Agriland Team, Author at Agriland.co.uk

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Keeping on top of hygiene during the calving season

March 7, 2021

Calving can be a busy time on farms, especially when cow numbers are at high levels. Therefore, it is important to reduce the…

Touch of Claas: Arion 400 range given power boost makeover

March 7, 2021

Machinery

The Arion 400 range of tractors have been given a makeover to mark the introduction of the Stage V emissions standard, Claas has…

Beef-sired calf registrations drop in Northern Ireland

March 6, 2021

Beef

The number of beef sired calves registered in Northern Ireland has dropped by 1.7% for the month of January 2021, in comparison to…

Northern Ireland vet shortage ‘must be addressed’ as NI Protocol problems deepen

March 5, 2021

N.Ireland

A senior Ulster Unionist Party member has called for urgent action to address an increasingly serious shortage of vets carrying out official meat…

Farmer rescued after falling down 60ft sinkhole in field

March 5, 2021

N.Ireland

A quad driver has been rescued after falling 60ft (18m) into a sinkhole in a field in England earlier this week, emergency services…

Getting suckler cows back in-calf after calving this spring

March 5, 2021

Beef

The calving season is well underway on some spring-calving suckler herds, so the of the management breeding season may not be on the…

Helping break the cycle of disease at calving with effective biosecurity

March 4, 2021

Calving for any dairy farmer means late nights, early mornings and lots of hard work. So, it is vital that after all the…

JCB launches ‘how to’ help videos for Fastrac 4000 series

March 4, 2021

Machinery

A series of “How to” videos has been compiled by JCB to help operators make the most of its Fastrac 4000 Series high-speed…

EU to look at legal options in response to UK’s NI Protocol move

March 4, 2021

N.Ireland

The EU will respond to the UK’s unilateral move on the Northern Ireland Protocol “in accordance with the legal means established by the Withdrawal…

Management of SCC in early lactation

March 4, 2021

Dairy

A good start is half the work when it comes to management of somatic cell count (SCC) in early lactation. This is according…

Genome-edited wheat to reduce cancer risk from bread

March 3, 2021

Arable

Scientists at Rothamsted Research in the south of England have used genome editing to reduce a cancer-causing compound commonly found in bread. Acrylamide…

Pics: Kubota unveils its new M4 and M5 tractor ranges

March 3, 2021

Machinery

Kubota has launched two slick new ranges – the M5002 and M4003 series tractor ranges. The Japanese machinery giant claims that these latest…

Sizeable GDT surge signals 8 increases on the bounce

March 2, 2021

Agri-Business

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has posted a sizeable increase of 15% in the fifth auction of 2021 to mark eight increases…

‘Space to grow’: Steketee sees 30% increase in sales for 2020

March 2, 2021

Machinery

Dutch precision agriculture firm Steketee has reported a 30% growth in sales for 2020 – in spite of the impact of Covid-19. Part…

Dewulf adds new options to its MH 24x series of receiving hoppers

March 2, 2021

Arable

Dewulf, which provides machines for the cultivation of potatoes and root crops, has introduced several new options to its MH 24x series of…

Northern Ireland’s forestry development sector in peril

March 2, 2021

Forestry

Restrictions on the importation of young trees from Great Britain (GB) is putting Northern Ireland’s struggling forestry development programme at risk, which continues…