N.Ireland
Wexford man Martin Kehoe ploughs to victory at NI Ploughing Championship
World champion ploughman Martin Kehoe from Co. Wexford stole the show at this weekend’s Northern Ireland International Ploughing Championship. Dozens...
N.Ireland
Rural Life
'Slow Food' festival celebrates return with two local product launches
A festival celebrating the best of the north west’s home-grown produce will return to the ‘maiden city’ next weekend. Northern...
Rural Life
Meet the Michelin-starred chef on a mission to bring back the 'Mighty Spud'
Inspired by his love of farming, a Michelin-starred chef is urging the Irish public to get back behind its favourite...
Agri-Business
Supermarkets cancel orders for 2 Sisters after undercover investigation
Four major UK supermarkets have ditched 2 Sisters as a poultry supplier after an investigation into the UK’s biggest supermarket...
Rural Life
Belfast is keeping it country at Farmers' Bash
Plaid shirts, stetsons and cowboy boots at the ready. What is being billed as the biggest event of 2017 for...
N.Ireland
Some like them Blonde: Behind the scenes at NI's top Blonde herds
Two herds in Co. Down and Co. Antrim have come out top at this year’s NI Blonde Cattle Club herd...
Agri-Business
Bracing for Brexit: Innovative veg exporter details plans
Brexit is looming, but Mash Direct – one of the North’s best-known food exporters – is thinking ahead by launching...
N.Ireland
33 firefighters endeavour to rescue cattle which fell into a slurry tank
33 firefighters were called in to rescue a number of cattle which fell into a slurry tank in Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
Is Dale Farm's new 27p/L contract for you? What you need to know
Bosses at Northern Ireland’s largest milk processor, Dale Farm, say they have had a “very encouraging” response to its new 27p/L fixed-price...
N.Ireland
Crime initiative puts farmers on the watch for rural thieves
Farmers have been urged to sign up to a new rural crime watch initiative to tackle the issue in Northern...
N.Ireland
Ploughman who battled cancer nominated as farming's 'Unsung Hero'
A young ploughman who battled Leukemia has been nominated as Northern Ireland farming’s ‘Unsung Hero’. Speaking as part of AgriLand’s...
N.Ireland
NI farmers urged to submit BVD PI claims before October deadline
Farmers will be disappointed that the BVD PI Removal Incentivisation Scheme is closing on September 30, the Deputy President of...
N.Ireland
North's incentivisation scheme for the removal of BVD-infected calves to close
The incentivisation scheme in Northern Ireland – aimed at the removal of animals persistently infected by BVD – is soon...
N.Ireland
Dairy industry to pool resources in event of 'hard' Brexit
Milk processors on the island are planning to pool resources in the event of a hard Brexit, AgriLand can reveal. LacPatrick’s new...
Dairy
Harp hits the right notes at UK Dairy Day
A Northern Ireland syndicate has struck the right notes at a national six-breed dairy show today (September 13) lifting the title...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted for fish kill through slurry contamination
A Fermanagh farmer was today convicted of allowing slurry to enter a waterway – causing a major fish kill –...
Dairy
LacPatrick’s €33 million plant to future-proof Irish milk sales
Ambitious expansion plans will allow one of the north’s biggest milk processors to allay Brexit fears and drive export sales,...
Dairy
Milk production on NI farms in July jumps by 5.5%
Milk production on dairy farms in Northern Ireland witnessed a jump of 5.5% in July of this year, compared to...
