Agriland Team

Cows and calves stolen from field in Armagh
Cows and calves stolen from field in Armagh

Police are investigating the theft of livestock from a field in Co. Armagh are appealing for information. The 10 cows...

Cows and calves stolen from field in Armagh
Cows and calves stolen from field in Armagh

Police are investigating the theft of livestock from a field in Co. Armagh are appealing for information. The 10 cows...

Cows and calves stolen from field in Armagh
Cows and calves stolen from field in Armagh

Police are investigating the theft of livestock from a field in Co. Armagh are appealing for information. The 10 cows...

New chief to head up sales, marketing and service at New Holland UK
New chief to head up sales, marketing and service at New Holland UK

Pat Smith has joined New Holland as business director for the UK and Republic of Ireland markets. This development follows...

Graindex: Cutting out the middle man when it comes to grain sales
Graindex: Cutting out the middle man when it comes to grain sales

Want to cut out the middle man, sell your own grain directly and take the price you want? That’s ‘Graindex’...

Skyscrapers of wheat and oilseed rape made of steel…what’s new in crop varieties
Skyscrapers of wheat and oilseed rape made of steel…what’s new in crop varieties

New varieties are a highlight of the ‘Cereals’ event for many. Breeders showcase the best they have to offer, as...

Soil testing survey reveals important grassland fertility trends
Soil testing survey reveals important grassland fertility trends

The end of March this year was marked by the successful completion of the European Exceptional Adjustment Aid (EAA) funded...

Timothy should be included in most grass seed mixes
Timothy should be included in most grass seed mixes

Timothy should not be overlooked as a species of grass that can be included in seed mixes under Irish conditions,...

Lambing losses estimated at record levels for 2018
Lambing losses estimated at record levels for 2018

According to an assessment carried out by the National Fallen Stock Company (NFSCo), UK sheep mortality during the 2018 lambing...

Northern Irish Lakeland suppliers optimistic for future growth
Northern Irish Lakeland suppliers optimistic for future growth

Lakeland Dairies’ milk suppliers in Northern Ireland are confident for their future in dairying, according to the results of the...

Tractor and trailer involved in collision with Tayto truck
Tractor and trailer involved in collision with Tayto truck

A livestock trailer being towed by a tractor has been involved in a collision with a Tayto truck along a...

‘We still don’t know what the UK wants’ – EU Commissioner Hogan tells journalists
‘We still don’t know what the UK wants’ – EU Commissioner Hogan tells journalists

From a European perspective, the big problem in Brexit talks is that the European Union “still doesn’t know what the...

Pregnancy test for blackgrass…how does it work?
Pregnancy test for blackgrass…how does it work?

Researchers at Newcastle University have used technology from human pregnancy tests to identify the level of herbicide resistance in blackgrass....

Mechanical weeding: ‘We need something else in our toolbox’
Mechanical weeding: ‘We need something else in our toolbox’

Mechanical weeders and robotic weeders were a hot topic of conversation at Cereals 2018, which took place in Cambridge last...

Concerns mount over ‘serious divergences’ on Brexit border issue
Concerns mount over ‘serious divergences’ on Brexit border issue

Concerns over “serious divergences” on protocols related to Ireland and Northern Ireland post-Brexit are mounting, an Irish MEP has warned....

‘Globalisation must work for EU farmers’ – Agriculture MEPs warn
‘Globalisation must work for EU farmers’ – Agriculture MEPs warn

Trade deals with third countries must be fair and balanced, imported foodstuffs must comply with high European Union (EU) standards...

1:5 scale forager has more muscle than most push-lawnmowers
1:5 scale forager has more muscle than most push-lawnmowers

Martin Limpens, a man from the Netherlands, has built an amazing scale model (1:5) of a Claas Jaguar 980 forage...

Northern Ireland could continue getting EU funding post-Brexit
Northern Ireland could continue getting EU funding post-Brexit

Northern Ireland should continue getting EU regional funds post-2020, when the Brexit transition period ends, the Regional Development Committee stated...