Agriland Team

DIT representatives meet to identify new UK agri-food export opportunities
DIT representatives meet to identify new UK agri-food export opportunities

New export opportunities for the UK post-Brexit were explored when a team of delegates from the Department for International Trade...

French farmers blockade roads in protest of ‘agri bashing’
French farmers blockade roads in protest of ‘agri bashing’

Crowds of French farmers took to the roads to protest against the “disrepute of agriculture” and distortion of competition, according...

‘It’s going to be very difficult to secure a deal by next week’ – Taoiseach
‘It’s going to be very difficult to secure a deal by next week’ – Taoiseach

The Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has stated that it will be “very difficult” to secure an EU-UK Brexit deal ahead of...

Research shows the effectiveness of selective dry cow therapy
Research shows the effectiveness of selective dry cow therapy

Research has shown that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is happening across the world in both humans and animals. This means more...

EU commissioner designate for agriculture undergoes another grilling from MEPs
EU commissioner designate for agriculture undergoes another grilling from MEPs

The European Parliament’s Agriculture and Rural Development Committee has completed its second hearing of the Polish candidate for the agriculture...

Arla Foods appoints 2 external advisors to board
Arla Foods appoints 2 external advisors to board

Arla Foods has announced the appointment of two external advisors to its board of directors. The appointees are expected to...

Charges made after man was shot twice during Lancs farm incident
Charges made after man was shot twice during Lancs farm incident

A man has been charged by police investigating an armed robbery on a farm in England, where the occupier was...

Kepak gains USDA approval for access to US burger market
Kepak gains USDA approval for access to US burger market

Kepak Group has today, Monday, October 7, announced that it has become “the first ever European meat processor to be...

NI animal feed firm fined after employee loses arm
NI animal feed firm fined after employee loses arm

A Northern Irish animal feed company has been fined £20,000 (€22,411) over an incident which saw an employee lose an...

Dairy Council NI warns of ‘certain doomsday scenario’ in no-deal Brexit
Dairy Council NI warns of ‘certain doomsday scenario’ in no-deal Brexit

In the event of a no-deal Brexit, Northern Ireland’s (NI’s) dairy industry is “facing a major crisis”, according to the...

‘Several sheep killed and injured’ following UK trailer accident
‘Several sheep killed and injured’ following UK trailer accident

Several sheep were killed and injured following a road accident involving a livestock trailer in the UK over the weekend,...

6 poachers trespassing on farmland ‘facing prosecution’
6 poachers trespassing on farmland ‘facing prosecution’

A number of men who were found to be poaching hare and trespassing on farmland in Co. Kildare are “now...

How a ‘split second’ can change farm and family life forever…
How a ‘split second’ can change farm and family life forever…

When Diane Banville’s husband Kevin (33) died in a farm accident on St. Patrick’s Day 2014 her whole life changed...

CAP proposals may be returned to committee for debate
CAP proposals may be returned to committee for debate

The proposals for reforming the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) may yet be referred back to the EU Parliament’s Committee on...

Is this Samco system the solution for silage loaders?
Is this Samco system the solution for silage loaders?

Among the more eye-catching exhibits at the recent National Ploughing Championships in Co. Carlow was this wheel extension system (pictured...

New Brexit proposal still leaves Wales ‘out in the cold’ says FUW
New Brexit proposal still leaves Wales ‘out in the cold’ says FUW

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has said the UK Government’s new proposals to solve the impasse over Northern Ireland...

Graphic: Video shows extent of ASF in rural Chinese village
Graphic: Video shows extent of ASF in rural Chinese village

A video has been circulated on social media showing the extent of the ongoing African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak that...

Video: ‘Why is the T7.210 the best-selling tractor in Ireland?’
Video: ‘Why is the T7.210 the best-selling tractor in Ireland?’

“The T7.210 is currently the best-selling tractor in Ireland. There are historic reasons for this.” That was the message from...