Agriland Team

‘Policy makers more aware of needs of people in rural areas’- Minister Muir
‘Policy makers more aware of needs of people in rural areas’- Minister Muir

Minister Andrew Muir MLA has responded to The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) publishing the Rural Needs...

Arla Foods Ingredients to cut CO2 emissions by 14,500t
Arla Foods Ingredients to cut CO2 emissions by 14,500t

Arla Foods Ingredients is taking a step towards its carbon reduction goals, with the construction of an electric heat pump...

Sheep scab is becoming a ‘greater problem’ – AHWNI
Sheep scab is becoming a ‘greater problem’ – AHWNI

Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) has released a report detailing the results of a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...

Community growers highlight ‘urgent’ need for enhanced policies
Community growers highlight ‘urgent’ need for enhanced policies

Community Gardens Ireland (CGI) and Social Farms and Gardens Northern Ireland (SFGNI) have joined together in a call to improve...

McConalogue and Muir launch €9m bioeconomy funding call
McConalogue and Muir launch €9m bioeconomy funding call

The ministers for agriculture in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have jointly launched a €9 million initiative to...

Seed company Germinal makes new appointment
Seed company Germinal makes new appointment

Belfast-headquartered grass and forage seed breeding company, Germinal, has announced the appointment of David Little as agricultural product manager for...

Missile strike sinks ship carrying 21,000t of fertiliser in Red Sea
Missile strike sinks ship carrying 21,000t of fertiliser in Red Sea

A ship carrying 21,000t of fertiliser sank in the Red Sea in the Middle East on Saturday (March 2) after...

Tyrone farm business fined for water pollution
Tyrone farm business fined for water pollution

A Co. Tyrone farm business has been fined in court for water pollution. Hillside Dairy Farms Ltd., Camderry Road, Dromore,...

Job opportunity: Agriland seeks technical reporter
Job opportunity: Agriland seeks technical reporter

Agriland Media Group has a vacancy for a technical reporter interested in a career in media that covers the dairy sector. If you’re...

Dutch dairy co-op FrieslandCampina sees ‘disappointing’ results
Dutch dairy co-op FrieslandCampina sees ‘disappointing’ results

Dutch-based multinational dairy co-op FrieslandCampina has said it has seen “disappointing” financial results for 2023. In announcing its results for...

Park ranger settles discrimination case with DAERA for £50k
Park ranger settles discrimination case with DAERA for £50k

A hearing-impaired man has settled his disability discrimination case against the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in...

Arla Foods reports €13.7 billion revenue for 2023
Arla Foods reports €13.7 billion revenue for 2023

Multinational dairy business Arla Foods has reported revenue for 2023 of €13.7 billion, a slight decrease on the 2022 figure...

Farmer fined over £5k after woman is ‘trampled’ by cows
Farmer fined over £5k after woman is ‘trampled’ by cows

A farmer has been ordered to pay costs totalling over £5,000 after a woman was “trampled” by more than a...

AgriSearch to hold webinar on red clover establishment
AgriSearch to hold webinar on red clover establishment

A webinar with advice on how to successfully establish red clover silage swards will take place later this month. It...

Slurry and water grant application to open tomorrow – NFU Scotland
Slurry and water grant application to open tomorrow – NFU Scotland

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland is reminding those considering erecting or upgrading their slurry storage to meet new regulations,...

Somerset farm fined £16k for two pollution charges
Somerset farm fined £16k for two pollution charges

A Somerset farm has been fined a total of £16,000 and ordered to pay costs of £3,220 by Taunton Magistrates...

NI company scoops Silver Award at LAMMA for roofing sheets
NI company scoops Silver Award at LAMMA for roofing sheets

By Chris McCullogh Northern Ireland-based Greenhill Systems picked up a Silver Award at LAMMA for its Heatguard Evolution transparent roofing...

NI faces potential loss of access to 51% of veterinary medicines
NI faces potential loss of access to 51% of veterinary medicines

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the UK Government’s commitment to finding a permanent solution to the impending threat...