Agriland Team

Video: Bale trailer breaks loose from towing tractor
Video: Bale trailer breaks loose from towing tractor

Farmers and agricultural contractors who are in the midst of ‘busy season’ have been warned to ensure that their tractors...

RSPCA saves 12 stranded sheep in flood rescue mission
RSPCA saves 12 stranded sheep in flood rescue mission

A number of sheep had to be rescued in an operation that lasted two and a half hours in Wales,...

Video: Activist almost killed after locking neck to factory line
Video: Activist almost killed after locking neck to factory line

A vegan activist has had a lucky escape after he locked his neck to a factory processing line and found...

JCB burn-out prompts machinery fire warning
JCB burn-out prompts machinery fire warning

A recent issue involving a JCB which went on fire has prompted a warning on the dangers of machinery fires...

JCB burn-out prompts machinery fire warning
JCB burn-out prompts machinery fire warning

A recent issue involving a JCB which went on fire has prompted a warning on the dangers of machinery fires...

Stolen quad recovered from undergrowth hollow
Stolen quad recovered from undergrowth hollow

A quad which had been reported stolen has been recovered from a patch of undergrowth by police in Co. Antrim....

EU agrees ‘whopping quota’ of 180,000t of additional poultry in Mercosur deal
EU agrees ‘whopping quota’ of 180,000t of additional poultry in Mercosur deal

An EU poultry farmers’ lobby group has expressed concern at the revelation that the EU has agreed “a whopping quota...

Slurry powered milk trucks; is this the future?
Slurry powered milk trucks; is this the future?

Farmers in Sweden are contributing to a fossil fuel free future through turning their farms’ slurry into biogas – which is...

Will satellite imagery remove the need for farm audits?
Will satellite imagery remove the need for farm audits?

Improved satellite imagery can remove the need for farm audits, according to a senior researcher for the European Commission. Vladimir...

Is pre-mowing paddocks a pointless exercise?
Is pre-mowing paddocks a pointless exercise?

With grass entering the reproductive phase and pre-grazing yields higher than usual on farms, many farmers have taken to pre-mowing...

Winners unveiled at Lakeland milk quality awards
Winners unveiled at Lakeland milk quality awards

A Northern Irish family have been named the region’s best quality milk suppliers by Northern Ireland’s largest milk processor. Lakeland...

Video: Farmer confronted for mowing 5ac field at 10:00pm
Video: Farmer confronted for mowing 5ac field at 10:00pm

A farmer in the UK has been confronted while working in a field last night, Thursday, June 27, as people...

Firefighters rescue injured farm worker trapped in 3m trench
Firefighters rescue injured farm worker trapped in 3m trench

A farm worker was left trapped in a 3m deep ditch with a fractured leg when a bank collapsed in...

World War II bomb explodes in field – leaving 10m crater
World War II bomb explodes in field – leaving 10m crater

A crater left by a World War II bomb was discovered in a field in Germany on Sunday evening, June...

‘Uncovered’: Tractor and baler seized for no insurance
‘Uncovered’: Tractor and baler seized for no insurance

A John Deere tractor and square baler were stopped by police yesterday and subsequently seized for no insurance. Taking place...

Un-‘covered’: Tractor and baler seized for no insurance
Un-‘covered’: Tractor and baler seized for no insurance

A John Deere tractor and square baler were stopped by police yesterday and subsequently seized for being on the road...

Firefighters rescue UK farmer from overturned tractor
Firefighters rescue UK farmer from overturned tractor

A farmer had to be rescued by firefighters when his tractor overturned in the UK over the weekend. The incident...

Graphic images: Calves targeted in ‘crossbow attack’
Graphic images: Calves targeted in ‘crossbow attack’

Two calves were repeatedly shot with bolts from a crossbow in a vicious attack over the weekend. Discovered by owner...