Agriland Team

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...

CCC report: UK environmental bodies commit to joint action
CCC report: UK environmental bodies commit to joint action

The chairmen of three Government environmental bodies have pledged to work together to deliver nature-based solutions to climate change, helping...

Investigations ongoing following theft of 21 ewes from farm
Investigations ongoing following theft of 21 ewes from farm

An appeal for information has been made in relation to the theft of 21 sheep from a farm earlier this...

Cattle rescued following close call with slurry store
Cattle rescued following close call with slurry store

A number of cattle have been safely rescued following an incident where livestock gained access to a slurry store on...

More than 80,000ac to be transformed by land managers across Scotland
More than 80,000ac to be transformed by land managers across Scotland

A new network of “landscape leaders” is meeting for the first time to bring about positive environmental change in Scotland...

Record levels of English farm payments made by the end of December
Record levels of English farm payments made by the end of December

Record levels of farm payments have been made in England across the Basic Payment, Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship schemes....

Why colostrum is the most important feed a calf will get in its entire lifetime
Why colostrum is the most important feed a calf will get in its entire lifetime

Colostrum, otherwise known as ‘beestings’, is the most important feed a calf will get in its entire lifetime – as...

Why colostrum is the most important feed a calf will get in its entire lifetime
Why colostrum is the most important feed a calf will get in its entire lifetime

Colostrum, otherwise known as ‘beestings’, is the most important feed a calf will get in its entire lifetime – as...

Robotic milking ‘helps breed trouble-free cows’ – study
Robotic milking ‘helps breed trouble-free cows’ – study

Fluctuations in milk yield measured by milking robots can be used to breed cows that can cope well with problems,...

Gardaí investigate attempted plant machinery theft in Monaghan
Gardaí investigate attempted plant machinery theft in Monaghan

Investigations are ongoing into the attempted theft of plant machinery in Co. Monaghan in the early hours of this morning,...