Agriland Team

Co. Down ice cream rises to top in indulgence market
Co. Down ice cream rises to top in indulgence market

A trip to an orchard near Ljubljana, Slovenia, proved to be a ‘light bulb’ moment for Co. Down farmer, Will...

Beware fake inspectors, livestock transporters warned
Beware fake inspectors, livestock transporters warned

Truck drivers hauling animals should be on alert for fake animal welfare inspectors, officials in Northern Ireland have said. The...

Pics: Laois brothers cut their teeth in forestry business with monstrous machines
Pics: Laois brothers cut their teeth in forestry business with monstrous machines

G&G Timber Harvesting is a relatively new venture; it’s based in Camross Co. Laois and is owned and operated by...

NI agri career advice day on next Thursday
NI agri career advice day on next Thursday

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will hold career days on each of its three campuses to...

‘Concern remains over NI border and customs proposals’
‘Concern remains over NI border and customs proposals’

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced that while it is helpful that the government has put on paper its...

Report unveiled on post-Brexit trade agreements and agriculture
Report unveiled on post-Brexit trade agreements and agriculture

The AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) released the results of a comprehensive one-year study called ‘The Impacts of Alternative Post-Brexit Trade...

Milk price boost justified, farmers’ group says
Milk price boost justified, farmers’ group says

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) welcomed a boost in milk prices back in late June, but warned that – with...

New Deere S700: Can this combine do the thinking for you?
New Deere S700: Can this combine do the thinking for you?

AgriLand brought you preliminary details of John Deere’s new S700 Series combine harvesters on August 2. At that stage, the...

‘Milking More from Grass’ event set for September
‘Milking More from Grass’ event set for September

Next month’s AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) roadshows ‘Dairy Innovation in Practice’ will be held on three farms throughout Northern...

An MF 165 with a difference: Anyone missing a wheel?
An MF 165 with a difference: Anyone missing a wheel?

This intriguing picture – depicting a three-wheel ‘trike‘ Massey Ferguson 165 conversion – was snapped at a recent show at the...

Agricultural business course applications deadline draws close
Agricultural business course applications deadline draws close

The Northern Irish College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has set a deadline for applications for its Agricultural...

Video: Watch this manure-powered feed lorry in action
Video: Watch this manure-powered feed lorry in action

A US organic dairy farmer has recently developed an electric feed lorry to feed his cows – powered by manure....

Kubota could have driverless tractors on the market next year
Kubota could have driverless tractors on the market next year

Japanese-originated manufacturer Kubota is currently selling autonomous ‘driverless’ tractors on a trial basis, with the intention to launch the machines...

Co. Down farmer helps to rear barn owl chicks
Co. Down farmer helps to rear barn owl chicks

A Co. Down farmer has been helping to rear three barn owl chicks after the adult male was injured on...

Newly-appointed conservation advisor leads east Down farming project
Newly-appointed conservation advisor leads east Down farming project

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has just appointed Sean Woods as Conservation Advisor to lead the ‘Farming...

Tyrone’s International Miss Macra back in wellies after big win
Tyrone’s International Miss Macra back in wellies after big win

Newly crowned International Miss Macra, Lynsay Hawkes, was back in her wellies on her dad, Kenny’s dairy farm outside Omagh,...

Pics: Wealth of classics and nostalgia at midlands vintage day
Pics: Wealth of classics and nostalgia at midlands vintage day

The ‘Camross Vintage Road Run and Day in Grass’ was held in the village of Camross, Co. Laois, last Sunday,...

Case involving Pottinger and machinery dealer goes to the High Court
Case involving Pottinger and machinery dealer goes to the High Court

Late last month, the High Court delivered its ‘ex tempore judgment’ on a case involving Pottinger Ireland (Poettinger Ireland Ltd) and machinery...