Agriland Team

FUW: Preparations must be made for EU elections to avoid next cliff edge
FUW: Preparations must be made for EU elections to avoid next cliff edge

Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) president Glyn Roberts has written to Prime Minister Theresa May urging that preparations should be...

New satellite mapping service unveiled by Origin
New satellite mapping service unveiled by Origin

A new digital agronomy and satellite mapping brand called Rhiza has been launched by Irish agricultural services firm Origin Enterprises....

Slyri project group makes significant progress in nutrient management best practice
Slyri project group makes significant progress in nutrient management best practice

An innovative industry-wide project is making significant strides to develop a farmer-led approach to nutrient management in Wales. Spearheaded by...

Ewing calls for commitments over BPS as Scottish payments begin
Ewing calls for commitments over BPS as Scottish payments begin

Payments worth more than £333 million have begun, Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has announced. In the coming months, eligible...

CLA argues against removal of compensation for water abstractors
CLA argues against removal of compensation for water abstractors

The CLA (Country Land and Business Association) has responded to Defra’s consultation, Improving the Management of Water in the Environment,...

Road Haulage Association ‘skeptical’ of Operation Brock
Road Haulage Association ‘skeptical’ of Operation Brock

Highway officials in the UK have said that Operation Brock will be ready for the current Brexit deadline of March...

‘Pigs R Us’ theme: Antibiotic reduction – no impact on production
‘Pigs R Us’ theme: Antibiotic reduction – no impact on production

The biannual ‘Pigs R Us’ conference hosted by Parklands Veterinary Group returns to the Glenavon House Hotel, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone...

HCC targets large supermarkets in GB market push
HCC targets large supermarkets in GB market push

Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has been working with the Welsh Government and supermarkets to promote Welsh...

EU awaits May’s ‘Brexit delay letter’ ahead of key summit
EU awaits May’s ‘Brexit delay letter’ ahead of key summit

European Union leaders are expected to consider UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s pending letter seeking ‘a short Brexit postponement’ at...

Second US jury rules Roundup caused man’s cancer
Second US jury rules Roundup caused man’s cancer

A second trial into Monsanto’s Roundup product in the US has found that the herbicide was the cause of a...

Recent trend continues as GDT records latest index rise
Recent trend continues as GDT records latest index rise

The recent trend of positive index results has continued for the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) as its most recent auction...

AHDB Beef & Lamb on the hunt for 5 new Strategic Farms
AHDB Beef & Lamb on the hunt for 5 new Strategic Farms

AHDB Beef & Lamb is looking for five new farms to take part in a programme which aims to improve...

Aberdeenshire farm to open gates to public during lambing
Aberdeenshire farm to open gates to public during lambing

An Aberdeenshire farm is giving families the chance to meet its farm animals and learn about farming at an open...

UK ag college to use facial recognition technology to gauge pigs’ emotions
UK ag college to use facial recognition technology to gauge pigs’ emotions

A UK agricultural college is set to use state-of-the-art facial recognition technology in an attempt to detect different emotional states...

NI farmers on Brexit: ‘We have no leadership in Stormont’
NI farmers on Brexit: ‘We have no leadership in Stormont’

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Ivor Ferguson has told AgriLand that a no-deal Brexit would be “disastrous” for Northern Ireland’s farmers....

Red meat to play starring role at Welsh food showcase
Red meat to play starring role at Welsh food showcase

Food industry leaders from across Britain and the world will gather in Newport’s Celtic Manor for an event showing off...

Strong start to 2019 for UK pig meat exports
Strong start to 2019 for UK pig meat exports

UK pig meat exports have got off to a flying start to 2019, fuelled by more than £16 million in...

Suffolk open day to demonstrate Miscanthus diversification
Suffolk open day to demonstrate Miscanthus diversification

Suffolk arable farmer, Nigel Fellingham, is harvesting his Miscanthus for the first time this spring. The crop is reaching the...