Agriland Team

‘Back our farmers: They will always deliver during times of national need’
‘Back our farmers: They will always deliver during times of national need’

The message to Government is much the same today as back 100 years ago when the Ulster Farmer’s Union was...

TB eradication partnership start date delayed
TB eradication partnership start date delayed

Bad weather has meant Northern Ireland’s TB Eradication Partnership (TBEP) start date is likely to be pushed back towards the...

Market diversification: Are natural wool carpets the next niche?
Market diversification: Are natural wool carpets the next niche?

A new approach to marketing Ulster’s wool could help turn the tables on more than 20 years of designers veering...

60 years of Massey: Vintage club to attempt world record for big birthday
60 years of Massey: Vintage club to attempt world record for big birthday

A rural vintage club based in Co. Kildare – Narraghmore Vintage – is set to attempt to break the Guinness...

Trade focus: What trends does this midlands auctioneer see day-to-day?
Trade focus: What trends does this midlands auctioneer see day-to-day?

Auctions are the lubricant of the machinery business; they help to keep the trade running smoothly – by matching machines...

Co. Down Shorthorn herd clinches Carlisle top prices
Co. Down Shorthorn herd clinches Carlisle top prices

Beef Shorthorn females sold to a top of 4,500gns and bulls to 4,000gns in Carlisle on Friday, March 23, at...

Classic corner: Chart recent Ford history with this feisty ’40’
Classic corner: Chart recent Ford history with this feisty ’40’

“Fords and New Hollands are popular around here,” remarked Martin Kirrane of Co. Sligo, as he explained the origin of...

Environmental Farming Scheme open for applications
Environmental Farming Scheme open for applications

Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme, Higher Level is now open for applications. Applications for the scheme – which is also...

‘World-first’ wastewater to energy technology success for Irish firm
‘World-first’ wastewater to energy technology success for Irish firm

A carbon-neutral, energy-positive wastewater treatment technology, developed by Irish firm NVP Energy, is now being rolled out at food and...

First Northern Ireland ‘monitor farmer’ picked for UK-wide scheme
First Northern Ireland ‘monitor farmer’ picked for UK-wide scheme

The first Northern Ireland farmer has been picked to join AHDB’s Monitor Farm programme – and already he hopes to...

Potato stock levels and ‘drawdown’ at record rates in the UK
Potato stock levels and ‘drawdown’ at record rates in the UK

UK potato stock levels reached a record 2.4 million tonnes in January – up 25% on last year, according to...

Blink and you’ll miss it: New record set for world’s fastest ‘tractor’
Blink and you’ll miss it: New record set for world’s fastest ‘tractor’

A new Guinness world record has been set for the fastest tractor on the planet, after well-known BBC programme Top...

Keepin ‘er Country: New series starts tomorrow
Keepin ‘er Country: New series starts tomorrow

From singing reverends and truck-driving women, to the pigs obsessed with Nathan Carter, toe-tapping show ‘Keepin ‘er Country’  has plenty...

Better land management could be worth up to £196m a year to Northern dairy sector
Better land management could be worth up to £196m a year to Northern dairy sector

Putting existing nutrient and soil management guidance into practice could boost Northern Ireland’s dairy sector income by a whopping £196...

Meal firm fined six-figure sum after young worker injured
Meal firm fined six-figure sum after young worker injured

Well known Co. Armagh meal firm, Mason Animal Feeds, has been fined a six-figure sum in court after a 17-year-old...

Trade focus: New stock arrives; but who or what is Pronar?
Trade focus: New stock arrives; but who or what is Pronar?

It was Poland that led the fall of European communism in the 1980s and, in doing so, opened up the...

First Northern bird flu case confirmed in Co. Antrim
First Northern bird flu case confirmed in Co. Antrim

Northern Ireland’s first bird flu case this year has been confirmed in a wild bird in Co. Antrim. The case...

Society advises against Jaegerbomb semen use following DNA doubts
Society advises against Jaegerbomb semen use following DNA doubts

The UK’s Limousin society has advised members not to buy or use Ballinloan Jaegerbomb semen following doubts over the champion...