Agri-Business
Australia on course for bumper grain harvest
According to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), Australia can look forward to a bumper grain harvest. Winter crop...
Harvest
Arable
Main crop potato harvest in Northern Ireland well underway
The main crop potato harvest in Northern Ireland is now well underway. Initial indications are pointing to a significant drop...
World News
Russian farmers may be called on to fight in war - Putin
In a meeting yesterday (Tuesday, September 27), Russian president Vladimir Putin said that Russian farmers may be called on to...
Arable
NFU: Over 130,000 school children sign up to harvest festival
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Education team will provide first-hand experience of harvest time to more than 130,000 students as...
Arable
Blackcurrant harvest feels the impact of hot weather conditions
As this year’s blackcurrant harvest ends, the British growers’ association, the Blackcurrant Foundation, reported a challenging harvest season due to...
Arable
Harvest update: Heavy rain temporarily stalled work
While last weekend’s heavy rain brought the harvest to a halt, Teagasc is confirming that combines are now back in...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland winter barley harvest to get underway next week
Weather permitting, the first of this year’s winter barley harvest in Northern Ireland will be cut next week. The combines...
Arable
Record harvest on the cards for maize growers in Northern Ireland
Assuming that weather conditions hold over the coming weeks, maize growers in Northern Ireland can look forward to both a...
Arable
NFU Scotland launches 2021 harvest survey
The signs are showing that this year’s harvest has been a good one, but the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland...
Arable
Harvest update: ‘It’s been a bloody awful harvest weather wise’
Co. Derry farmer Robert Moore has said “it’s been a bloody awful harvest weather wise” as farmers are struggling to...
Arable
A millionaire’s view of farming…and the harvest
Jeremy Clarkson is new to farming. The TV host most famously known for a stint on a certain ‘top’ motor...
Agri-Business
Pocket-sized moisture metre in the corn fields of the US
A new technology in the US means that corn farmers and seed producers can now use a pocket-sized moisture metre...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Unsettled, but not going to jump anywhere fast
Unsettled might be a word to describe grain markets this week. LIFFE wheat (November and May) climbed all week from...
Arable
Tillage focus: Meet a member of the world’s first Hands Free Hectare team
Hands Free Hectare (HFH) is the world’s first ever hectare of cereals produced using autonomous machinery. Earlier this year – at...
Opinion
It’s imperative to make safety a priority on our farms at all times
Farm Safety Week 2018 kicks-off next Monday. It’s taking place at a time of year when farmers and contractors will...
N.Ireland
Potato harvest 2017: 'One of the worst in living memory'
Potato farmers say they are experiencing one of the “worst harvests ever” with many warning their crops are rotting in...
Arable
Update: How much are contractors charging to harvest grain?
With harvesting around Ireland in full swing, AgriLand asked what agricultural contractors are charging for combine harvesting cereal crops in 2017....
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...
