Agriland Team

Research: Just one in five family farms making profit
Research: Just one in five family farms making profit

Farmers For Action (FFA) stated that research undertaken by the Andersons Centre on behalf of the Prince’s Countryside Fund discovered...

Protest in London addressed ‘fear over food security’- FFA
Protest in London addressed ‘fear over food security’- FFA

Representatives from Farmers For Action (FFA) in Northern Ireland travelled to London on Monday, March 25 to support Save British...

Lidl GB announces plan to ‘elevate’ chicken welfare standards
Lidl GB announces plan to ‘elevate’ chicken welfare standards

Lidl Great Britain (GB) announced yesterday (Tuesday, March 26) that it aims to solidify its commitment to ethically sourced quality...

BT cup winner has been ‘instrumental’ in disease control of animals
BT cup winner has been ‘instrumental’ in disease control of animals

Dr. Sam Strain was awarded the “prestigious” BT cup at the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) annual dinner, which was held...

HSENI: £50k in fines given after engineer is fatally struck by tree
HSENI: £50k in fines given after engineer is fatally struck by tree

A total of £50,000 in fines was given out to a construction company and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council...

New NI regional board will ‘strengthen links’ between farmers and vets
New NI regional board will ‘strengthen links’ between farmers and vets

The establishment of a new regional board in Northern Ireland has been announced by the Moredun Foundation, a leading farming...

NI farm walks on ‘efficient and sustainable milk production’
NI farm walks on ‘efficient and sustainable milk production’

Farm walks are being held to assist farmers to both understand the issues and measures that can improve environmental and...

UFU celebrates Northern Ireland’s top silage makers
UFU celebrates Northern Ireland’s top silage makers

This week, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) celebrated Northern Ireland’s top silage makers of last year (2023). UFU and sponsor,...

‘Policy makers more aware of needs of people in rural areas’- Minister Muir
‘Policy makers more aware of needs of people in rural areas’- Minister Muir

Minister Andrew Muir MLA has responded to The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) publishing the Rural Needs...

Arla Foods Ingredients to cut CO2 emissions by 14,500t
Arla Foods Ingredients to cut CO2 emissions by 14,500t

Arla Foods Ingredients is taking a step towards its carbon reduction goals, with the construction of an electric heat pump...

Sheep scab is becoming a ‘greater problem’ – AHWNI
Sheep scab is becoming a ‘greater problem’ – AHWNI

Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) has released a report detailing the results of a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...

Community growers highlight ‘urgent’ need for enhanced policies
Community growers highlight ‘urgent’ need for enhanced policies

Community Gardens Ireland (CGI) and Social Farms and Gardens Northern Ireland (SFGNI) have joined together in a call to improve...

McConalogue and Muir launch €9m bioeconomy funding call
McConalogue and Muir launch €9m bioeconomy funding call

The ministers for agriculture in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have jointly launched a €9 million initiative to...

Seed company Germinal makes new appointment
Seed company Germinal makes new appointment

Belfast-headquartered grass and forage seed breeding company, Germinal, has announced the appointment of David Little as agricultural product manager for...

Missile strike sinks ship carrying 21,000t of fertiliser in Red Sea
Missile strike sinks ship carrying 21,000t of fertiliser in Red Sea

A ship carrying 21,000t of fertiliser sank in the Red Sea in the Middle East on Saturday (March 2) after...

Tyrone farm business fined for water pollution
Tyrone farm business fined for water pollution

A Co. Tyrone farm business has been fined in court for water pollution. Hillside Dairy Farms Ltd., Camderry Road, Dromore,...

Job opportunity: Agriland seeks technical reporter
Job opportunity: Agriland seeks technical reporter

Agriland Media Group has a vacancy for a technical reporter interested in a career in media that covers the dairy sector. If you’re...

Dutch dairy co-op FrieslandCampina sees ‘disappointing’ results
Dutch dairy co-op FrieslandCampina sees ‘disappointing’ results

Dutch-based multinational dairy co-op FrieslandCampina has said it has seen “disappointing” financial results for 2023. In announcing its results for...