Agriland Team

GrassCheck: Growth set to exceed 10-year average
GrassCheck: Growth set to exceed 10-year average

After a disappointing start to the season, Northern Ireland’s grass growth is set to exceed the 10-year average, according to...

Classic corner: 1990s Lamborghini back to its former glory in Co. Fermanagh
Classic corner: 1990s Lamborghini back to its former glory in Co. Fermanagh

The difference between Lamborghini and Same is often considered to be no more than the colour scheme. That’s an understandable...

NIEA chief admits ammonia is becoming ‘the new nitrates’
NIEA chief admits ammonia is becoming ‘the new nitrates’

A response to the ammonia consultation held earlier this year is expected imminently, with a working action plan set to...

UFU launches in-house training division
UFU launches in-house training division

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) launched its own in-house training division with courses designed specifically to help members in the...

Lakeland sets ambitious €1 billion 5-year sales target
Lakeland sets ambitious €1 billion 5-year sales target

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Lakeland Dairies heard today that the cross-border dairy co-operative has set an ambitious five-year...

UFU presidential team election results announced
UFU presidential team election results announced

Ulster Farmers’ Union’s 400 council members have voiced their opinion on who will lead Northern Ireland farmers through one of...

Exercise Blackthorn begins today with simulated Foot and Mouth outbreak
Exercise Blackthorn begins today with simulated Foot and Mouth outbreak

Senior figures from the UK’s four regional agricultural departments have come together today for a major Government exercise to test Foot...

Northern fodder prices soar as weather pressure continues
Northern fodder prices soar as weather pressure continues

Silage, straw and hay prices have soared as northern buyer demand for fodder remains high following the wet winter. Silage...

Trade focus: Charting an ‘independent’ path with a tightly-run ship
Trade focus: Charting an ‘independent’ path with a tightly-run ship

Few people have ever accused the machinery trade across the entirety of the 32 counties as being a bland, homogenous...

‘We want to bring our strong balance sheet to LacPatrick farmers’
‘We want to bring our strong balance sheet to LacPatrick farmers’

Aaron Forde, CEO of Aurivo Society Co-operative Ltd, has stated that he wants to bring the co-op’s “strong and stable”...

‘We want to bring our strong balance sheet to LacPatrick farmers’
‘We want to bring our strong balance sheet to LacPatrick farmers’

Aaron Forde, CEO of Aurivo Society Co-operative Ltd, has stated that he wants to bring the co-op’s “strong and stable”...

Through the inspector’s eyes: First look at NI’s new environmental audit
Through the inspector’s eyes: First look at NI’s new environmental audit

A new pilot scheme to improve the environment, reduce the number of on-farm inspections and help farmers comply with payment...

Single Application: 3 weeks to go and two-thirds still haven’t applied
Single Application: 3 weeks to go and two-thirds still haven’t applied

Farmers have been urged not to leave their Single Application until the last minute, as just three weeks before the...

Department offers EFS weather extension option
Department offers EFS weather extension option

Farmers who are facing difficulties meeting the completion dates for Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) ‘Wider’ due to the...

Four vying for spot on union’s top team
Four vying for spot on union’s top team

Four contenders are understood to still be in the running for the vacancy on the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) top...

New environmental scheme could ‘cut number of inspections’
New environmental scheme could ‘cut number of inspections’

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has launched a new scheme which it says could improve the environment, while also reducing...

Brussels calls for more information ahead of NI 3-crop rule decision
Brussels calls for more information ahead of NI 3-crop rule decision

The European Commission is understood to have asked Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture for more information ahead of any decision...

Ulster Wool launches new scheme for first-time sheep farmers
Ulster Wool launches new scheme for first-time sheep farmers

Ulster Wool has introduced a new scheme designed to support producers who have recently entered the industry. Launching for the...