Agriland Team

Thieves ‘stung’ with decoy in fight on rural crime
Thieves ‘stung’ with decoy in fight on rural crime

Police are stepping up the fight against thieves who target remote farm buildings and equipment in the UK through the...

Border rustling: ‘They’re taking the cattle in lorry loads’
Border rustling: ‘They’re taking the cattle in lorry loads’

The president of a farmers’ lobby group in Northern Ireland has said: “It’s not one or two cattle now, they’re...

Forward focused discussions enjoyed at NSA Breed Society Forum
Forward focused discussions enjoyed at NSA Breed Society Forum

The National Sheep Association’s (NSA) Breed Society Forum proved the perfect platform for discussion on the future of UK sheep...

Moree herd dispersal sale to take place on Friday as Kelso brothers end partnership
Moree herd dispersal sale to take place on Friday as Kelso brothers end partnership

Jonathan, Bertie and Andrew Kelso, owners of Moree Holsteins, have announced their intention to sell off the entire milking group...

Harper Adams leaps a huge 21 places in national league table
Harper Adams leaps a huge 21 places in national league table

British agricultural university Harper Adams had managed to leapfrog a huge 21 places in one of the main national league...

New investment in water-saving techniques for growers
New investment in water-saving techniques for growers

AHDB is now co-funding a centre of excellence to develop new commercial water-saving techniques for precision irrigation and fertigation, for...

SCOPS appoints first ever chair-elect
SCOPS appoints first ever chair-elect

The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is pleased to announce the appointment of South Gloucestershire sheep farmer...

Job position now available on Saudi Arabian dairy farm
Job position now available on Saudi Arabian dairy farm

A dairy farm in Saudi Arabia has announced that it is recruiting an assistant herds manager. The farm is headquartered...

US EPA glyphosate ruling: ‘No risks to public health’
US EPA glyphosate ruling: ‘No risks to public health’

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it “continues to find that there are no risks to public...

Over 550 cattle perish in US barn blaze
Over 550 cattle perish in US barn blaze

A family-owned dairy herd has been devastated after over 550 cattle perished in a barn blaze that occurred in the...

Video: Farmer capsizes van ‘dumping rubbish’ on his land
Video: Farmer capsizes van ‘dumping rubbish’ on his land

A video has emerged of a farmer in the UK who caught what appears to be two men dumping rubbish...

Thieves ‘caught in the act’ during rural ATM raid
Thieves ‘caught in the act’ during rural ATM raid

Two arrests have been made following the theft of an ATM at Tully Road, Nutts Corner, Co. Antrim this morning,...

UK salad trial aims for year-round growth
UK salad trial aims for year-round growth

Baby leaf greens may be grown in the UK all year round thanks to a collaborative project involving Harper Adams...

Potato stocks down 13% on five-year average
Potato stocks down 13% on five-year average

Following the tough 2018 growing season, the latest estimates from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) show British potato...

New film highlights livestock farmers’ key environmental role
New film highlights livestock farmers’ key environmental role

A powerful short film has been launched to highlight the environmental credentials of livestock farming in Scotland and the role...

2 ATMs recovered following police interception
2 ATMs recovered following police interception

Police have recovered two ATMs after they were removed from a supermarket on Larne Link Road in Ballymena overnight. Officers...

Environment groups must ‘take share of blame for curlew decline’
Environment groups must ‘take share of blame for curlew decline’

Farm lobby groups have hit back at claims over the role of agriculture in the decline of curlews and other...

Prime sheep markets buoyed by Easter and Brexit delay
Prime sheep markets buoyed by Easter and Brexit delay

The Easter market and the decision to delay Brexit has helped to support the prime sheep market over the past...