Agriland Team

France expands €1 meals to all higher-level students and apprentices
France expands €1 meals to all higher-level students and apprentices

The French government has introduced a scheme that will provide higher-level students and apprentices with €1 meals. The scheme is...

AGCO sales jump to $2.3bn due to ‘near record’ margins in Europe
AGCO sales jump to $2.3bn due to ‘near record’ margins in Europe

AGCO, the US machinery giant behind Massey Ferguson, Valtra and Fendt, has reported a 14% increase in sales for the...

NI firefighters  working around the clock to ‘protect homes, land and lives’
NI firefighters working around the clock to ‘protect homes, land and lives’

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) today (Friday, May 1) said hundreds of firefighters have been battling wildfires...

Global fertiliser outlook – how countries are weathering the crisis
Global fertiliser outlook – how countries are weathering the crisis

There will be “continued pressure” and “increased risks” on farmers around the world as a result of the fertiliser crisis,...

Yara sees 41% year-on-year jump in Q1 earnings despite global fertiliser shock
Yara sees 41% year-on-year jump in Q1 earnings despite global fertiliser shock

Fertiliser producer Yara has recorded a 41% year-on-year increase in operating profit for the first quarter (Q1) of 2026 The...

High tech robotic dogs guarding valuable corn crops
High tech robotic dogs guarding valuable corn crops

By Chris McCullough For centuries, dogs have played a vital role on farms across the world – working with livestock,...

Advice: Suckler herd fertility – getting cows back in calf
Advice: Suckler herd fertility – getting cows back in calf

As a majority of spring-calving suckler herds move beyond the main calving period, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...

Major dairy cattle show set to return to Cavan next month
Major dairy cattle show set to return to Cavan next month

The Emerald Expo is set to return for its 14th show event at the Virginia Show Centre in Co. Cavan...

Fatality confirmed on Tyrone farm
Fatality confirmed on Tyrone farm

A man has died following an incident on a farm in Co. Tyrone today (Thursday, March 19). The Police Service...

Oz cattle station cook creates recipe book to aid flood-stricken farmers
Oz cattle station cook creates recipe book to aid flood-stricken farmers

By Chris McCullough The cook at a massive cattle station in Australia’s Northern Territory has launched her own recipe book...

European farmers on high alert amid FMD outbreak in Cyprus
European farmers on high alert amid FMD outbreak in Cyprus

By Chris McCullough European veterinary authorities have confirmed foot and mouth disease (FMD) has taken hold on the island of...

AGCO net sales down 13.5% in 2025
AGCO net sales down 13.5% in 2025

Machinery manufacturer and distributor, AGCO has reported net sales of $2.9 billion for the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of 1.1%...

Cross-border initiative granted €3.97m to work on rural renewal
Cross-border initiative granted €3.97m to work on rural renewal

A new cross‑community and cross‑border initiative has been granted €3.97m to invest in rural renewal. The Rural Innovation and Social...

Vaccination underway in South Africa as FMD declared a national disaster
Vaccination underway in South Africa as FMD declared a national disaster

By Chris McCullough South Africa has finally declared its foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak a national disaster and is...

Reviving the art of letter writing
Reviving the art of letter writing

A new initiative is encouraging people to revive the art of letter writing and the practice of having a pen...

Farmer fined at Antrim court for water pollution offence
Farmer fined at Antrim court for water pollution offence

A court in Northern Ireland has fined a farmer for a water pollution offence that resulted in a fish kill....

The challenge of milking cows near the front line in Ukraine
The challenge of milking cows near the front line in Ukraine

By Chris McCullough Milking cows near the front line of the war in Ukraine is a huge daily challenge but...

Court: NI farmer convicted for water pollution offence
Court: NI farmer convicted for water pollution offence

A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted in court in relation to a water pollution offence. 36-years-old, Andrew Hogg...