot ram after man and woman found dead
New Zealand police shoot ram after man and woman found dead

New Zealand police have confirmed that they shot a ram after a couple were found dead in a paddock. “On...