Agriland Team

NI total income from farming figures fell by 25% in 2019
NI total income from farming figures fell by 25% in 2019

Provisional figures indicate that the ‘Total Income From Farming’ (TIFF) in Northern Ireland fell by 25% (26% in real terms)...

European Parliament ratifies UK withdrawal agreement
European Parliament ratifies UK withdrawal agreement

The European Parliament has ratified the withdrawal agreement between the EU and the UK, thereby paving the way for the...

Final EU Parliament vote on Brexit agreement before UK MEPs depart
Final EU Parliament vote on Brexit agreement before UK MEPs depart

The European Parliament will vote on an agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU at 6:00pm this...

Ugandan beef ‘will have honoured place’ on post-Brexit UK tables – Johnson
Ugandan beef ‘will have honoured place’ on post-Brexit UK tables – Johnson

Ugandan beef cattle “will have an honoured place on the tables of post-Brexit”, according to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson....

Barnier in Belfast: People must be aware of Brexit consequences
Barnier in Belfast: People must be aware of Brexit consequences

People must be aware of the negative consequences from Brexit, according to the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. Barnier...

NI farmers warned to be aware of new slurry spreading rules
NI farmers warned to be aware of new slurry spreading rules

Farmers have been warned to be aware of new slurry spreading rules for spreading during the month of February which...

NI farmers warned to be aware of new slurry spreading rules
NI farmers warned to be aware of new slurry spreading rules

Farmers have been warned to be aware of new slurry spreading rules for spreading during the month of February which...

Purpose-built calf house makes life easier for this UK-based dairy and beef farmer
Purpose-built calf house makes life easier for this UK-based dairy and beef farmer

The farmers involved in the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme visited Robert Noad’s farm during a tour to...

Rearing 600 calves on contract and operating a beef-finishing enterprise in the UK
Rearing 600 calves on contract and operating a beef-finishing enterprise in the UK

Farming in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, in the UK, David Maidment – alongside his father – has been operating a calf-rearing enterprise,...

Rearing 600 calves on contract and operating a beef-finishing enterprise in the UK
Rearing 600 calves on contract and operating a beef-finishing enterprise in the UK

Farming in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, in the UK, David Maidment – alongside his father – has been operating a calf-rearing enterprise,...

NI farmers to highlight post-Brexit concerns to Westminster
NI farmers to highlight post-Brexit concerns to Westminster

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) will travel to Westminster in March in an effort to highlight concerns surrounding food imports...

Dog owners warned of consequences to livestock worrying
Dog owners warned of consequences to livestock worrying

Worrying livestock, especially sheep during lambing season, is a very serious concern for farmers, the local authority in counties Armagh...

Dog owners warned of consequences to livestock worrying
Dog owners warned of consequences to livestock worrying

Worrying livestock, especially sheep during lambing season, is a very serious concern for farmers, the local authority in counties Armagh...

Dog owners warned of consequences to livestock worrying
Dog owners warned of consequences to livestock worrying

Worrying livestock, especially sheep during lambing season, is a very serious concern for farmers, the local authority in counties Armagh...

ABP proteins division announces UK by-products acquisition
ABP proteins division announces UK by-products acquisition

ABP’s by-product division, Advanced Proteins, has announced the acquisition of the John Pointon and Sons animal by-products and proteins business....

European Parliament approves Brexit withdrawal agreement
European Parliament approves Brexit withdrawal agreement

The European Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs approved the withdrawal agreement this evening, Thursday, January 23, bringing Brexit one step...

China lifts 30-month age restriction on US beef imports
China lifts 30-month age restriction on US beef imports

China and the US have signed an agreement whereby the Asian country will remove the 30-month age limit for beef...

Lameness: What can farmers do about it?
Lameness: What can farmers do about it?

Lameness is a huge problem on sheep farms, especially this time of the year when animals are being housed and...