Agriland Team

Pair of ‘unmanned’ Valtras on test at active airport
Pair of ‘unmanned’ Valtras on test at active airport

Robotic vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers are already here, but can the same technology be applied to a 7t machine that...

Farmer uses pocket knife to amputate leg following auger incident
Farmer uses pocket knife to amputate leg following auger incident

A farmer in the US has suffered a traumatic accident recently when he stepped on the opening of a grain...

Hoey’s winning formula: ‘Face your crisis. Address it. Drive through it’
Hoey’s winning formula: ‘Face your crisis. Address it. Drive through it’

Starting out as “the new kid on the block” and dealing with the horsemeat scandal of 2013 have been “the...

What is the carbon footprint of the entire US beef industry?
What is the carbon footprint of the entire US beef industry?

It’s not just in Ireland that the beef industry has been targeted as a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions...

Farmer finds missing calf…buried in badger burrow
Farmer finds missing calf…buried in badger burrow

A farmer has made quite an unexpected discovery in a badger burrow on his farm when he discovered one of...

Police intervention required for ‘distressed bullock’ on the loose
Police intervention required for ‘distressed bullock’ on the loose

Police were called to an incident involving a “distressed bullock” on the loose earlier today, Monday, May 20, according to...

Police intervention required for ‘distressed bullock’ on the loose
Police intervention required for ‘distressed bullock’ on the loose

Police were called to an incident involving a “distressed bullock” on the loose earlier today, Monday, May 20, according to...

‘Enquiries ongoing’ into ‘quarrel at Balmoral’
‘Enquiries ongoing’ into ‘quarrel at Balmoral’

Enquiries are ongoing into an assault that took place at last week’s Balmoral Show, a spokesperson for the Police Service...

‘Enquiries ongoing’ into ‘quarrel at Balmoral’
‘Enquiries ongoing’ into ‘quarrel at Balmoral’

Enquiries are ongoing into an assault that took place at last week’s Balmoral Show, a spokesperson for the Police Service...

Investigations into ‘hit-and-run’ incident…involving tractor
Investigations into ‘hit-and-run’ incident…involving tractor

Police investigations are ongoing into a fail-to-stop ‘hit-and-run’ style collision in the UK last month. Dorset Police have issued a...

Renewed appeal for info on farmyard cattle raid
Renewed appeal for info on farmyard cattle raid

Police have made a renewed appeal for information on cattle which were stolen from a farmyard in Co. Armagh in...

Firefighters tackle blaze affecting 6 barns on Gloucestershire holding
Firefighters tackle blaze affecting 6 barns on Gloucestershire holding

Firefighters were up against it earlier this week following a response to a fire affecting six barns on a premises...

Application for ‘fracking exploration’ in border region lodged
Application for ‘fracking exploration’ in border region lodged

A UK-based oil and gas company has applied for a new drilling licence which could lead to the fracking of...

Application for ‘fracking exploration’ in border region lodged
Application for ‘fracking exploration’ in border region lodged

A UK-based oil and gas company has applied for a new drilling licence which could lead to the fracking of...

Dale Farm secures UK-wide cheese contract with Greggs
Dale Farm secures UK-wide cheese contract with Greggs

Dale Farm has secured a major three-year contract to supply food-on-the-go retailer Greggs with cheese for use in its shops...

Dale Farm secures UK-wide cheese contract with Greggs
Dale Farm secures UK-wide cheese contract with Greggs

Dale Farm has secured a major three-year contract to supply food-on-the-go retailer Greggs with cheese for use in its shops...

Cows arrive aboard ‘world’s first’ floating farm in Dutch city
Cows arrive aboard ‘world’s first’ floating farm in Dutch city

A total of 32 cows have taken up residence in “the world’s first” floating farm in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The...

Couple awarded $2 billion following Roundup cancer claim
Couple awarded $2 billion following Roundup cancer claim

A California jury has awarded more than US$2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer...