Agriland Team

NIEA opens consultation on wildfire management in NI
NIEA opens consultation on wildfire management in NI

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has today (Tuesday, March 28) opened a consultation on the future management of wildfires...

Trouw Nutrition Ireland invests in new Belfast lab
Trouw Nutrition Ireland invests in new Belfast lab

Trouw Nutrition Ireland has developed a new quality suite, including a state of the art quality control laboratory, in Belfast...

Community Growers highlight challenge of finding land
Community Growers highlight challenge of finding land

An increasing number of people want to grow their own food locally, but finding suitable land to establish community gardens...

Prehistoric farmers to thank for modern agri lifestyles
Prehistoric farmers to thank for modern agri lifestyles

The genes of prehistoric farmers may have diversified and mutated to facilitate farming lifestyles, according to researchers from the Francis...

UK and EU to formally sign off on Windsor Framework
UK and EU to formally sign off on Windsor Framework

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and vice-president of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic are set to formally sign off the...

Innocent discontinues range of dairy-free drinks
Innocent discontinues range of dairy-free drinks

Innocent Drinks has announced that it is discontinuing its range of dairy-free drinks, saying that the range is “off to...

NI grass growth in March below long-term average
NI grass growth in March below long-term average

Northern Ireland’s grass growth in March will be below the long-term average, at 7.2kg of dry matter (DM)/ha/day, according to...

EU Council ‘greenlights’ Windsor Framework elements
EU Council ‘greenlights’ Windsor Framework elements

The European Union has given the green light to “targeted amendments” to the Northern Ireland Protocol set out in the...

Healthy animals create less GHG emissions – scientific adviser
Healthy animals create less GHG emissions – scientific adviser

The health and welfare of animals is "imperative" for tackling climate change and meeting sustainable development goals, the chief scientific...

Derry man found guilty of waste offences
Derry man found guilty of waste offences

A man from Co. Derry, Northern Ireland has been found guilty on three counts of waste offending. 62-year-old Thomas McGlinchey,...

Case of mad cow disease confirmed in Cornwall
Case of mad cow disease confirmed in Cornwall

A case of mad cow disease has been confirmed on a farm in Cornwall, the Department for Environment, Food and...

Dealing with sheep scab during the lambing season
Dealing with sheep scab during the lambing season

Sheep scab can become more apparent in flocks during the lambing season, particularly as ewes are brought into close proximity...

New team takes the helm at Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society
New team takes the helm at Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society

A new presidential team has taken the helm at the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society following the society’s annual general meeting...

Farmer fined after dog walker thrown and trampled by his cow
Farmer fined after dog walker thrown and trampled by his cow

A farmer in the UK has been fined after a dog walker was thrown 8ft into the air by one...

FAO: Covid-19 and war put food security under pressure
FAO: Covid-19 and war put food security under pressure

Food and agriculture policies need to be “repurposed” to support more “affordable and sustainable diets” according to a new report...

Trash to treasure: Manure could be a sustainable material in the future
Trash to treasure: Manure could be a sustainable material in the future

Manure could be used in a new way and become a “prospective bio-based and biodegradable material of the future”, according...

EIT Food outlines ways for livestock industries to reach net zero
EIT Food outlines ways for livestock industries to reach net zero

A new report published by EIT Food in collaboration with Innovate UK KTN has outlined six recommendations to help the...

Study: Agriculture needs new way to manage pest resistance
Study: Agriculture needs new way to manage pest resistance

Dr. Matthew Tinsley, a senior lecturer at the University of Stirling, has said that the agricultural sector needs to “be...