Machinery
Video: Header trailer 'cuts no corners' in transportation
Transporting the header of a combine harvester, along with the combine itself, can often prove to be something of a...
Arable
Arable
How much are contractors charging for harvesting cereals?
With harvesting underway in many areas around the country, AgriLand decided to find out what agricultural contractors are charging for cutting...
Machinery
Armstrong to host NH tillage day to celebrate landmark occasion
Armstrong Machinery will celebrate 40 years of selling New Holland machinery tomorrow, July 15, with a ‘Harvest and Tillage Day’...
N.Ireland
Glyphosate ban ‘would squeeze UK wheat output by 20%’
A ban on herbicides containing glyphosate would reduce British wheat production by 20%, according to research from the UK’s Crop...
N.Ireland
Spanish market ‘may demand more barley imports after dry season’
There is the potential for increased demand for barley in the Spanish market after dryness was experienced across key growing...
Machinery
New electric-drive air seeder launched by Spaldings
A new electric-drive air seeder for grass seed, cover crops and oilseed rape has been launched by UK agri equipment supplier...
Arable
Video: 'Killer' machine to tackle herbicide resistant weeds
A weed-killing machine that pulverises weed seeds upon harvest could be a huge step in reducing the amount of chemicals...
Arable
Video: Check out all the action from Crops and Cultivation 2017
Over 3,000 people attended the Crops and Cultivation open day at Teagasc Oak Park earlier this week. The profitability challenge...
Machinery
John Deere set for hi-tech showcase at Cereals 2017
Machinery giant John Deere will reveal details of an updated version of its PowrSpray R4040i 4,000L-capacity self-propelled sprayer, as well as its...
N.Ireland
Major challenge posed by Black Grass and Brome Grass
Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) plant scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing threat posed by Black Grass and...
Arable
EU Commission to restart talks on glyphosate re-authorisation
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed the European Commission’s plan to re-authorise glyphosate for ten years. The European Commission...
Machinery
John Deere to wheel out new 400hp beast at Cereals 2017
John Deere’s latest tractor, the 8400R, makes its first appearance at the company stand, number 116, at the Cereals Event in...
Arable
UK university to showcase robotic-grown spring barley
Move over robotic milking – the focus is now on growing and harvesting cereal crops remotely. Members of Harper Adams...
Arable
Best-practice cereal management tips - for the month of May
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has issued best-practice cereal management tips – for the...
N.Ireland
NIGTA: 'Farming income was higher than support payments in only three of the last 20 years'
Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA) President Dr. Keith Agnew believes that the farming and food sectors are those which...
Machinery
Monsanto drops proposed deal to sell planting division to John Deere
Reuters is reporting that Monsanto has scrapped a proposed deal to sell its Precision Planting farm equipment division to Deere & Co...
Arable
Welcome changes made to TAMS tillage specs
Modifications have been made to the specifications of the TAMS II tillage scheme with various sections updated. These amendments will...
Machinery
New world record for sowing maize set by Case IH and Vaderstad
A new world record has been set, whereby over 500ha of maize was sown in a marathon 24-hour planting experiment...
