Agriland Team

Spain’s ag minister requests EU crisis funds amid severe drought
Spain’s ag minister requests EU crisis funds amid severe drought

Spain has requested the use of crisis funds from the EU to deal with the drought conditions the country is...

Antimicrobial use in agriculture could fuel future epidemics – study
Antimicrobial use in agriculture could fuel future epidemics – study

A new University of Oxford study has revealed that antimicrobial overuse in livestock production can breed bacteria that are resistant...

NI herd named British Friesian Herd of the Year
NI herd named British Friesian Herd of the Year

The British Friesian Herd of the Year Award has been won by the Northern Irish Inch herd from Downpatrick, Co....

Export programmes deliver £55.6m in sales for NI dairy industry
Export programmes deliver £55.6m in sales for NI dairy industry

The Dairy Council for Northern Ireland (DCNI) has announced £55.6 million in new sales of dairy products to markets in...

EFS payments of almost £9 million issue to NI farmers
EFS payments of almost £9 million issue to NI farmers

Payments totalling £8.96 million have commenced issuing to Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) agreement holders in Northern Ireland. The Department of...

Two farmers convicted at Co. Tyrone magistrates court
Two farmers convicted at Co. Tyrone magistrates court

Two Co. Tyrone farmers have been convicted at Dungannon Magistrates Court on separate charges following cattle identification inspections carried out...

Poultry farmers told risk of bird flu has ‘reduced’
Poultry farmers told risk of bird flu has ‘reduced’

Poultry farmers have been reassured that the risk level for bird flu has “reduced significantly” as as the requirement to...

Bird flu housing measures to be lifted in NI
Bird flu housing measures to be lifted in NI

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that the avian influenza (bird flu) housing measures...

Explosion and fire on Texas farm kills 18,000 cattle
Explosion and fire on Texas farm kills 18,000 cattle

Initial investigations into an explosion and massive fire at a Texas dairy farm, which killed an estimated 18,000 cows, suggest...

Graphic: Animal carcasses dumped at two locations in NI
Graphic: Animal carcasses dumped at two locations in NI

Carcasses of calves and other animals have been found dumped at two separate sites in Northern Ireland in recent days....

Breeding Series 2023: Using sexed semen to increase components and fertility
Breeding Series 2023: Using sexed semen to increase components and fertility

Breeding Series 2023 in association with Eurogene, LIC and AI Services The main focus of Mervyn McRoberts’ breeding programme for the...

Vet warning to keep chocolate away from animals this Easter
Vet warning to keep chocolate away from animals this Easter

Vets from the British Veterinary Association (BVA) have urged the public to prioritise pet and animal safety this Easter by...

Global egg prices expected to remain high in 2023
Global egg prices expected to remain high in 2023

Global egg prices are expected to “stay relatively high throughout 2023”, especially in markets that have been hard hit by...

Breeding Series 2023: Increasing combined fat and protein by 182kg in 12 years
Breeding Series 2023: Increasing combined fat and protein by 182kg in 12 years

Breeding Series 2023 in association with Eurogene, LIC and AI Services Increasing fat and protein percentages in dairy cows can be...

UFU ‘extremely concerned’ about pause in TB testing
UFU ‘extremely concerned’ about pause in TB testing

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that it is “extremely concerned” about the impact of the pause in bovine...

Call for NI dog owners to be alert around livestock this Easter
Call for NI dog owners to be alert around livestock this Easter

NFU Mutual has called for dog owners to be responsible with their pets around livestock over the Easter holidays, as...

Study: Agriland named on Top 10 list of UK agri-influencers
Study: Agriland named on Top 10 list of UK agri-influencers

Agriland Media Group has been named on the Top 10 list of agri-influencers in the UK, in the latest in-depth...

Research shows diversity gives ‘greater stability’ to farmers
Research shows diversity gives ‘greater stability’ to farmers

The negative impacts of climate variability on food security and farm incomes could be offset by encouraging farmers to grow...