Agriland Team

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...

AgriSearch makes two senior appointments
AgriSearch makes two senior appointments

The Northern Ireland Agricultural Research and Development Council (AgriSearch) has made changes to its top team, following the departure of chairman...

Poll: Have you got your cows out yet?
Poll: Have you got your cows out yet?

Several of you have been sending us your pictures and videos of your cows’ first days out across the country....

Co. Antrim slurry spill: Police warning motorists to slow down
Co. Antrim slurry spill: Police warning motorists to slow down

Police are warning motorists to reduce their speed and to drive with “extreme caution” around north-west Lisburn today, following reports...

Kazakhstan buyers tour NI to browse UK’s agri-tech wares
Kazakhstan buyers tour NI to browse UK’s agri-tech wares

Northern Irish agri-tech companies flaunted their wares to a team of investors from Kazakhstan interested in developing their country’s agricultural...

Why your best weapons against disease are a brush and hose
Why your best weapons against disease are a brush and hose

Farmers need to get back to basics with skills which were heavily emphasised in bygone days to reduce antibiotic use,...

Rare Breed farmer joins Open Farm Weekend line-up
Rare Breed farmer joins Open Farm Weekend line-up

Three new farms are set to open their gates to the public as part of this year’s Bank of Ireland...

Auction report: Old and modern ‘under the hammer’ at big Co. Tyrone sale
Auction report: Old and modern ‘under the hammer’ at big Co. Tyrone sale

Today (April 20) saw a large-scale machinery sale take place at Euro Auctions, at its Dromore site in Co. Tyrone....

Pics: Silage operation gets underway at Shannon Airport
Pics: Silage operation gets underway at Shannon Airport

Silage operations have gotten underway at Shannon Airport’s 400ac site this morning in an effort to alleviate the ongoing shortage of...

YFCU’s 2 new VPs set to be elected this weekend
YFCU’s 2 new VPs set to be elected this weekend

Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) members are set to elect two new vice presidents to the organisation’s presidential team...

Mastitis: Can you reduce antibiotic use while increasing cure rates?
Mastitis: Can you reduce antibiotic use while increasing cure rates?

It might seem counterintuitive, but veterinary experts say it is possible to increase mastitis cure rates while also lowering antibiotic...

Major dairy processor declares interest in LacPatrick venture
Major dairy processor declares interest in LacPatrick venture

Northern Ireland’s largest farmer-owned milk processor has declared an interest in a potential venture with LacPatrick, AgriLand can reveal. A...

School finalists announced for first Northern Angus Challenge
School finalists announced for first Northern Angus Challenge

The finalists of a competition in which young people compete to rear calves and win the profits have been announced....