N.Ireland
Dairy Focus: Milking 240 cows with 4 GEA robots in Antrim
For this week’s Dairy Focus, Agriland made the trip to Co. Antrim to meet with Conor Casey on his dairy farm near...
Dairy
Agri-Business
Entries to Royal Bath and West Show competitions now open
The Royal Bath & West Show is now accepting entries to a wide range of competitions ahead of the event...
N.Ireland
Arla invests €2.9m in major solar power plant in Poland
Multinational dairy company Arla Foods has opened a new solar power plant in Tychowo, Poland, which will produce 1,620MW/h of...
Beef
Anglesey farmers to be advised on TB measures
The Welsh government is set to issue advice for cattle keepers on Anglesey to help keep bovine tuberculosis (bTB) incidences...
Agri-Business
EIT Food outlines ways for livestock industries to reach net zero
A new report published by EIT Food in collaboration with Innovate UK KTN has outlined six recommendations to help the...
Agri-Business
Holstein UK appoints new group commercial director
Holstein UK has today (Tuesday, March 7) announced the appointment of Michael Halliwell as its group commercial director – a...
N.Ireland
Soil sulphur levels higher than expected in some areas
Initial trends from Northern Ireland’s Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) are now available with the data on sulphur (S) of...
Dairy
Arla calls on Gen Z to consider a career in dairy
Dairy cooperative Arla Foods is calling on young people in the UK to enter the farming industry in the next...
Dairy
£17m investment to see new milk processing site in Pembrokeshire
The Welsh government and Pembrokeshire County Council have completed the sale of land to a Pembrokeshire-based company for the development...
N.Ireland
New Irish records set at Greenlawn sale
The Greenlawn herd held its annual sale on Saturday (February 25), with a number of new Irish sale records achieved...
Dairy
Cambridge SU push for all-vegan menu labelled attack on 'freedom of choice'
A spokesperson for the Countryside Alliance has dubbed a push by University of Cambridge’s Students’ Union (SU) for an all-vegan...
Agri-Business
AHDB launches Horizon work to explore UK export opportunities
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has launched its latest Horizon work, which explores opportunities for UK exports. The...
Dairy
Fonterra cuts milk price and collection forecasts
New Zealand milk processor Fonterra has reduced its forecasts for both farmgate milk price and milk collections for the 2022/2023...
N.Ireland
10 NI farms complete international ‘Dairy 4 Future’ project
Ten farms in Northern Ireland have completed their participation in the international project Dairy 4 Future. The aim of the...
Agri-Business
Fonterra to ‘compensate’ cyclone-hit farmers
The New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra has said it will make “appropriate compensation” to farmers who have been forced to...
Agri-Business
Highlights from the 2023 National Farmers' Union conference
The 2023 National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference saw discussions surrounding food security, headed by the union’s president Minette Batters, insights...
N.Ireland
Greenlawn herd to offer first Parfect-sired heifer at auction in Ireland
A heifer calf from the Greenlawn herd that was sired by Siemers Rengd Parfect-ET is among the animals on offer...
N.Ireland
In pictures: Taaffe Auctions’ 139th Carnaross dairy sale
Taaffe Auctions conducted its 139th Carnaross dairy sale on Wednesday (February 16) at Carnaross Mart, with 90 freshly calved heifers...
