Agriland Team

McCain Foods fined £700k after employee loses fingers in machine
McCain Foods fined £700k after employee loses fingers in machine

McCain Foods has been fined £700,000 after one of its employees lost two of his fingers following an incident at...

Egg supplier fined £223k after HGV crushes teen against a wall
Egg supplier fined £223k after HGV crushes teen against a wall

Egg supplier Sunrise Poultry Farms has been fined £233,000 after a 19-year-old was crushed between a heavy goods vehicle (HGV)...

Finalists for 2023-2024 Angus Youth Challenge announced
Finalists for 2023-2024 Angus Youth Challenge announced

The finalists for the 2023-2024 ABP Angus Youth Challenge have been announced, with students across four schools in Northern Ireland...

DAERA urged to rethink method of farming grant delivery
DAERA urged to rethink method of farming grant delivery

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is being urged to rethink their method of grant delivery and...

Beef and sheep farmer convicted over animals suffering
Beef and sheep farmer convicted over animals suffering

A six-month custodial sentence has been given to a beef and sheep farmer who failed to provide suitable care for...

Trade volume of dairy, meat and coarse grain expected to decline
Trade volume of dairy, meat and coarse grain expected to decline

Trade and global food security prospects may decline for products including coarse grains, rice, dairy and meat, according to a...

Positive Carbon gets funding to reduce global food waste
Positive Carbon gets funding to reduce global food waste

€2.3 million in seed funding has been secured by Positive Carbon, to control food waste management in the UK and...

Lakeland confirms milk price for October supplies
Lakeland confirms milk price for October supplies

Lakeland Dairies has confirmed its milk price for supplies from farmers in the month of October, opting to hold its...

Ruminant moves from GB to NI suspended after bluetongue case
Ruminant moves from GB to NI suspended after bluetongue case

Movements of ruminant animals, including cattle and sheep, from Great Britain (GB) to Northern Ireland (NI) have been suspended following...

Met Éireann issues Status Orange wind warning for 16 counties
Met Éireann issues Status Orange wind warning for 16 counties

Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange warning for wind for 16 counties, while the entire country will be under...

FAO reveals hidden costs of food production and consumption
FAO reveals hidden costs of food production and consumption

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has released an analysis revealing huge hidden costs on our...

Arla report shows 4 million children go to school hungry
Arla report shows 4 million children go to school hungry

The UK’s largest dairy cooperative, Arla, has revealed new research in its report ‘Empty Tummy Disadvantage’, which states that four...

Co. Antrim students win NI ABP Angus Youth Challenge
Co. Antrim students win NI ABP Angus Youth Challenge

Students from St. Killian’s College, Carnlough in Co. Antrim have been named today (Friday, October 27) as the winners of...

Australian farmers fear ‘dud’ trade deal with EU
Australian farmers fear ‘dud’ trade deal with EU

An Australian farm organisation has expressed concern over the current negotiations between the country’s government and the EU over a...

Video: French machinery importer buying plant built in Armagh
Video: French machinery importer buying plant built in Armagh

While in attendance at the Sommet de l’Élevage agricultural show which took place in France earlier this month, Agriland met a French-based machinery...

Receiving a 90c/L milk price on 250-goat farm in France
Receiving a 90c/L milk price on 250-goat farm in France

As part of the farm-tours section of the Sommet de l’Élevage livestock show which took place in France earlier this month, Agriland travelled...

World Food Forum 2023 highlights soil degradation and health
World Food Forum 2023 highlights soil degradation and health

The 2023 World Food Forum (WFF), which is taking place in Rome, Italy, this week, has highlighted how improving soil...

Foyle cattle finishing unit and research farm hosts open day
Foyle cattle finishing unit and research farm hosts open day

Over 120 farmers were in attendance at Foyle Food Group’s annual Autumn Nutrition Event which was held at the Foyle...