Agriland Team

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...

Vietnam reports first human infection with bird flu
Vietnam reports first human infection with bird flu

Vietnam has reported its first human infection with a low pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) A(H9N2) virus, according to the Centres for...

US cattle rancher shares views on cow size and age at first calving
US cattle rancher shares views on cow size and age at first calving

The Foyle Food Group’s ‘Farms of Excellence’ in Co. Tyrone, hosted a farm walk on Wednesday, April 10, with a...

Veg producer fined over £70k after employee’s leg is amputated
Veg producer fined over £70k after employee’s leg is amputated

A company that grows mushrooms has been fined over £70,000 after an employee’s leg became trapped in a machine and...

M&S UK aims to achieve its ‘Net Zero’ goals by 2040
M&S UK aims to achieve its ‘Net Zero’ goals by 2040

Marks & Spencer (M&S) UK has announced that it aims to achieve its Net Zero by 2040 goals, funded through...

Tesco reports ‘strong performance’ in UK and Ireland
Tesco reports ‘strong performance’ in UK and Ireland

Retailer Tesco has reported a strong performance for its latest financial year in both the UK and the Republic of...

‘Action needs to be taken’ to protect the hen harrier – Muir
‘Action needs to be taken’ to protect the hen harrier – Muir

Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir, stated that the restoration of nesting and foraging...