Agriland Team

Grain price: Rise this week
Grain price: Rise this week

The markets were showing a rise and signs of positivity this week. Progress on a trade deal between the US...

Top NI dairy advisor calls for move to milk solids based pricing
Top NI dairy advisor calls for move to milk solids based pricing

One of Northern Ireland’s most respected agricultural advisors has called for the region’s dairy industry to make the move to...

Looking for a fresh new job in agriculture?
Looking for a fresh new job in agriculture?

Every month a wide range of jobs become available in the Irish agriculture sector, giving people the opportunity to pick...

MPs back withdrawal agreement bill in House of Commons
MPs back withdrawal agreement bill in House of Commons

MPs have approved the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill in the House of Commons in the UK this afternoon, Friday,...

Reminder: Cork convoy hits the road…to warm up for a ‘500-strong tractor run’
Reminder: Cork convoy hits the road…to warm up for a ‘500-strong tractor run’

AgriLand spotted an eye-catching (tractor) convoy just outside Cork city last month (Thursday, November 14). The convoy – comprising five...

Austria unsuccessful in banning glyphosate
Austria unsuccessful in banning glyphosate

For the time being, Austria will not proceed with a ban on glyphosate which was due to begin on January...

Video: Talking to MF about its ‘NEXT’ tractor…and current sales in Ireland
Video: Talking to MF about its ‘NEXT’ tractor…and current sales in Ireland

At last month’s Agritechnica show (in Germany), AgriLand spoke to Francesco Quaranta (vice-president of the Sales & Marketing division –...

Auction report: ‘Best of the rest’ from the end-of-year sale
Auction report: ‘Best of the rest’ from the end-of-year sale

Monday, December 9, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

Overturned lorry load of Brussels sprouts causes road closure
Overturned lorry load of Brussels sprouts causes road closure

An overturned lorry on a UK road caused quite a stir this week and could well affect supplies of a...

3 jailed for illegal cigarette trade following HMRC farm raid
3 jailed for illegal cigarette trade following HMRC farm raid

Three men have been jailed for a total of 10 years and nine months after they were caught with millions...

Auction report: MF in focus at the last big sale of the year
Auction report: MF in focus at the last big sale of the year

Monday, December 9, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

Auction report: A case of the ‘blues’ at the last big sale of the year?
Auction report: A case of the ‘blues’ at the last big sale of the year?

Monday, December 9, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...

MEPs debate Mercosur agreement compatibility with Green Deal goals
MEPs debate Mercosur agreement compatibility with Green Deal goals

The EU-Mercosur trade agreement and whether the accord is compatible with the new European Green Deal was a key topic...

Appeal for info made following theft of tractor and tipper
Appeal for info made following theft of tractor and tipper

An appeal for information has been made following the theft of a New Holland tractor and a Herron tipper trailer...

Cullinan elected as next president of the IFA
Cullinan elected as next president of the IFA

With additional reporting by Breifne O’Brien at the count centre in Castleknock Tim Cullinan has been elected as the next...

Do we need to be a bit more inventive about who we employ on our dairy farms?
Do we need to be a bit more inventive about who we employ on our dairy farms?

Many dairy farmers are struggling to find employees. But is it a lack of available labour that is the issue?...

GDT takes 5% tumble in latest auction
GDT takes 5% tumble in latest auction

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index is after taking a tumble of more than 5% to record back-to-back drops following its...

Agriculture Bill back on the table, says ALA
Agriculture Bill back on the table, says ALA

The Agriculture Bill – along with several other draft Bills – could come back to Parliament following the landslide victory...