Agriland Team

Smoke signals point to ‘red’ for driver in Dungannon
Smoke signals point to ‘red’ for driver in Dungannon

A driver was “in the red” with members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) after being caught using...

Sexed semen now accounts for almost 1 in 3 UK inseminations
Sexed semen now accounts for almost 1 in 3 UK inseminations

Sexed semen now accounts for almost one in three inseminations in the UK, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development...

Nestlé joins GDT Oversight Board
Nestlé joins GDT Oversight Board

Food giant Nestlé is set to join the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Oversight Board and become a bidder group member,...

Stable CAP 2021 budget ‘crucial’ for young EU farmers
Stable CAP 2021 budget ‘crucial’ for young EU farmers

A stable budget for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 2021 – and beyond – is essential for European farmers,...

Video: ‘It’s as good as a new tractor, but you can fix this with a spanner’
Video: ‘It’s as good as a new tractor, but you can fix this with a spanner’

AgriLand paid a visit to Co. Westmeath to meet the owners of a pair of very fetching Fiat (Fiatagri) ‘classic’ tractors...

‘When we stand on soil we’re standing on the rooftop to another world’
‘When we stand on soil we’re standing on the rooftop to another world’

“When we stand on soil we’re standing on the rooftop to another world.” Dr. Christine Jones gave the attendance at...

UK retailer claims Irish meat is ‘sold at loss’ to price it’s bought for
UK retailer claims Irish meat is ‘sold at loss’ to price it’s bought for

The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine heard from Christine Tacon, the UK’s Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA)...

Grass growth: Could be time to pull the plug
Grass growth: Could be time to pull the plug

While some farmers are continuing to graze, others have been forced to house animals due to the extremely heavy rain...

Boortmalt becomes world’s leading malt producer as Axereal acquires Cargill Malt
Boortmalt becomes world’s leading malt producer as Axereal acquires Cargill Malt

Axereal, the largest farmer-owned co-operative in France has acquired Cargill Malt on behalf of its subsidiary Boortmalt. This acquisition now...

Grain price: UK plantings back; wheat price up
Grain price: UK plantings back; wheat price up

As tillage farmers here at home struggle to plant, the same is true across the water in the UK and...

Survey results: Which machinery brand comes out on top?
Survey results: Which machinery brand comes out on top?

The ‘state of the nation’ survey – conducted with almost 3,000 farmer participants in recent weeks by AgriLand and Empathy...

Agri committee to meet food retail adjudicator
Agri committee to meet food retail adjudicator

The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine is scheduled to meet with Christine Tacon, the UK’s Groceries...

‘Hypocrisy’: ICSA calls out EAT Lancet funders following airline takeover
‘Hypocrisy’: ICSA calls out EAT Lancet funders following airline takeover

Reports that Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia has been bought by a consortium led by Petter Stordalen “exposes complete hypocrisy and...

‘Future of European beef sector’ to be discussed at EU committee
‘Future of European beef sector’ to be discussed at EU committee

The future of the European beef sector will be discussed tomorrow, Tuesday, November 5 at a session of the European...

Tractor and trailer with 11t of potatoes overturn on roadside
Tractor and trailer with 11t of potatoes overturn on roadside

Emergency services were called to the scene of a road incident where a tractor and trailer carrying 11t of potatoes...

Hemp production programme established in the US
Hemp production programme established in the US

The establishment of the US Domestic Hemp Production Program was announced this week by the US secretary of agriculture, Sonny...

Cereals 2020: Crop plots growing well despite ‘tricky and wet’ conditions
Cereals 2020: Crop plots growing well despite ‘tricky and wet’ conditions

Drilling of crop plots at the 2020 Cereals Event site in Cambridgeshire is nearing completion, with stands of oilseed rape...

Lemken self-propelled sprayer is imminent
Lemken self-propelled sprayer is imminent

When Lemken entered a “strategic partnership” with a chassis manufacturer back in 2017, it kick-started the company’s development of a...