Agriland Team

Auction report: Collectible County sells for £23,500 (plus VAT)
Auction report: Collectible County sells for £23,500 (plus VAT)

A significant auction of tractors and other equipment took place on Saturday, November 23, in West Row, Suffolk (England). The...

Auction report: Fleet of Deutz-Fahr tractors offered for sale in Co. Meath [updated]
Auction report: Fleet of Deutz-Fahr tractors offered for sale in Co. Meath [updated]

A significant auction involving tractors and machinery took place today, Saturday, December 7, close to Dunboyne, Co. Meath. The auction...

Price gap between Irish and UK beef expected to widen – IFA
Price gap between Irish and UK beef expected to widen – IFA

Additional reporting by Sylvester Phelan The Bord Bia Beef Market Tracking Index, which is expected to be updated today, Monday,...

Comparison: Bottle feeding vs. stomach tubing colostrum
Comparison: Bottle feeding vs. stomach tubing colostrum

Colostrum is the most important meal a calf will get during its entire lifetime. The method of feeding this ‘liquid...

Video: Taking a tour of a busy tractor workshop in Co. Tipperary
Video: Taking a tour of a busy tractor workshop in Co. Tipperary

AgriLand paid a visit to Cashel, Co. Tipperary, to check out a new purpose-designed workshop at Breens Farm Machinery –...

Dairy conference: How we can reduce the emissions from 100,000 dairy cows…
Dairy conference: How we can reduce the emissions from 100,000 dairy cows…

If we were to switch half our calcium ammonia nitrate (CAN) fertiliser over to protected urea, it would be the...

Here’s a reminder of the latest jobs in the agri-sector
Here’s a reminder of the latest jobs in the agri-sector

A wide-range of jobs, requiring various different skill sets, are included among the job bulletins this week on AgriRecruit. With...

Sheep housing: Are your facilities up to scratch for the winter period?
Sheep housing: Are your facilities up to scratch for the winter period?

Over the next few weeks, farmers will be looking to house their ewes for the winter period until they lamb...

Grain price: Global supply looks good for future prices
Grain price: Global supply looks good for future prices

While wheat markets have shown increases over the past number of weeks it is important to proceed with caution when...

Lorry container of beef recovered in Louth following Armagh theft
Lorry container of beef recovered in Louth following Armagh theft

Investigations are ongoing following the theft of a lorry container of beef carcasses from a premises in Co. Armagh yesterday,...

Auction report: TW mania at massive ‘on-site’ sale
Auction report: TW mania at massive ‘on-site’ sale

A significant auction involving tractors and other equipment took place on Saturday, November 23, in West Row, Suffolk (England). The sale...

Auction report: ‘Old-school’ muscle pulls big money at ‘on-site’ sale
Auction report: ‘Old-school’ muscle pulls big money at ‘on-site’ sale

A significant auction of tractors and other equipment took place on Saturday, November 23, in West Row, Suffolk (England). The...

Irish beef prices 44c/kg behind Northern Ireland
Irish beef prices 44c/kg behind Northern Ireland

It has been outlined that the price currently being paid for R3 steer cattle in the Republic of Ireland is...

Farmer finds himself in court using tractor ‘for social purposes’
Farmer finds himself in court using tractor ‘for social purposes’

A farmer in the UK who drove to a local public house in his tractor after work has been hit...

Fonterra announces a further increase to its 2019/2020 forecast farmgate milk price
Fonterra announces a further increase to its 2019/2020 forecast farmgate milk price

Fonterra Cooperative has announced a further increase to its 2019/2020 forecast farmgate milk price range. The kiwi co-op today, Thursday,...

Why not replace your rake’s ‘jockey wheel’ with a plastic ‘slide’?
Why not replace your rake’s ‘jockey wheel’ with a plastic ‘slide’?

Engineers at Pottinger are testing a “new concept” for its (silage) rakes. They have replaced the traditional ‘jockey wheel’ on...

‘Time to spell out problems in north’s dairy industry’ – NI farmers
‘Time to spell out problems in north’s dairy industry’ – NI farmers

A farmer group based in Northern Ireland has claimed that the dairy industry in the north, and in the UK...

New breed of high-output trailed forage harvester on the way?
New breed of high-output trailed forage harvester on the way?

There has been considerable coverage of one particular machine – built by Elho – that was shown at last month’s...