Agriland Team

Fivemiletown business fined for water pollution offence
Fivemiletown business fined for water pollution offence

A farm business in Co. Tyrone has been fined £1,250 at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court today after pleading guilty to a...

Aileen Barron: Why so many farmers are viewing video content…
Aileen Barron: Why so many farmers are viewing video content…

By Aileen Barron, Green Acre Marketing Video marketing is a growing phenomenon for many reasons and agri-businesses are becoming more...

Lakeland launches ‘labour-saving booklet’ for suppliers
Lakeland launches ‘labour-saving booklet’ for suppliers

Lakeland Dairies has launched a 28-page booklet containing recommendations, tips and case studies “aimed at making farm life easier” for...

Northern Ireland Assembly declares climate emergency
Northern Ireland Assembly declares climate emergency

The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted in favour of declaring a climate emergency and has called for the establishment of...

Northern Ireland Assembly declares climate emergency
Northern Ireland Assembly declares climate emergency

The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted in favour of declaring a climate emergency and has called for the establishment of...

Northern farmers hold ‘encouraging’ first meeting with new minister
Northern farmers hold ‘encouraging’ first meeting with new minister

Members of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) have held an “encouraging” first meeting with the newly appointed agriculture minister in...

Milestone for Herdwatch with one million calves registered
Milestone for Herdwatch with one million calves registered

Roscrea-based farm management software company Herdwatch is celebrating one million calves registered in the Herdwatch app as calving season gets...

2020 vision: Future of Farming Expo to take to ‘the Hub’ next week
2020 vision: Future of Farming Expo to take to ‘the Hub’ next week

The 2020 Future of Farming Expo presented by Kverneland Group Ireland is set to take place in the “Marble City”...

Amazone ZG-TS: Formidable new fertiliser spreader from Farmhand
Amazone ZG-TS: Formidable new fertiliser spreader from Farmhand

The advent of spring is being announced with the rumbling of a formidable new fertiliser spreader in the form of...

DNA evidence used to prove farmer stole neighbour’s cow
DNA evidence used to prove farmer stole neighbour’s cow

DNA evidence has been used for the first time in Britain to prove that a farmer in Wales stole his...

China orders cull of 18,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak
China orders cull of 18,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak

Authorities in China have culled almost 18,000 chickens after an outbreak of bird flu in the Asian country. China’s Ministry...

NI agriculture minister confirms £293 million in direct payments
NI agriculture minister confirms £293 million in direct payments

Northern Ireland’s new agriculture minister Edwin Poots has confirmed that farmers there will share £293 million in direct payments for...

UK TV authority receives over 350 complaints for ‘How to Steal Pigs’
UK TV authority receives over 350 complaints for ‘How to Steal Pigs’

The UK’s broadcasting authority, Ofcom, has received over 350 complaints for a documentary on Channel 4 titled ‘How to Steal...

DAERA announces brucellosis compensation rates for February
DAERA announces brucellosis compensation rates for February

Brucellosis compensation rates for February 2020 have been announced by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in...

DAERA announces brucellosis compensation rates for February
DAERA announces brucellosis compensation rates for February

Brucellosis compensation rates for February 2020 have been announced by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in...

Tillage conference: The story of compulsory cover crops in Denmark
Tillage conference: The story of compulsory cover crops in Denmark

“They were quite negative”: That was how farmers reacted in Denmark to legislation that made the growing of cover crops...

Tillage conference: The story of compulsory cover crops in Denmark
Tillage conference: The story of compulsory cover crops in Denmark

“They were quite negative”: That was how farmers reacted in Denmark to legislation that made the growing of cover crops...

Sheep advice: How can I reduce the risk of lameness in slatted sheds?
Sheep advice: How can I reduce the risk of lameness in slatted sheds?

With the lambing season underway, the focus will turn to ensuring ewes are healthy and in good condition. An issue...