Agriland Team

Death of family farm chronicled in new memoir
Death of family farm chronicled in new memoir

US-born farmer and writer, Ryan Dennis, will have the Irish launch of his recently published memoir titled Barn Gothic: Three Generations...

Rural homelessness going under the radar
Rural homelessness going under the radar

Public awareness of rural homelessness is low, with many people assume the problem only happens in towns and cities. That’s...

Letter to the editor: Value food? Then value producers – UFU
Letter to the editor: Value food? Then value producers – UFU

As another year draws to a close, it is a natural time to pause, reflect, and take stock. The past...

Dairy-beef production ‘set to grow’ across the globe – AHDB
Dairy-beef production ‘set to grow’ across the globe – AHDB

Could boosting dairy-beef production help “sustain production volumes” in the face of beef supply challenges? According to the Agricultural and Horticultural...

Clearer details about Northern Ireland’s bluetongue outbreak
Clearer details about Northern Ireland’s bluetongue outbreak

By Chris McCullough Farmers across Northern Ireland have criticised the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and Minister...

How can good ventilation improve calf welfare?
How can good ventilation improve calf welfare?

Ventilation will be key to calf health over the coming months according to Gareth Beacom, beef and sheep adviser with...

Entries to RUAS Winter Fair down 25% due to bluetongue
Entries to RUAS Winter Fair down 25% due to bluetongue

By Chris McCullough Cattle entries for the 39th Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) Winter Fair on December 11 have now...

430k sheep and goats culled in Greece due to pox virus
430k sheep and goats culled in Greece due to pox virus

By Chris McCullough Farmers in Greece are counting heavy financial losses after around 430,000 sheep and goats have been culled...

Destination unknown for livestock ship after reportedly unloading in Libya
Destination unknown for livestock ship after reportedly unloading in Libya

By Chris McCullough A mystery surrounds the next destination for livestock ship Spiridon II after it was seen docked in...

Dairy Focus: Neighbouring farmers join forces to sell direct to public
Dairy Focus: Neighbouring farmers join forces to sell direct to public

By Chris McCullough Selling milk direct to consumers is a path many dairy farmers have taken, mostly using vending machines...

Daughter of woman who died from rabies after dog scratch in vaccination plea
Daughter of woman who died from rabies after dog scratch in vaccination plea

The daughter of a British woman who died after contracting rabies as a result of being scratched by a dog...

German veg farmer helps develop laser weeding robot to reduce massive labour bill
German veg farmer helps develop laser weeding robot to reduce massive labour bill

By Chris McCullough Weeding is one of the most tedious, time-consuming and costly jobs on a vegetable farm, and with...

Letter to the editor: Focus needed on better animal health in Europe
Letter to the editor: Focus needed on better animal health in Europe

As the EU wrestles with the future of its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), Europe is facing disruption across the agrifood...

Meet Quiney, the donkey VIP wedding guest
Meet Quiney, the donkey VIP wedding guest

When Fiona Anderson and John McGuckin tied the knot recently in Co. Derry, Quiney, a donkey from Donegal Donkey Sanctuary...

Dairy Focus: Kenyan farmer cares more about genetics than milk yield
Dairy Focus: Kenyan farmer cares more about genetics than milk yield

By Chris McCullough While most dairy farmers strive to breed a cow that can produce a lot of high quality...

Graphic pics: 13,000 pigs killed in Ukraine during bombing of farm
Graphic pics: 13,000 pigs killed in Ukraine during bombing of farm

By Chris McCullough **Warning: Some readers may find the images below distressing** Russian forces have reportedly carried out another attack...

NI farmer convicted for water pollution offence
NI farmer convicted for water pollution offence

A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted in court of a water pollution offence. Martin Millar (44), of Glenleary...

Cattle prices in UK could be impacted by ‘wavering’ consumer demand – report
Cattle prices in UK could be impacted by ‘wavering’ consumer demand – report

Wavering consumer demand in response to steep price inflation ‘may limit upward movement’ in UK cattle prices, according to the...