Agriland Team, Author at Agriland.co.uk

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Opinion: ‘We face a fast-paced, unfamiliar and invisible enemy – but we face it together’

April 1, 2020

By Edwin Poots – Minister for Agriculture for Northern Ireland As a nation, we are facing the biggest health crisis we’ve seen for…

EU member states told to ‘exchange information’ on seasonal worker needs

March 31, 2020

Agri-Business

The European Commission has issued guidelines for EU member states to follow to ensure the continued movement of workers, including seasonal agriculture workers.…

JCB to join ‘national effort’ to address ventilator shortage

March 30, 2020

Machinery

JCB is set to re-start production at one of its factories, which had been closed due to the coronavirus crisis, to take part…

What fertiliser do I need to spread to grow a crop of first-cut silage?

March 30, 2020

Beef

By Mark Plunkett, Teagasc soil and plant nutrition specialist Grass silage has a large nutrient demand and adequate nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and…

New AHDB report highlights export opportunities

March 29, 2020

Agri-Business

A new report by AHDB will arm exporters with crucial information on the Vietnamese marketplace as work continues to gain access for UK…

Farm model mania the ‘perfect’ distraction in troubled times

March 29, 2020

N.Ireland

A specialist in making farm models and buildings is fielding lots of new enquiries at present as model mania is seen as the…

Grain price: Up and down this week

March 28, 2020

Agri-Business

Wheat markets showed substantial increases this week, but there was volatility in the market. MATIF wheat for May moved from €191.25/t on Friday,…

Dairy focus: Milking 300 Jersey-cross cows on a grass-based system in the US

March 28, 2020

Dairy

In this week’s dairy focus, AgriLand caught up with Bernard Ryan from Tipperary, who is working on a grass-based dairy farm in the…

Ewe health issues: Getting to grips with mastitis this lambing season

March 27, 2020

Sheep

As we enter into the busy lambing period, farmers across the country are more than likely going to come across a number of…

GDT platform ‘will continue to remain fully operational’

March 27, 2020

Agri-Business

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) trading platform will “continue to remain fully operational” with auctions to continue as normal, according to the international…

Fendt production suspended at 2 plants due to Covid-19

March 27, 2020

Machinery

The agricultural machinery producer AGCO – maker of Fendt – is suspending the production at its Marktoberdorf and Asbach-Bäumenheim sites in Germany due…

Getting the right seed rate in your spring cereals

March 27, 2020

Arable

Spring sowing is underway in many parts of the country. Seed rate should take in a number of factors including the thousand grain…

Aileen Barron: Online venues for discussion groups and farm demos

March 27, 2020

Agri-Business

By Aileen Barron, Green Acre Marketing With many open days, farm demos, discussion group events and other such gatherings unlikely to take place…

Spanish farmers aid authorities in battle against Covid-19

March 26, 2020

Rural Life

Spanish farmers have joined in the fight alongside the country’s authorities to tackle the spread of Covid-19 in the southern EU nation in recent days.…

Watch: Calibrating your seed drill is an important task

March 26, 2020

Arable

Tillage farmers are out in force across the country. The past few days have provided great opportunities for all jobs to be carried…

JCB to extend UK production shutdown to ‘at least’ end of April

March 25, 2020

Agri-Business

JCB is suspending UK production until “at least” the end of April as a result of the Covid-19 crisis – and has pledged…

Staff at ABP and Moy Park sites ‘hold walkout’ over Covid-19 concerns

March 25, 2020

Agri-Business

Additional reporting by Rachel Martin Workers at two of Northern Ireland’s biggest agri-food processing sites have walked today (Wednesday, March 25) over fears…

Cereals event in the UK to go online for 2020

March 25, 2020

Arable

Cereals – The Arable Event – in the UK is set to go online. A statement from the organisers read: “We understand these…

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