Agriland Team

Land Rover Defender named 2021 World Car Design of the Year
Land Rover Defender named 2021 World Car Design of the Year

The Land Rover Defender has been named 2021 World Car Design of the Year at the annual World Car Awards....

New international partnership established to combat weeds
New international partnership established to combat weeds

An international group of scientists and industry professionals, including Rothamsted Research, has launched an ambitious new project to combat weeds...

Performance data for new wheat fungicide released
Performance data for new wheat fungicide released

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has released UK fungicide performance data for a newly authorised wheat product in...

Shipments of Irish sheepmeat to the UK fall again
Shipments of Irish sheepmeat to the UK fall again

Similar to what was seen in January of this year, shipments of Irish sheepmeat to the UK have fallen once...

Climate Change Bill overlooks significance of livestock production in NI – LMC
Climate Change Bill overlooks significance of livestock production in NI – LMC

Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive Ian Stevenson feels that the Private Members’ Climate Change Bill, recently introduced at...

Bobcat compact wheel loader wins global design award
Bobcat compact wheel loader wins global design award

The new Bobcat L85 compact wheel loader (CWL) has been announced as a product discipline winner in the 2021 iF...

BSAS conference: What will our future beef farms look like?
BSAS conference: What will our future beef farms look like?

Predicting the future structure of beef farms in the UK was one of the key themes addressed at the 2021...

Rothamsted Research gives gene editing the ‘thumbs-up’
Rothamsted Research gives gene editing the ‘thumbs-up’

Rothamsted Research has submitted its responses to the UK government’s consultation questions on the regulation of gene editing (GE) technologies....

Lakeland Dairies’ revenue increases by over 5.7% to €1.09 billion in 2020
Lakeland Dairies’ revenue increases by over 5.7% to €1.09 billion in 2020

Cross-border (Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland) dairy co-operative Lakeland Dairies' revenue increased by over 5.7% to hit €1.09 billion...

New Zealand government expected to announce end to live exports
New Zealand government expected to announce end to live exports

The New Zealand government is expected to end its live animal exports trade. 1 NEWS in NZ is reporting that...

Lakeland increases milk price for March
Lakeland increases milk price for March

Lakeland Dairies has become the latest processor to reveal its milk price for March, announcing an increase. In the Republic...

The role of potash in frost resistance
The role of potash in frost resistance

With the cold conditions that have impacted land of late, and more of the same to come next week, it...

First ‘European Wool Day’ to be held this Friday
First ‘European Wool Day’ to be held this Friday

The European Wool Exchange Foundation (EWE) is holding its first European Wool Day this Friday (April 9) virtually. The aim...

Foliar application boosts zinc content of wheat by 50% – UCO research
Foliar application boosts zinc content of wheat by 50% – UCO research

A team from the Department of Agronomy at the University of Córdoba (UCO) in Spain has demonstrated, through field tests...

GDT index records slight increase in latest auction
GDT index records slight increase in latest auction

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has posted a marginal increase in index in its latest auction. The most recent...

Man killed in collision between motorbike and JCB
Man killed in collision between motorbike and JCB

A man in his 60s was killed in a collision between a motorbike and JCB telehandler in Co. Antrim over...

Northern Ireland working to secure PGI status for ‘grass fed’ beef
Northern Ireland working to secure PGI status for ‘grass fed’ beef

Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, has confirmed that work is progressing to demonstrate that Northern Ireland’s...

10 Top Tips: Managing a stock bull this breeding season
10 Top Tips: Managing a stock bull this breeding season

With the breeding season just around the corner for both beef and dairy farms, the issue of managing a stock...