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,...
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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...
Machinery
'Perfect' ins and outs: Does Kuhn have a 'high-tech' answer?
The number of furrows, and indeed the working width, of ploughs has increased steadily over the decades. However, reasons Kuhn, the...
Machinery
100% electric tractor from Fendt runs for '5 continuous hours'
The Fendt e100 Vario is the first practical, battery-powered tractor that can be used in most day-to-day yard operations without having...
Machinery
First engine passes EU Stage V hurdle: Industry braces for new limits
Deutz is the world’s first engine manufacturer to be given an EU Stage V certificate. Its ‘Stage V ready’ engines,...
Machinery
530hp, 4-row giant: Grimme wheels out its biggest potato harvester yet
Grimme has launched what it describes as “its biggest ever self-propelled potato harvester” onto the market. With no less than...
Machinery
Green light: Deere and Kramer get the 'go-ahead' for major deal
John Deere announced back on July 6 that it planned to invest in German machinery manufacturer Kramer-Werke GmbH to create...
N.Ireland
Thelma Gorman named as woman killed in farm accident
‘Unsung hero’ of Northern Ireland agriculture Thelma Gorman has been named as the woman who lost her life on a...
N.Ireland
Meet the Young Farmers' girls chopping their locks for children's wigs
Around a dozen Co. Down Young Farmers’ girls have pledged to chop their hair for good causes. Inspired by the...
N.Ireland
Is thinking 'white' the secret to Northern Ireland's best blues?
A Co. Antrim British Blue herd which selectively breeds for white cattle has wowed judges in the north. Jack and...
Rural Life
Award-winning journalist joins growing AgriLand team
Northern Ireland agri journalist Rachel Martin has joined AgriLand as its Northern correspondent. She joins the team at a time...
N.Ireland
Woman killed in a farm accident involving a cow
A woman in Northern Ireland has been killed in an accident involving a cow, the Health and Safety Executive of...
Machinery
Updated: Fendt unveils 'green' Welger balers and Lely Tigo wagons
AGCO will shortly launch Lely (Welger) round balers and Lely self-loading silage wagons, among other products, in Fendt colours – as...
N.Ireland
Supermarket slammed for 'unscrupulous' treatment of farm suppliers
Supermarket chain Asda has been slammed for its “unscrupulous” treatment of farm suppliers in the UK. The latest investigation by...
Machinery
Half in; half out: Is the future on wheels or on tracks?
Lined up for an Agritechnica ‘Silver Medal’ this year, the Claas Axion 900 Terra Trac has been dubbed the “first half-track tractor...
National Ploughing Championships
Is this the future of bale transport in Ireland?
Laois-based machinery dealer BMS (Bailey Machinery Sales) has just taken delivery of a unique bale trailer designed by Northern Irish...
N.Ireland
Four Northern Ireland dairy farms among first to be RSPCA-assured for welfare
Four Northern Ireland dairy farmers are among the first in the UK to be given the RSPCA’s seal of approval...
Machinery
Auction report: Pics and prices from ‘monster’ Cambridge tractor sale
Monday (September 4) saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
