Agriland Team

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...

Fonterra secures $380 million for popular Tip Top ice cream brand
Fonterra secures $380 million for popular Tip Top ice cream brand

Fonterra, a New Zealand based dairy co-op, has announced the sale of its popular Tip Top ice cream brand to...

Producing high-iron wheat in the UK
Producing high-iron wheat in the UK

Researchers at the John Innes Centre in the UK have developed wheat with a high-iron content. The wheat is genetically...

Scottish livestock farmers urged to sign up for Open Farm Sunday
Scottish livestock farmers urged to sign up for Open Farm Sunday

With one month to go until LEAF Open Farm Sunday, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is calling on Scottish livestock farmers...

Appeal for information following border cattle theft
Appeal for information following border cattle theft

Police have appealed for information following the theft of cattle near the Northern Irish border in Co. Armagh in recent...

Dairy giant Fonterra forms strategic alliance with Coca-Cola
Dairy giant Fonterra forms strategic alliance with Coca-Cola

One of the world’s largest dairy co-ops, New Zealand based Fonterra, and the world’s biggest soft drinks giant, Coca-Cola, have...

Ballymena farmer given suspended prison sentence for waterway pollution
Ballymena farmer given suspended prison sentence for waterway pollution

A Co. Antrim farmer pleaded guilty to causing a polluting discharge to enter a waterway at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court today. William...

Ballymena farmer given suspended prison sentence for waterway pollution
Ballymena farmer given suspended prison sentence for waterway pollution

A Co. Antrim farmer pleaded guilty to causing a polluting discharge to enter a waterway at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court today. William...

Teens arrested for throwing stones at sheep
Teens arrested for throwing stones at sheep

A number of teenagers have been arrested by police in Hampshire on suspicion of animal cruelty following the injuring of...

GDT: Slight increase continues positive trend
GDT: Slight increase continues positive trend

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has made it 11 consecutive rises on the trot following a slight increase in its...