Agriland Team

Volunteers sought by RSPB NI for farmland surveys
Volunteers sought by RSPB NI for farmland surveys

Do you have a love for nature and a fondness for birds, and can you tell a yellowhammer from a...

Volunteers sought by RSPB NI for farmland surveys
Volunteers sought by RSPB NI for farmland surveys

Do you have a love for nature and a fondness for birds, and can you tell a yellowhammer from a...

NI herds to go paperless by May – but union wants a consultation
NI herds to go paperless by May – but union wants a consultation

Union officials say the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture’s plans for herd birth and movement registrations to go paperless by...

International Dairy4Future research programme looking for pilot farmers
International Dairy4Future research programme looking for pilot farmers

A total of 10 Northern Ireland dairy farmers have the opportunity to get involved in ‘Dairy4Future’ – an international research...

How one north-west family made decent silage during the ‘worst summer in a generation’
How one north-west family made decent silage during the ‘worst summer in a generation’

The headlines from the north-west last summer were far from good for grassland farmers – yet good silage was still...

Video: ‘Sneak peek’ of tomorrow’s FTMTA machinery auction
Video: ‘Sneak peek’ of tomorrow’s FTMTA machinery auction

Anticipation is growing ahead of the second Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) auction, which is set to take...

Do you think you have a chance against a PTO?
Do you think you have a chance against a PTO?

Farming is the most dangerous occupation in Ireland. Last year, it accounted for over 50% of fatalities in all workplaces,...

English CCTV abattoir legislation to come into effect in May
English CCTV abattoir legislation to come into effect in May

Legislation to make CCTV cameras mandatory in slaughterhouses in England to safeguard animal welfare has been laid today by Defra...

Agri-pharma firm Norbrook’s profits soar in latest accounts
Agri-pharma firm Norbrook’s profits soar in latest accounts

Agri-pharmaceutical firm Norbrook has seen its profits soar by more than 40% in just a year, according to its most...

Northern silage yield drops to lowest in 12 years
Northern silage yield drops to lowest in 12 years

Following the summer no farmer will forget – for all the wrong reasons – silage yields in Northern Ireland hit...

May too soon for BVD deadline, FFA warns
May too soon for BVD deadline, FFA warns

A farming lobby body in Northern Ireland has said that the May deadline is too early for the slaughter of...

Majority of NI’s 2,200 gorse fires ‘started deliberately’
Majority of NI’s 2,200 gorse fires ‘started deliberately’

A public consultation has been launched into reducing the threat of wildfires in the countryside as firefighters warn the majority...

First female NFU president elected at annual conference
First female NFU president elected at annual conference

Minette Batters has made history becoming the first female president of the National Farmers’ Union. Batters, a beef farmer from...

BVD cattle ban secured across NI abattoirs
BVD cattle ban secured across NI abattoirs

An agreement has been reached with the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association to ban persistently infected (PI) cattle from slaughter...

Classic corner: One of Ireland’s earliest, one-owner Valtras still busy in Westmeath
Classic corner: One of Ireland’s earliest, one-owner Valtras still busy in Westmeath

Any tractor – Valtra or otherwise – that finds itself in a contractor’s fleet can usually expect a hard life....

Trade focus: ‘Lifting the lid’ on what an engine specialist does
Trade focus: ‘Lifting the lid’ on what an engine specialist does

The internal combustion engine has been with us for over 150 years; it has come a long way since Beau...

Approval given for British lamb exports to Saudi Arabia
Approval given for British lamb exports to Saudi Arabia

Lamb from the UK will soon be heading to Saudi Arabia in an exports deal which could be worth £25...

How trees are solving farm problems in the Glens of Antrim
How trees are solving farm problems in the Glens of Antrim

A five-year tree planting programme in the Glens of Antrim is aiming to build a more resilient landscape. More than...