Agriland Team

Tier 1: Letters of offer on the way to NI farmers
Tier 1: Letters of offer on the way to NI farmers

Waiting time could be up already for those in for Tier 1, as Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and...

Meet the 1 in 11 million calves from Co. Down
Meet the 1 in 11 million calves from Co. Down

One Co. Down farmer had the surprise of his life last Thursday night when his heifer gave birth to four...

BBC goes ‘Tractor Mad’ across the counties
BBC goes ‘Tractor Mad’ across the counties

It’s all about tractors in the latest True North programme for BBC One Northern Ireland as this weekend viewers meet...

TB to halt NI’s Spanish calf exports post-Brexit
TB to halt NI’s Spanish calf exports post-Brexit

Northern Ireland’s TB crisis has already begun to affect its future trade prospects, with Spain already saying it will not...

Zinc oxide ban could increase antibiotic reliance
Zinc oxide ban could increase antibiotic reliance

A ban on therapeutic zinc oxide use could increase pig sector reliance on antibiotics at a time when pressure is mounting for...

Cattle exports to Northern Ireland drop by 52%
Cattle exports to Northern Ireland drop by 52%

The number of Irish cattle exported to Northern Ireland has dropped drastically, figures from the Department of Agriculture show. During...

Change of venue for Lemken demo day
Change of venue for Lemken demo day

The Lemken ‘demo day’, in conjunction with TFM (Templetuohy Farm Machinery), will go ahead tomorrow, Thursday (March 15). However, there...

Are ‘hidden infected’ putting your herd at risk of TB?
Are ‘hidden infected’ putting your herd at risk of TB?

Co-infection – especially with liver fluke – could be desensitising existing TB tests, essentially putting control measures to waste as...

Radical movement controls could push Ireland towards TB eradication
Radical movement controls could push Ireland towards TB eradication

For the first time scientists say they could have the answer to eradicating TB in Ireland – and there’s no reason...

Budget ‘encouraging’ but longer term decisions are needed
Budget ‘encouraging’ but longer term decisions are needed

Ulster Farmers’ Union president Barclay Bell has said the recently announced 2018-19 budget allocation for the Department of Agriculture, Environment...

Huey: ‘I’m in a bind over TB – major decisions need to be made’
Huey: ‘I’m in a bind over TB – major decisions need to be made’

A lack of elected leadership has put major strain on Northern Ireland’s TB situation, the region’s chief veterinary officer Robert...

Workshop focus: What you need to know when buying a compressor
Workshop focus: What you need to know when buying a compressor

After the sledge, vice and vise-grip, an air compressor is of the most regularly used tools in the agricultural workshop...

Weathering the snow storm at one of Ireland’s biggest salad and veg firms
Weathering the snow storm at one of Ireland’s biggest salad and veg firms

When you’re one of the island’s largest salad and veg firms, the pressure is on both in terms of managing...

Buyer’s guide: A work-a-day ‘classic’ that’s still in demand
Buyer’s guide: A work-a-day ‘classic’ that’s still in demand

The John Deere 6010 Series was built from circa 1997 until the early 2000s at the company’s factory in Mannheim,...

9 things you should check every time you get in the cab
9 things you should check every time you get in the cab

With slurry season well underway and silage time just around the corner – hopefully – the Health and Safety Executive...

Antibiotics: It’s not zero-use that we should be aiming for
Antibiotics: It’s not zero-use that we should be aiming for

Experts warn that agriculture is unlikely to ever be able to move completely away from antibiotics use, despite mounting consumer...

Farmers affected by greenways ‘not treated properly’
Farmers affected by greenways ‘not treated properly’

Local councils are not treating farmers involved in greenways projects fairly, the Ulster Farmer’s Union (UFU) has warned. The 25-year...

City farming and promoting women in ag: Youths’ ideas for future farming
City farming and promoting women in ag: Youths’ ideas for future farming

An innovative farm investment scheme; the opportunities of benchmarking; and promoting women’s role in shaping farming businesses were among the...