Agriland Team

Northern Irish modern slavery most common in poultry and egg sectors
Northern Irish modern slavery most common in poultry and egg sectors

A harrowing Government report into slavery has revealed that victims in Northern Ireland are most frequently found working in the...

‘Majestic’ Derry bull fetches 35,000gns at Carlisle
‘Majestic’ Derry bull fetches 35,000gns at Carlisle

An impressive 16 bulls – including sale-topper Derry bull Ampertaine Majestic – fetched five-figure sums at Carlisle’s British Limousin sale...

Site map: Get the inside track on this year’s Balmoral Show
Site map: Get the inside track on this year’s Balmoral Show

The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) has launched a site map showing the locations of most of the major stands...

GrassCheck: Testing samples ‘essential’ for a good first cut
GrassCheck: Testing samples ‘essential’ for a good first cut

The recent growth spurt has put grass growth almost back on par with the April average, the latest GrassCheck figures...

Trade focus: Building a machinery manufacturing business in Co. Limerick
Trade focus: Building a machinery manufacturing business in Co. Limerick

Stepping out of the comfort and routine of secure employment to concentrate on creating a new business is something that...

Judge manages a ‘cracker’ with Carmorn Nutcracker
Judge manages a ‘cracker’ with Carmorn Nutcracker

Female prices were up more than £500 (€571) on last year at the 2018 British Limousin Cattle Society’s May Day Show...

Farmers warned that new machinery spend is ‘too high’
Farmers warned that new machinery spend is ‘too high’

UK farmers have been warned that they are spending far too much on updating their farm machinery, according to a...

Thompsons Feeds owner tops £1bn turnover
Thompsons Feeds owner tops £1bn turnover

The Belfast-based owner of one of Europe’s largest multi-species feed mills has hit a landmark £1 billion (€1.14 billion) turnover for...

Northern TB rates appear to stabilise
Northern TB rates appear to stabilise

TB’s advance appears to be slowing in Northern Ireland. Despite a slight increase in the region’s latest figures, the disease’s incidence...

Biosecurity: Big issues facing post-Brexit disease control
Biosecurity: Big issues facing post-Brexit disease control

Brexit could be an opportunity to bolster the UK’s biosecurity efforts – but much could be at stake if the...

DAERA outlines progress in tackling ammonia
DAERA outlines progress in tackling ammonia

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published a report outlining its progress on ammonia. The...

Young Farmers get geared up for Balmoral Show: Here’s what they have lined up
Young Farmers get geared up for Balmoral Show: Here’s what they have lined up

From sheep shearing to pencil-making and agri-business talks – the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) has a packed Balmoral schedule. Here’s...

Why African Swine Fever could be pigs’ next big threat
Why African Swine Fever could be pigs’ next big threat

“It doesn’t take a bad person to bring in disease into a country – it just takes a careless one,”...

Union and unionists engage in ‘reactor fraud’ spat
Union and unionists engage in ‘reactor fraud’ spat

A war of words has erupted between the Ulster Farmers’ Union and Ulster Unionists over allegations the ear tags of...

GrassCheck: A second boom week on the cards
GrassCheck: A second boom week on the cards

Grass growth has rocketed this week across Northern Ireland dairy farms. The latest GrassCheck data recorded an average of 69.4kg...

Young man dies on Co. Down farm
Young man dies on Co. Down farm

A man in his early 20s has died in a fatal accident on a farm in Katesbridge, Co. Down today...

LacPatrick Dairies fined for pollution
LacPatrick Dairies fined for pollution

LacPatrick Dairies’ Northern Ireland arm was today fined £5,000 at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court after it pleaded guilty to releasing polluting...

Charity tractor run to motor through the midlands this May bank holiday
Charity tractor run to motor through the midlands this May bank holiday

Co. Westmeath will see a host of tractors – both old and new – gather for a great cause at...