Agriland Team

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...

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....