Agriland Team

Strautmann wagon gets hydraulic pick-up, plastic tines and moving bulkhead
Strautmann wagon gets hydraulic pick-up, plastic tines and moving bulkhead

Strautmann will unveil a whole new breed of silage wagons at this year’s Agritechnica show in Germany. The ‘Magnon CFS’...

Chinese protein deficit presents opportunities for beef – commission
Chinese protein deficit presents opportunities for beef – commission

A senior official from the European Commission has said that the losses in the Chinese pig herd from African swine...

Beef Plan asks for ‘clarity’ from UK’s groceries adjudicator
Beef Plan asks for ‘clarity’ from UK’s groceries adjudicator

The Beef Plan Movement is asking for clarity from the UK groceries code adjudicator after comments she made in relation...

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...

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...