N.Ireland
Tyrone AD plant becomes first in the UK to earn industry certification
A Co. Tyrone anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has become the first in the UK to be certified under a scheme...
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Machinery
New Holland's 'space-age' kit gets ever-closer to Irish eyes
LAMMA 2018 will be the first opportunity for many UK and Irish farmers to see New Holland’s next-generation, methane-powered tractor...
Dairy
5 farm gadgets you need to see at this year's Winter Fair
The AgriLand team has picked out some of the most innovative farm gadgets we know you won’t want to miss...
Machinery
M&S Machinery to become New Holland 'Harvester' dealer
New Holland has just announced the appointment of M&S Machinery of Cashel, Co. Tipperary, as a ‘Harvester‘ dealer; it will...
Machinery
Will your next New Holland tractor look like this?
New Holland has unveiled a new-look 180hp methane-powered concept tractor at this week’s Farm Progress Show in the US. While this tractor...
Machinery
Pics: First combine in the world to run on natural gas
Gomselmash – a major manufacturer of combine and forage harvesters from Belarus – is testing the first large-scale combine harvester...
Machinery
Video: Watch this manure-powered feed lorry in action
A US organic dairy farmer has recently developed an electric feed lorry to feed his cows – powered by manure....
Machinery
New Holland's latest creation is just pure 'gas'
The development of New Holland’s 100% methane-powered tractor is making progress; the second-generation T6.180 ‘Methane Power‘ prototype has completed extensive...
Machinery
SIMA 2017: Everyday farming tractors take prominent position among big guns
Despite the draw of the big guns, typical-size farmers’ tractors assumed prominent positions at the SIMA agricultural show in Paris this week. The...
Environment
Do you know the biggest risk farmers take when working with slurry?
Not removing livestock from a slatted shed prior to agitating is the biggest risk taken by farmers when working with...
Environment
Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture overtake those from industry
Greenhouse gases from the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector have overtaken the emissions from industry, according to the latest statistics...
Environment
6 steps to reduce your farms carbon footprint and save up to €29,000
A new study from McDonald’s UK has identified six simple measures that can help beef farmers reduce their carbon footprint...
Beef
'Foolhardy in the extreme to curb the production of beef' - Meat processors
It would be foolhardy in the extreme to curb the production of beef in a country where we produce in...
World News
A US dairy farm has turned dung into electricity for 1,000 homes
A dairy farm in the US is turning cow dung from its 3,400 cows into enough electricity to power 1,000...
Environment
Agriculture MEPs oppose new emissions reduction targets
Members of the European Agriculture Committee have asked to scrap the European Commission’s plans to set new binding reduction targets...
World News
Video: Toyota is developing a car that will run on cow dung!
Toyota is developing cars that can be powered off cow manure converted into hydrogen. Toyota is developing fuel cell vehicles (FCV) powered...
Agri-Business
Slurry gas is lethal – just one breath can kill
In the wake of recent farm tragedies numerous organisations involved in Irish agriculture have appealed to farmers to take all...
Environment
'Reducing carbon footprint will drive farm efficiency'
Alltech’s European bioscience centre director, Kevin Tuck, has told a grouping of farm industry leaders that the challenge of reducing...
