Agriland Team

Wildlife farmer of the year announced at Belfast event
Wildlife farmer of the year announced at Belfast event

Bellaghy man David Arrell has won the ‘wildlife farmer of the year’ title at the Farming Life awards. Over 300...

14 steps to get the best results at drying off
14 steps to get the best results at drying off

The steps taken by farmers when drying off cows can have a significant impact on mastitis levels during the dry...

Latest deal sees Arbos move across more of Europe
Latest deal sees Arbos move across more of Europe

Arbos, it seems, is delivering on its promise to expand across Europe. The company has appointed its first official dealer...

Police appeal for information following trailer theft
Police appeal for information following trailer theft

An appeal for information has been launched by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in relation to a stolen...

European Parliament adopts plans to limit the use of antibiotics on farms
European Parliament adopts plans to limit the use of antibiotics on farms

The European Parliament has adopted plans today (Thursday, October 25) to limit the use of antibiotics on farms in order...

US milk production climbs by 1.5% in September
US milk production climbs by 1.5% in September

Milk production in the 23 major states in the US during September rose by 1.5% compared to the same month...

Co. Down farmer fined £4,000 after polluting 2km of waterway
Co. Down farmer fined £4,000 after polluting 2km of waterway

By Michael Kenwood A Co. Down farmer has been fined £4,000 after polluting 2km of waterway with slurry at almost...

Co. Down farmer fined £4,000 after polluting 2km of waterway
Co. Down farmer fined £4,000 after polluting 2km of waterway

By Michael Kenwood A Co. Down farmer has been fined £4,000 after polluting 2km of waterway with slurry at almost...

Dairy focus: Why one 700-cow farm decided to go down the robotic milking route
Dairy focus: Why one 700-cow farm decided to go down the robotic milking route

Milking 700 cows just outside Ardstraw, Jason Mitchell is the fourth generation of his family to milk cows in Co....

More cattle to be destroyed on Scottish BSE farm as a precaution
More cattle to be destroyed on Scottish BSE farm as a precaution

A number of other cattle are set to be destroyed as a precautionary measure on the farm in Scotland where...

Four cattle rescued from slurry tank in south Armagh
Four cattle rescued from slurry tank in south Armagh

Four cattle were reportedly rescued from a slurry tank in south Armagh this morning (Thursday, October 18), according to local...

Four cattle rescued from slurry tank in south Armagh
Four cattle rescued from slurry tank in south Armagh

Four cattle were reportedly rescued from a slurry tank in south Armagh this morning (Thursday, October 18), according to local...

1,000 bales destroyed in ‘suspicious’ UK farm fire
1,000 bales destroyed in ‘suspicious’ UK farm fire

Police are appealing for witnesses following a suspicious fire in which 1,000 bales of hay were destroyed yesterday evening (Wednesday,...

BSE discovered on Scottish farm
BSE discovered on Scottish farm

A case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm in Aberdeenshire, the Scottish Government has announced....

Over 34,500 pigs culled in China in the past week due to ASF outbreaks
Over 34,500 pigs culled in China in the past week due to ASF outbreaks

Over 34,500 pigs have been killed and disposed of in China in the past week due to seven individual outbreaks...

More than 400 stolen animals located in police raid
More than 400 stolen animals located in police raid

Police are working to reunite hundreds of suspected stolen animals with their rightful owners in north Yorkshire following a recent...

NI closed spreading period kicks in tonight
NI closed spreading period kicks in tonight

Northern Irish farmers are reminded that the closed spreading period comes into effect from midnight tonight (Monday, October 15), the...

9 cattle die after eating yew tree trimmings dumped in field
9 cattle die after eating yew tree trimmings dumped in field

A total of nine cattle have died in the UK after they ate yew tree clippings which had been dumped...