Agriland Team

Grain price: Fall from last week; UK has over 1 million tonnes to export
Grain price: Fall from last week; UK has over 1 million tonnes to export

This week, Teagasc estimated the Irish cereal harvest at 2.1 million tonnes. This is behind the five-year average of 2.3...

170 more Welsh farmers sign up to livestock efficiency scheme
170 more Welsh farmers sign up to livestock efficiency scheme

Over 170 farmers from across Wales have been selected to participate in the next round of an animal health planning...

Brexit: ‘We are just going to have to wait and see what happens’
Brexit: ‘We are just going to have to wait and see what happens’

Can a company like ours absorb 9% costs supplying major multi-retailers? The answer to that is no. In addition to...

Brexit: ‘We are just going to have to wait and see what happens’
Brexit: ‘We are just going to have to wait and see what happens’

Can a company like ours absorb 9% costs supplying major multi-retailers? The answer to that is no. In addition to...

Tracey and Whelan ploughing in US today and tomorrow
Tracey and Whelan ploughing in US today and tomorrow

Eamonn Tracey and John Whelan are competing in the World Ploughing Championships today and tomorrow – August 30 and 31....

Waiting with bated breath for a no-deal Brexit impact on business
Waiting with bated breath for a no-deal Brexit impact on business

A business like mine is very exposed to the implications of a no-deal Brexit; we are talking about everyday products...

Waiting with bated breath for a no-deal Brexit impact on business
Waiting with bated breath for a no-deal Brexit impact on business

A business like mine is very exposed to the implications of a no-deal Brexit; we are talking about everyday products...

3 injured as tractor spills bales outside English pub
3 injured as tractor spills bales outside English pub

A number of people were injured when a tractor towing a trailer of bales shed its load outside a pub...

Bridging the great divide with due diligence and a sense of care
Bridging the great divide with due diligence and a sense of care

McNamee’s Bakery was established in Crossmaglen in 1939 – on the day World War II began the family signed for...

Bridging the great divide with due diligence and a sense of care
Bridging the great divide with due diligence and a sense of care

McNamee’s Bakery was established in Crossmaglen in 1939 – on the day World War II began the family signed for...

US government to investigate beef pricing margins for unfair practices
US government to investigate beef pricing margins for unfair practices

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to investigate beef pricing margins for evidence of unfair practices as part of...

‘This Brexit will set us back years and years – it’s difficult times’
‘This Brexit will set us back years and years – it’s difficult times’

Arthur O’Neill of O’Neill’s Tractors in Crossmaglen set up the business in 1985 and, while it has weathered a few...

‘This Brexit will set us back years and years – it’s difficult times’
‘This Brexit will set us back years and years – it’s difficult times’

Arthur O’Neill of O’Neill’s Tractors in Crossmaglen set up the business in 1985 and, while it has weathered a few...

Increased lamb supply impacts prime sheep market prices
Increased lamb supply impacts prime sheep market prices

An increased supply of lambs has acted as a brake on prime sheep prices over the past couple of months,...

Irishman jailed in UK for scamming farmers out of £40,000
Irishman jailed in UK for scamming farmers out of £40,000

An Irishman has been jailed in the UK for scamming three Welsh farmers out of more than £40,000 (€44,000). According...

Appeal for info following theft of quad and generator
Appeal for info following theft of quad and generator

An appeal for information has been made following the theft of a quad, a chainsaw and a generator from a...

Bushels and tonnes…do you know how to convert?
Bushels and tonnes…do you know how to convert?

As farmers keep an eye on grain markets, the term ‘bushels’ comes up very regularly. The phrase we associate with...

‘Hatred being fuelled by North’s polarising politics’ – GAA star Justin McNulty
‘Hatred being fuelled by North’s polarising politics’ – GAA star Justin McNulty

Justin McNulty was just nine years old when a bomb exploded in a field 100m from the kitchen table where...