Agriland Team

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...

UFU calls for aid package similar to Irish deal
UFU calls for aid package similar to Irish deal

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that a financial support package, similar to the €100 million beef fund for...

Spreading from the skies: Farmer tries alternative aerial approach
Spreading from the skies: Farmer tries alternative aerial approach

A dairy farmer has taken the unorthodox ‘aerial’ approach to spreading on grassland – utilising a small aircraft to improve...

Video: It wasn’t all mucky tyres and boots at Cereals 2019
Video: It wasn’t all mucky tyres and boots at Cereals 2019

The heavy rain was the main talking point of the ‘Cereals‘ event in the UK last week, but there was...

PSNI recovers Land Cruiser stolen in the south
PSNI recovers Land Cruiser stolen in the south

Police in Northern Ireland have recovered a Toyota Land Cruiser 4×4 believed to have been stolen from the Republic of...

Calls for public to object to fracking licence application in Northern Ireland
Calls for public to object to fracking licence application in Northern Ireland

A Leitrim county councillor has called on the Irish public to object to a fracking licence application that is being...

Man charged with explosive offences due to chemicals on UK farm
Man charged with explosive offences due to chemicals on UK farm

A man has been charged with offences relating to explosives and poisons by police following the discovery of chemicals on...