Agriland Team

Lambs ‘mauled’ in Armagh dog attack – PSNI
Lambs ‘mauled’ in Armagh dog attack – PSNI

An number of lambs were “mauled” in a recent dog attack in Armagh, Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said....

Pic: Sussex firefighters tackle tractor fire on A22
Pic: Sussex firefighters tackle tractor fire on A22

Firefighters from East Sussex and West Sussex are working to put out a tractor fire on the A22, Forest Row....

US EPA denies petitions to tighten ‘factory farm’ water quality rules
US EPA denies petitions to tighten ‘factory farm’ water quality rules

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US has denied two petitions from environmental groups which sought to tighten water...

New Zealand: Concern over ‘whole farms’ being sold into forestry
New Zealand: Concern over ‘whole farms’ being sold into forestry

The body responsible for promoting beef and lamb in New Zealand and regulating the country’s quality mark for these products...

Scottish flock buys Cork-bred Suffolk ram lamb for €20,000
Scottish flock buys Cork-bred Suffolk ram lamb for €20,000

The South of Ireland Suffolk Sheep Society’s recent annual show and sale at Blessington Mart, Co. Wicklow, saw Scottish breeder...

41 Limousin heifers set for show and sale in Ballymena
41 Limousin heifers set for show and sale in Ballymena

The Northern Ireland Limousin Cattle Club’s inaugural ‘Ladies in Red show and sale’ is set to take place on August...

BPS payments in NI to commence on September 1
BPS payments in NI to commence on September 1

Payments to Northern Irish farmers under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will commence on September 1, the Department of Agriculture,...

Boy (5) from Kent dies following quad bike accident in Ireland
Boy (5) from Kent dies following quad bike accident in Ireland

A five-year-old boy from Folkestone, Kent, has died following an accident understood to have involved a quad bike in the...

Nutritional value of most milk alternatives ‘not equal to cow milk’
Nutritional value of most milk alternatives ‘not equal to cow milk’

The nutritional value of the majority of plant-based milk alternatives is not equal to cow’s milk, according to a study...

Coolermoney-bred cow wins NI Angus championship
Coolermoney-bred cow wins NI Angus championship

The Northern Ireland Aberdeen Angus Club held its annual Summer Championship at the 103rd Clogher Valley Show on July 26....

Cardigan County Agricultural Show cancelled due to weather warning
Cardigan County Agricultural Show cancelled due to weather warning

Cardigan County Agricultural Show has been cancelled due to extreme weather that has been forecast, organisers have confirmed. The Welsh...

ABP Scottish acquisitions investigated by UK competition watchdog
ABP Scottish acquisitions investigated by UK competition watchdog

The acquisition of two beef processing sites in Scotland by ABP Food Group is under investigation by the UK’s competition...

GB farmers will need photo ID to buy AN fertiliser from October
GB farmers will need photo ID to buy AN fertiliser from October

Farmers in Great Britain will need to provide photo identification (ID) to purchase certain ammonium nitrate (AN) fertiliser from October...

Jalex set to put show-winning bull on the market this month
Jalex set to put show-winning bull on the market this month

James Alexander from Randalstown, Co. Antrim, is set to offer a multiple award-winning bull from his renowned Jalex Herd in...

‘Farmers should date other farmers’ – Katch CEO
‘Farmers should date other farmers’ – Katch CEO

The CEO of Wexford-based Katch, a socialising app for singles in Ireland, is championing the idea that farmers should date...

Man dies on farm in Worcestershire
Man dies on farm in Worcestershire

A man has died in a incident on a farm in Malvern, Worcestershire this morning (Friday, July 28). West Midlands...

Sinn Féin calls on farm orgs to engage in ‘reunification’ conversation
Sinn Féin calls on farm orgs to engage in ‘reunification’ conversation

Sinn Féin has called on rural and farming organisations to “engage in the conversation” in relation to any reunification of...

Farmer sentenced for causing ‘unnecessary suffering’ to animals
Farmer sentenced for causing ‘unnecessary suffering’ to animals

A farmer in Northern Ireland has been sentenced in court for causing “unnecessary suffering” to animals. 38-year-old Michael Maguire of...