Agriland Team

Classic corner: Surviving example back to its former glory
Classic corner: Surviving example back to its former glory

Massey Ferguson had scored a dramatic success with the 100 series that was introduced in 1964. The 135 and 165...

First case of bovine Schmallenberg confirmed in Northern Ireland
First case of bovine Schmallenberg confirmed in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s first case of bovine foetal deformity due to Schmallenberg virus in 2018 has been confirmed in a stillborn calf...

LacPatrick’s potential suitors: Who might be interested and why?
LacPatrick’s potential suitors: Who might be interested and why?

Bosses at LacPatrick may be eyeing up a slice of Glanbia and Lakeland’s cross-border milk as part of the firm’s...

Could NI researchers have the answer to zinc oxide fears?
Could NI researchers have the answer to zinc oxide fears?

Researchers in Northern Ireland are hopeful they may have found a natural alternative to the soon-to-be-banned zinc oxide. It’s feared...

Grant awarded to develop a multiplex rapid test for mastitis
Grant awarded to develop a multiplex rapid test for mastitis

Glasgow’s School of Veterinary Medicine and a UK diagnostic test manufacturer have been awarded more than £800,000 (€926,000) to develop...

Trade focus: Producing exacting farm machinery…on a ‘smaller’ scale
Trade focus: Producing exacting farm machinery…on a ‘smaller’ scale

“Most of the people on the course didn’t even know what a tractor was,” explained Ciaran Dunne, as he reflects...

Back on track: NI grass growth rates expected to soar
Back on track: NI grass growth rates expected to soar

Researchers expect grass growth to boom over the next seven days, bringing growth back on track with the 10-year average....

Board of LacPatrick Dairies ‘considering a merger’
Board of LacPatrick Dairies ‘considering a merger’

The board of LacPatrick Dairies is considering a merger to consolidate the dairy industry, it has been confirmed today. Following...

Fashion by day; farming by night: Part-time doesn’t mean unprofitable
Fashion by day; farming by night: Part-time doesn’t mean unprofitable

Working in the fashion industry by day and farming by night doesn’t make up your typical grassland farmer’s routine, but...

DAERA backs calls for 3-crop rule derogation
DAERA backs calls for 3-crop rule derogation

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has added its backing to calls for an exemption to...

Farmer convicted at Newry Court
Farmer convicted at Newry Court

A Co. Down farmer has been convicted at Newry Magistrates’ Court of offences relating to animal transport on Monday (April...

Conacre ‘not to blame’ for all of NI’s land fertility issues
Conacre ‘not to blame’ for all of NI’s land fertility issues

Farmers who own ground need to take more responsibility for maintaining land fertility, a senior agri-business manager has warned. Speaking...

Dale Farm makes March milk price announcement
Dale Farm makes March milk price announcement

The board of Northern Ireland’s largest milk processor – Dale Farm – met to set a price for March milk...

Farmer groups have their say on ‘fast’ tractor testing regulations
Farmer groups have their say on ‘fast’ tractor testing regulations

Farmer organisations have given their reactions to yesterday’s announcement of the incoming ‘fast’ tractor road-worthiness testing by Minister for Transport,...

Police appeal for information following theft of ewes
Police appeal for information following theft of ewes

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has issued an appeal for information following the theft of a number of...

Police appeal for information following theft of ewes
Police appeal for information following theft of ewes

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has issued an appeal for information following the theft of a number of...

Red Tractor farmers warned ‘just one negative story can undermine trust’ ahead of TV campaign
Red Tractor farmers warned ‘just one negative story can undermine trust’ ahead of TV campaign

The UK’s flagship quality assurance certification scheme – Red Tractor – is set to make its TV ad debut as part...

‘Farming is in a Brexit honeymoon period’
‘Farming is in a Brexit honeymoon period’

Farming in the UK and Ireland is still in a “Brexit honeymoon period”, according to one of Northern Ireland’s chief...