N.Ireland
UK wheat prices set to remain in the doldrums – AHDB
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that UK wheat prices are continuing to underperform, relative to 2023....
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N.Ireland
SAME and the legacy of the Cassani brothers
There are various figures in the history of farm mechanisation that stand out from the crowd and are recognised as...
N.Ireland
Finishing cattle younger to avail of BCR payment in NI
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) beef and sheep adviser, Jack Friar has reminded beef producers in Northern...
N.Ireland
UFU to be ‘relentless’ in lobbying govt during 2025
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president William Irvine has said that the union will continue to be “relentless” in lobbying government...
N.Ireland
Breeding for improved milk constituents in Northern Ireland
Breeding for improved milk constituents is the future for the milk industry in Northern Ireland. This is the strongly held...
N.Ireland
AgriSearch launches new five-year strategy
AgriSearch, the Northern Ireland Agricultural Research and Development Council, recently launched a new strategy statement for the next five years....
Dairy
Dry cow management: Ensuring cows calve down at correct BCS
As the Christmas period continues on, it is important to be critiquing your dry cow management and ensuring cows are...
Agri-Business
CAD: The unsung hero of modern machinery
Machinery manufactures will wax lyrical about the wonders and miracles of the their digital systems with a growing emphasis on...
N.Ireland
Watch: Comté cheese taste testing in a 100,000 wheel cellar
Agriland visited the cellars of the Fort Saint-Antoine, Fromageries Marcel Petite where 100,000 wheels of Comté cheese are stored and...
N.Ireland
Reminder: Ensuring effective control of lice on cattle
Lice can spread quickly through a herd of cattle that have been housed for the winter as the close contact...
N.Ireland
Harry Ferguson and his ambitious plan for humankind
Henry George Ferguson was rarely accused of lacking ambition, for there was within him a desire to succeed, not in...
N.Ireland
AGCO sets out ambitious plans for future growth
Agco recently held an Analyst Meeting for shareholders and investors during which it set out its vision for the future....
N.Ireland
Dairy Throwback: Antrim father and son maximise farm efficiency
As the Christmas period begins, Agriland has decided to revisit some of the most popular and interesting Dairy Focus articles from 2024,...
N.Ireland
UFU to hold NI tractor rallies in protest over ‘family farm tax’
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced that it is holding six tractor runs, one in each county, in Northern...
N.Ireland
Crunch time for Farm Welfare Bill fast approaching
Members of the Stormont agriculture committee will give their definitive view on a Farm Welfare Bill for Northern Ireland within...
Arable
New measures to improve female representation in wheat research
A new initiative has been launched to improve female representation in wheat research carried out in the United Kingdom (UK)....
Environment
UK ban on use of bee-killing pesticides moves a step closer
The UK Government is delivering on its promise to “ban toxic bee-killing pesticides and ending the long-term decline of our...
N.Ireland
Christmas tree production at the heart of sustainable land management
Modern Christmas tree production is an extremely sustainable and conservation friendly land management option. This is the strongly held view...
