Agriland Team

Video: New ‘breed’ of milking cluster launched by DeLaval
Video: New ‘breed’ of milking cluster launched by DeLaval

DeLaval has officially launched a new ‘breed’ of milking cluster and cartridge to markets in the UK and Ireland. The...

Road trip in US might affect your grain price
Road trip in US might affect your grain price

Reports over the past number of weeks on plantings and crop condition from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

Bomb explodes in Fermanagh close to Cavan border
Bomb explodes in Fermanagh close to Cavan border

Police at the scene of an ongoing security operation in Newtownbutler, Co. Fermanagh, have confirmed that some form of an...

Grain price: WASDE report doesn’t help prices
Grain price: WASDE report doesn’t help prices

This week, many farmers were paid money on account for grain which has been delivered. The injection will provide cash-flow...

What is best practice when it comes to weaning my suckler calves?
What is best practice when it comes to weaning my suckler calves?

As we move into the back end of 2019, most spring-calving suckler herds will be looking to sell calves at...

Scottish growers’ harvest held back by weather woes
Scottish growers’ harvest held back by weather woes

Brexit worries, tariff concerns, mixed weather and high drying costs are blighting what promised to be a great harvest in...

Farmer fined for effluent pollution of waterway
Farmer fined for effluent pollution of waterway

A farmer has been fined for allowing farm effluent to enter a waterway causing local pollution, according to the Department...

Video: Passenger jet makes emergency landing in maize field
Video: Passenger jet makes emergency landing in maize field

A passenger jet has made an emergency landing in a field of maize in Russia after getting into difficulty shortly...

What’s the contractor charge-out rate for combine harvesting?
What’s the contractor charge-out rate for combine harvesting?

The ‘guide’ contractor rate for combine harvesting (of cereals and oilseed rape) for 2019 is €52/ac (plus VAT). This rises...

Zetor to ‘re-invigorate the brand’ at the National Ploughing Championships
Zetor to ‘re-invigorate the brand’ at the National Ploughing Championships

Zetor is reportedly planning a significant presence at next month’s National Ploughing Championships. It’s part of the manufacturer’s drive to...

‘New’ tractor brand to debut at the National Ploughing Championships
‘New’ tractor brand to debut at the National Ploughing Championships

A tractor brand that is new to Ireland will likely be unveiled at this year’s National Ploughing Championships (close to...

John Deere to roll out combine updates…and a money-back ‘guarantee’
John Deere to roll out combine updates…and a money-back ‘guarantee’

John Deere has announced a package of combine updates for the 2020 season. The S-Series combine’s automatic regulation of forward...

Video: ‘As long as you look after them, they last forever’
Video: ‘As long as you look after them, they last forever’

AgriLand paid a visit to Co. Cork to meet the owner (pictured above) of a nostalgia-inducing Ford TW-25 – a ‘working...

World’s largest urban farm set to open…on a Paris roof
World’s largest urban farm set to open…on a Paris roof

The world’s largest urban farm is set to be opened in Paris in the year 2020 – on the rooftop...

US corn price drops dramatically
US corn price drops dramatically

The price of corn in the US has dropped as stocks and yield have both been estimated up. At close...

Pedigree Limousin up for grabs in ‘Orchard County’ fundraiser
Pedigree Limousin up for grabs in ‘Orchard County’ fundraiser

A Limousin cattle breeder and a rural GAA club in Co. Armagh have teamed up to offer a pedigree Limousin...

Almost 11,000 cattle reported lost or stolen in 3 years in NI
Almost 11,000 cattle reported lost or stolen in 3 years in NI

Organised crime gangs are becoming increasingly involved with the theft of cattle across Northern Ireland, according to the Ulster Unionist...

Almost 11,000 cattle reported lost or stolen in 3 years in NI
Almost 11,000 cattle reported lost or stolen in 3 years in NI

Organised crime gangs are becoming increasingly involved with the theft of cattle across Northern Ireland, according to the Ulster Unionist...