Agriland Team

Spreaders and sprayers abound at frenetic FTMTA auction
Spreaders and sprayers abound at frenetic FTMTA auction

An unreserved auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) – took...

Caterpillar fined for diesel spill which saw 40,000L end up in the Irish Sea
Caterpillar fined for diesel spill which saw 40,000L end up in the Irish Sea

Caterpillar (NI) has been fined after a spill at its Co. Antrim factory saw more than 40,000L of diesel make its...

Balers, wrappers and agitators: FTMTA auction prices unveiled
Balers, wrappers and agitators: FTMTA auction prices unveiled

A huge auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) –...

On the ‘up’: Down dairy farmers pipped at the post for UK grassland award
On the ‘up’: Down dairy farmers pipped at the post for UK grassland award

Northern Irish dairy farmers Beattie and Reggie Lilburn have been announced as runners-up in this year’s British Grassland Society’s Grassland...

Mowers, rakes and tedders: Prices revealed from FTMTA auction
Mowers, rakes and tedders: Prices revealed from FTMTA auction

An unreserved auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) –...

Fencing’s back in vogue – and all thanks to a bit of competition
Fencing’s back in vogue – and all thanks to a bit of competition

Competition is getting young farmers back into the field and learning practical farm-based skills, YFCU members at this year’s Northern...

Horsepower: ‘It’s like an athlete – the more often you do it, the better you get’
Horsepower: ‘It’s like an athlete – the more often you do it, the better you get’

Ploughing with horses is an art which takes time and practice, champion ploughman Victor Scott from Limavady, Co. Derry explains....

Derry boy tipped to be Ireland’s next big country music star
Derry boy tipped to be Ireland’s next big country music star

He might only be 14 years old, but Coleraine boy Owen Mac is tipped to be Ireland’s next big country music star....

Trailers, wagons and tankers: Key prices from first FTMTA auction
Trailers, wagons and tankers: Key prices from first FTMTA auction

A huge auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) –...

Exchange rate boost to add £13 million to North’s farm subsidies
Exchange rate boost to add £13 million to North’s farm subsidies

Northern Irish farmers will be better off this year, as exchange rate fluctuations add around 5% to the value of...

Fill your slurry tanker in less than 60 seconds
Fill your slurry tanker in less than 60 seconds

Colgan Agri, a Tullamore-based father-and-son contracting company, launched a mobile slurry tanker ‘Filling Arm’ at the National Ploughing Championships, in...

Wexford man Martin Kehoe ploughs to victory at NI Ploughing Championship
Wexford man Martin Kehoe ploughs to victory at NI Ploughing Championship

World champion ploughman Martin Kehoe from Co. Wexford stole the show at this weekend’s Northern Ireland International Ploughing Championship. Dozens...

Tractor pics and prices: Results from huge Punchestown auction
Tractor pics and prices: Results from huge Punchestown auction

A sizeable unreserved auction of tractors and farm machinery – organised by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA)...

‘Slow Food’ festival celebrates return with two local product launches
‘Slow Food’ festival celebrates return with two local product launches

A festival celebrating the best of the north west’s home-grown produce will return to the ‘maiden city’ next weekend. Northern...

Meet the Michelin-starred chef on a mission to bring back the ‘Mighty Spud’
Meet the Michelin-starred chef on a mission to bring back the ‘Mighty Spud’

Inspired by his love of farming, a Michelin-starred chef is urging the Irish public to get back behind its favourite...

Supermarkets cancel orders for 2 Sisters after undercover investigation
Supermarkets cancel orders for 2 Sisters after undercover investigation

Four major UK supermarkets have ditched 2 Sisters as a poultry supplier after an investigation into the UK’s biggest supermarket...

Belfast is keeping it country at Farmers’ Bash
Belfast is keeping it country at Farmers’ Bash

Plaid shirts, stetsons and cowboy boots at the ready. What is being billed as the biggest event of 2017 for...

Some like them Blonde: Behind the scenes at NI’s top Blonde herds
Some like them Blonde: Behind the scenes at NI’s top Blonde herds

Two herds in Co. Down and Co. Antrim have come out top at this year’s NI Blonde Cattle Club herd...