Agriland Team

Trade focus: Stretching right across the ‘sunny’ south-east
Trade focus: Stretching right across the ‘sunny’ south-east

Agriculture is constantly evolving; trying to discern the future is a question of picking out trends. Although ‘digitalisation’ of just...

Department launches new online BPS entitlement register
Department launches new online BPS entitlement register

A new online entitlement register service is now available on DAERA Online Services, which allows farmers or their agents to...

Slurry export deadline extended in NI
Slurry export deadline extended in NI

Northern Ireland farmers now have an extra month to submit their slurry export forms as Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)...

Buyer’s guide: What you should look out for in a used MF 4300 Series
Buyer’s guide: What you should look out for in a used MF 4300 Series

Massey Ferguson’s 4300 Series was the last of a long line of tractors built at Banner Lane, Coventry. The factory...

‘Everyone wants to be more environmentally responsible; but we have to keep our farmers farming’
‘Everyone wants to be more environmentally responsible; but we have to keep our farmers farming’

Every farmer wants to do more for the environment, but future farming policy must prioritise supporting efficient and profitable production,...

Further movement restrictions announced for BVD-status cattle
Further movement restrictions announced for BVD-status cattle

Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs have announced further measures...

Bird flu prevention zone extended to cover whole of England
Bird flu prevention zone extended to cover whole of England

A bird flu prevention zone has been declared across the whole of England, chief veterinary officer Nigel Gibbens has confirmed...

Proposals made to introduce a TB levy in a bid to save compensation
Proposals made to introduce a TB levy in a bid to save compensation

Farmers are debating the possibility of introducing a levy on farm meat or milk to be used towards tackling the...

LAMMA Show cancelled due to ‘serious wind damage’
LAMMA Show cancelled due to ‘serious wind damage’

The UK’s biggest farm machinery and agricultural show – LAMMA – has been cancelled today due to “serious wind damage”....

DAERA to begin NI badger sett surveys in bid to tackle TB crisis
DAERA to begin NI badger sett surveys in bid to tackle TB crisis

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) will begin badger sett surveys in two bovine tuberculosis (bTB) problem areas. It comes...

Farmers suffering ‘Brexit fatigue’ as talks process hits critical stage
Farmers suffering ‘Brexit fatigue’ as talks process hits critical stage

Ulster farmers are becoming sickened with Brexit talk, Ulster Farmers’ Union deputy president Ivor Ferguson told journalists at the UFU’s...

Classic corner: ‘Truck-like’ tractor is a rare beast here in Ireland
Classic corner: ‘Truck-like’ tractor is a rare beast here in Ireland

The MB Trac has the distinction of not only being a very well-known machine but also, at the same time,...

Rare Breed’s return takes lion’s share of TV viewing figures
Rare Breed’s return takes lion’s share of TV viewing figures

The return of ‘Rare Breed – A Farming Year’ was the most watched programme in Northern Ireland on its prime-time...

TB compensation proposals branded ‘legalised theft’ by outraged farmers
TB compensation proposals branded ‘legalised theft’ by outraged farmers

Proposals to cap TB compensation have been branded as ‘legalised theft‘ by Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president Victor Chestnutt....

3.5% pay rise on the cards for Northern farm workers
3.5% pay rise on the cards for Northern farm workers

The Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland has announced proposed increases to the minimum wage rates for agricultural workers. Following...

Countdown on to the NI Beef Expo – NI’s biggest technical beef event
Countdown on to the NI Beef Expo – NI’s biggest technical beef event

Organisers say the 2018 NI Beef Expo is set to be the biggest yet as the technical beef event –...

Salad giant Willowbrook secures €2.5m of additional business in ROI
Salad giant Willowbrook secures €2.5m of additional business in ROI

Ireland’s largest bagged salad producer Willowbrook Foods has secured an additional €2.5 million worth of business in the Irish market...

Poor heifer management could be costing your business
Poor heifer management could be costing your business

Waiting longer to calve heifers could be costing Northern Ireland farmers thousands according to researchers, with a three-month delay on...