Agriland Team

Hit farming series ‘Rare Breed’ returns for 7th series
Hit farming series ‘Rare Breed’ returns for 7th series

‘Rare Breed – A Farming Year’ returns for a new series with new farms and families and some familiar faces...

Range of factors impacting prime cattle prices
Range of factors impacting prime cattle prices

Scottish prime cattle prices have started the year 4% lower than at the start of 2018, with the wider European...

Dead calves found dumped in plastic bags
Dead calves found dumped in plastic bags

Up to six dead calves have been found dumped in Co. Antrim in the past 24 hours in a “disgusting...

Dead calves found dumped in plastic bags
Dead calves found dumped in plastic bags

Up to six dead calves have been found dumped over the past 24 hours in a “disgusting disregard for animals”...

Dead calves found dumped in plastic bags
Dead calves found dumped in plastic bags

Up to six dead calves have been found dumped over the past 24 hours in a “disgusting disregard for animals”...

Japan lifts BSE ban on British beef after more than 20 years
Japan lifts BSE ban on British beef after more than 20 years

The Japanese government has announced that it will lift a ban on beef from the UK, which was put in...

UFU: Be aware of ‘healthy eating’ advice from activists
UFU: Be aware of ‘healthy eating’ advice from activists

The Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) is warning consumers to be aware of “misleading, sometimes incorrect” advice from activist groups on...

New-look beet harvesters to make UK working debut
New-look beet harvesters to make UK working debut

New-look, face-lifted Vervaet self-propelled sugar beet harvester models are to be demonstrated at UK importer J Riley Beet Harvesters (UK)...

Telescopic handler used in brazen attempted ATM theft
Telescopic handler used in brazen attempted ATM theft

A telescopic handler was used by criminals in an effort to steal an ATM machine from a premises in Co....

Telescopic handler used in brazen attempted ATM theft
Telescopic handler used in brazen attempted ATM theft

A telescopic handler was used by criminals in an effort to steal an ATM machine from a premises in Co....

Herd improvements help increase Fort William mixed farm’s margins
Herd improvements help increase Fort William mixed farm’s margins

Farming in one of the wettest parts of the UK brings with it a few challenges, but a herd of...

MP calls for ‘serious consideration’ of meat tax measures
MP calls for ‘serious consideration’ of meat tax measures

A politician in the UK has called for “serious consideration” of measures such as a meat tax in an address...

40 sheep killed or injured after wandering onto highway
40 sheep killed or injured after wandering onto highway

Approximately 40 sheep were killed or seriously injured on a UK highway in recent days after wandering onto the road....

GDT kicks off 2019 with a boost with 3rd consecutive rise
GDT kicks off 2019 with a boost with 3rd consecutive rise

The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction – event 227 – has kicked off the new year with a boost,...

Firefighters spring stricken cattle from slurry tank
Firefighters spring stricken cattle from slurry tank

A number of cattle were successfully rescued from a slurry tank that they had fallen into by firefighters in Co....

Co. Dublin breeder wins Royal Ulster Winter Fair Inter-Breed Championship
Co. Dublin breeder wins Royal Ulster Winter Fair Inter-Breed Championship

The 2018 Royal Ulster Winter Fair Supreme Inter-Breed championship was won by Co. Dublin herdowner Cyril Dowling with his Holstein...

Farmers are the true custodians of the soil
Farmers are the true custodians of the soil

December 5 this year was World Soil Day. I hope it provided members of the general public everywhere with the...

UFU: ‘Genuine partnerships needed to tackle ammonia’
UFU: ‘Genuine partnerships needed to tackle ammonia’

Genuine working partnerships must be at the heart of any plans to tackle ammonia in Northern Ireland, according to the...