Agriland Team

How many new tractors are selling in Ireland?
How many new tractors are selling in Ireland?

The slowdown in registrations of new tractors (in the Republic of Ireland) witnessed since the end of July continued in...

Dairy advice: Feeding minerals and treating parasites
Dairy advice: Feeding minerals and treating parasites

As we come to the end of the milking season on many spring calving dairy farms, our attention is turning...

CAFRE set to hold ewe management event next month
CAFRE set to hold ewe management event next month

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to hold a ewe management post-tupping event next month....

Ship carrying 14,600 sheep capsizes off Romanian coast
Ship carrying 14,600 sheep capsizes off Romanian coast

A ship carrying a total of 14,600 sheep has capsized for an unknown reason in Black Sea just off the coast...

Largest shipment of UK grain this year sets sail
Largest shipment of UK grain this year sets sail

This month will see the largest shipment of UK grain exported this season from Bristol Port. 64,000t of barley is...

Wet weather sees big swings in national cropping intentions
Wet weather sees big swings in national cropping intentions

Continued wet weather prolonging this autumn’s planting season means UK growers intend to plant 170,000 hectares less wheat compared to...

Video: Irish farmer convoy ‘on route’ to Dublin for tractor protest
Video: Irish farmer convoy ‘on route’ to Dublin for tractor protest

Tractors, trailers, 4X4s and machinery of all sorts are currently on route to Dublin for the tractor protest taking place...

Appeal for info made regarding ‘suspicious animal incidents’ amid ‘occult’ claims
Appeal for info made regarding ‘suspicious animal incidents’ amid ‘occult’ claims

An appeal for information has been made following a series of suspicious incidents in which cattle and sheep have been...

Irish expats drive 900,000L of water to drought-stricken Aussie farmers
Irish expats drive 900,000L of water to drought-stricken Aussie farmers

Hundreds of Irish people based in Sydney came together to transport thousands of litres of water from the Australian coast...

DeLaval launches a new heat and pregnancy detecting milking system
DeLaval launches a new heat and pregnancy detecting milking system

Today, November 25, DeLaval introduced its latest addition to the VMS series, the new DeLaval VMS milking system V310. This...

What weight should I be drafting my lambs at?
What weight should I be drafting my lambs at?

As we edge closer to the lambing season, farmers across the country will be looking to draft the last of...

Buildings: Are you prepared for adverse weather conditions?
Buildings: Are you prepared for adverse weather conditions?

Over the past number of weeks, there has been a considerable change in the weather, which has seen a noticeable...

Dairy advice: Achieving body condition score targets by calving
Dairy advice: Achieving body condition score targets by calving

With only 10 weeks left until the month of February, the focus is slowly turning – on spring-calving dairy farms...

Despite the rain, British potato harvest is 89% complete
Despite the rain, British potato harvest is 89% complete

British farmers have persevered in the face of adversity to complete 89% of the potato harvest during the wettest year...

Options for finishing store lambs
Options for finishing store lambs

Over the next few weeks, many farmers will be drafting their remaining lambs or getting ready to house them for...

Farmhand appoints new dealer in Co. Tipperary…but who?
Farmhand appoints new dealer in Co. Tipperary…but who?

Farmhand has appointed Fitzgerald Agri Services (Ballylooby) as a new dealer for Amazone, APV and Quicke machinery in Co. Tipperary....

Auction report: Brisk bids for ‘classic’ and modern (on-farm) tractors
Auction report: Brisk bids for ‘classic’ and modern (on-farm) tractors

Tuesday, November 12, saw tractors and machinery offered for sale at an auction at Frizzleton Farm, Bircham, King’s Lynn, Norfolk...

Video: Cork convoy hits the road…to warm up for a ‘500-strong tractor run’
Video: 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 week (Thursday, November 14). The convoy – comprising five...