Agriland Team

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...

Which tractor brands are ranked the best and worst…in 2019?
Which tractor brands are ranked the best and worst…in 2019?

A ‘European dealer satisfaction survey‘ for 2019 has turned up some interesting findings; in which major tractor manufacturers (brands) have effectively...

Devenish CEO wins Entrepreneur of the Year 2019
Devenish CEO wins Entrepreneur of the Year 2019

CEO of Devenish Nutrition Richard Kennedy won the overall Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) Award for 2019 at the EOY...

Grain price: Little movement in price or some harvest reports
Grain price: Little movement in price or some harvest reports

Winter planting of cereal crops remains at a standstill here in the UK and Ireland as wet weather dominated the...

First case of CAE goat disease discovered in Northern Ireland
First case of CAE goat disease discovered in Northern Ireland

The first case in Northern Ireland of the goat disease, Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE), has been confirmed by the Department...

First case of CAE goat disease discovered in Northern Ireland
First case of CAE goat disease discovered in Northern Ireland

The first case in Northern Ireland of the goat disease, Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE), has been confirmed by the Department...

Video: ‘Past users would be pleasantly surprised to re-visit their Deutz-Fahr days’
Video: ‘Past users would be pleasantly surprised to re-visit their Deutz-Fahr days’

AgriLand paid a visit to Co. Cork to catch up with Paschal Twomey at a recent Jim Power Agri Sales...

Why is it important to give cows an adequate dry period?
Why is it important to give cows an adequate dry period?

Many spring-calving dairy farmers have – or should have – begun to dry-off cows; however, usually during this time of...

Agritechnica 2019: Flagship Fendt combine has no steering wheel
Agritechnica 2019: Flagship Fendt combine has no steering wheel

AGCO showed off its new flagship Fendt-badged IDEAL 10T combine harvester (pictured above) at last week’s Agritechnica show (in Germany)....