Agriland Team

Scotland’s Animal Welfare Commission named
Scotland’s Animal Welfare Commission named

An SRUC professor has been appointed chair of Scotland’s first independent Animal Welfare Commission. Prof Cathy Dwyer is joined by...

Third dip on the trot as GDT slips slightly in latest auction
Third dip on the trot as GDT slips slightly in latest auction

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) has decreased for the third consecutive auction following its latest tender today, Tuesday, March 3....

A glance back in time as 750,000th JCB backhoe rolls off production line
A glance back in time as 750,000th JCB backhoe rolls off production line

JCB hit its latest milestone as its 750,000th backhoe loader rolled off the production line today, Tuesday March 3. The...

Devenish reports ‘solid’ set of financial results
Devenish reports ‘solid’ set of financial results

Northern Ireland agri-tech firm Devenish has reported what its chief executive has described as a “solid” set of financial results...

Devenish reports ‘solid’ set of financial results
Devenish reports ‘solid’ set of financial results

Northern Ireland agri-tech firm Devenish has reported what its chief executive has described as a “solid” set of financial results...

Child dies and woman and baby injured in Larne farmhouse incident
Child dies and woman and baby injured in Larne farmhouse incident

A young child has died and a woman and baby were injured in an incident which took place in a...

Child dies and woman and baby injured in Larne farmhouse incident
Child dies and woman and baby injured in Larne farmhouse incident

A young child has died and a woman and baby were injured in an incident which took place in a...

Evidence of dairy diets in Meath…from 4,000 years ago
Evidence of dairy diets in Meath…from 4,000 years ago

Archaeologists in University College Dublin (UCD) have found evidence that prehistoric people in Meath had dairy diets – some 4,000...

Wheat quality in the spotlight at the AHDB Milling Wheat Conference
Wheat quality in the spotlight at the AHDB Milling Wheat Conference

The importance of the supply chain working together, particularly during this challenging growing season, was highlighted at this year’s AHDB...

Farming ‘not important’ to economy – senior UK government aide
Farming ‘not important’ to economy – senior UK government aide

One of the most senior (UK) government advisors has apparently said that Britain does not need its farming or fishing...

Mildew control: Tern makes a return
Mildew control: Tern makes a return

With the exit of fenpropimorph from the market, there is an opening in the mildew control market. At a recent...

Mildew control: Tern makes a return
Mildew control: Tern makes a return

With the exit of fenpropimorph from the market, there is an opening in the mildew control market. At a recent...

Grain price: Wheat drifting downwards
Grain price: Wheat drifting downwards

Wheat prices drifted downwards this week on LIFFE, MATIF and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) markets. In fact CBOT wheat...

Grain price: Wheat drifting downwards
Grain price: Wheat drifting downwards

Wheat prices drifted downwards this week on LIFFE, MATIF and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) markets. In fact CBOT wheat...

US authorities lift suspension on Brazilian beef imports
US authorities lift suspension on Brazilian beef imports

Authorities in the US have decided to lift a suspension on the import of raw, intact beef into the country...

Search on for tractor driver following ‘hit-and-run’ incident
Search on for tractor driver following ‘hit-and-run’ incident

Efforts are currently underway to trace a tractor driver following a ‘hit-and-run’ accident in which a woman and a toddler...

Search on for tractor driver following ‘hit-and-run’ incident
Search on for tractor driver following ‘hit-and-run’ incident

Efforts are currently underway to trace a tractor driver following a ‘hit-and-run’ accident in which a woman and a toddler...

EU-UK negotiations set to kick-off next month
EU-UK negotiations set to kick-off next month

It is expected that the first formal meeting between EU and UK free-trade deal negotiators will take place early next...