Agriland Team

Still no Brexit consensus after parliament vote
Still no Brexit consensus after parliament vote

The House of Commons in London has once again voted down a range of options for determining a way forward...

NI farmers may be in a position to receive CAP subsidies until end of 2019
NI farmers may be in a position to receive CAP subsidies until end of 2019

Farmers in Northern Ireland may be in a position to continue receiving EU payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...

NI farmers may be in a position to receive CAP subsidies until end of 2019
NI farmers may be in a position to receive CAP subsidies until end of 2019

Farmers in Northern Ireland may be in a position to continue receiving EU payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...

Appeals for info following theft of tractor and digger
Appeals for info following theft of tractor and digger

Police have issued an appeal for information following the theft of a range of machinery including a tractor and a...

UFU celebrates top silage makers of 2018
UFU celebrates top silage makers of 2018

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has recently recognised Northern Ireland’s top silage makers of 2018. This year’s competition saw a record...

UFU celebrates top silage makers of 2018
UFU celebrates top silage makers of 2018

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has recently recognised Northern Ireland’s top silage makers of 2018. This year’s competition saw a record...

TFA: Additional time granted for Brexit negotiations must be used wisely
TFA: Additional time granted for Brexit negotiations must be used wisely

The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) is urging MPs to work constructively over the next few days to make the most...

UK aphid project on the agenda of prestigious society
UK aphid project on the agenda of prestigious society

Final year Agriculture student Dan Hawes is to have his work on an important aphid crop pest presented at the...

Arson attack on former farm ‘backfires’ badly
Arson attack on former farm ‘backfires’ badly

Police have released footage showing a former farm being targeted by an arsonist – who ends up being set alight...

Karro fined £1.8 million after 2 workers injured in fall from height
Karro fined £1.8 million after 2 workers injured in fall from height

Food manufacturing company, Karro Foods, has been fined more than £1.8 million after two workers suffered serious injuries when they...

Dale Farm announces milk price for February supplies
Dale Farm announces milk price for February supplies

Northern Ireland based dairy co-operative Dale Farm recently announced its price for February milk supplies, following on from its 0.5p/L...

Loss of Chlorothalonil could hit barley and wheat yields by as much as 10%
Loss of Chlorothalonil could hit barley and wheat yields by as much as 10%

Reports that the European Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF) has voted against renewing the approval of...

Prime pig prices rise as supplies remain tight
Prime pig prices rise as supplies remain tight

Scottish prime pig producers have seen prices rising over the past month; however, they continue to trail last year’s levels...

Sclerotinia infection risk alerts return for 2019
Sclerotinia infection risk alerts return for 2019

With oilseed rape (OSR) about to enter the critical flowering period, AHDB has restarted its sclerotinia infection risk alerts service...

Winner of Scotch Beef Scottish Young Chef of the Year announced
Winner of Scotch Beef Scottish Young Chef of the Year announced

A young St. Andrews chef has been crowned as the Scotch Beef Scottish Young Chef of the Year in a...

Derbyshire food operative named Poultry Apprentice of the Year
Derbyshire food operative named Poultry Apprentice of the Year

A food operative at Avara Foods’ Holly Bank site in Derbyshire has been named Poultry Apprentice of the Year at...

Monitor farm offers advice on how to start a agricultural diversification
Monitor farm offers advice on how to start a agricultural diversification

A group of farmers met at the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)’s Blandford Monitor Farm on March 6 to...

Young rural entrepreneur award opens for entries
Young rural entrepreneur award opens for entries

An award for young rural entrepreneurs based in Pembrokeshire is open for entries. The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) Countryside...