Agriland Team

Buyer’s guide: What you should look out for in a used Valtra (Valmet) 8050
Buyer’s guide: What you should look out for in a used Valtra (Valmet) 8050

Valtra’s roots can be traced date back to the 1830s, but it was virtually unknown here or in the UK...

NI indepth: ‘I was anxious the members hadn’t got the message this could be the end of Balmoral Show’
NI indepth: ‘I was anxious the members hadn’t got the message this could be the end of Balmoral Show’

The chief executive of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS), Colin McDonald, might be standing down – but that doesn’t mean...

5 farm gadgets you need to see at this year’s Winter Fair
5 farm gadgets you need to see at this year’s Winter Fair

The AgriLand team has picked out some of the most innovative farm gadgets we know you won’t want to miss...

New £3 million centre to make Balmoral Ireland’s largest exhibition space
New £3 million centre to make Balmoral Ireland’s largest exhibition space

Visitors to this year’s Winter Fair might notice the massive £3 million (€3.4 million) structure in construction right beside the Eikon...

Winter Fair: Crowds flock to Ireland’s largest dairy show – follow the action as it happens
Winter Fair: Crowds flock to Ireland’s largest dairy show – follow the action as it happens

Hundreds of farmers have already made their way through the doors of this year’s Royal Ulster Winter Fair and thousands...

Fears mount over ‘agri budget underspend’ in Northern counties
Fears mount over ‘agri budget underspend’ in Northern counties

It’s feared farm funding could be lost as department of agriculture officials in Northern Ireland are accused of spending just...

Irish company to manufacture Co. Kilkenny man’s eye-catching invention
Irish company to manufacture Co. Kilkenny man’s eye-catching invention

“I was looking for a manufacturer and Cross Agricultural Engineering was looking for a new product. I’m delighted. I really...

First badger report reveals 41 crimes in 2015
First badger report reveals 41 crimes in 2015

Northern Ireland’s first badger report shows just over 40 potential badger crimes were reported in 2015. The report was published...

Winter Fair: Just two days to go until the North’s flagship dairy show
Winter Fair: Just two days to go until the North’s flagship dairy show

With just two days to go until this year’s Royal Ulster Agricultural Society Winter Fair the countdown is on – but...

What the ‘TB Tax’ could cost your business
What the ‘TB Tax’ could cost your business

Proposals to charge farmers for bovine TB tests will cost the average business a further £257 a year, with bigger...

‘Stolen’ trailer recovered in a different county
‘Stolen’ trailer recovered in a different county

A trailer thought to have been stolen in Bangor, Co. Down has been recovered by police in south Antrim –...

NI indepth: ‘New Zealand inspired me to swap sucklers for dairy cows’
NI indepth: ‘New Zealand inspired me to swap sucklers for dairy cows’

A working trip to New Zealand inspired a Co. Tyrone beef and sheep farmer’s son to take the brave decision...

Trade focus: Doing the ‘deal’ in the ‘Kingdom’
Trade focus: Doing the ‘deal’ in the ‘Kingdom’

It would be unfair to refer to Valtra as ‘oddball’, but being a little different from the rest is one...

Danske appoints first deputy head of agri-business
Danske appoints first deputy head of agri-business

Northern Ireland’s largest agri-business banking team has appointed one of its experienced agri-business managers as its first deputy head of agri-business....

What’s the big deal with this Horsch sprayer?
What’s the big deal with this Horsch sprayer?

20 Horsch Leeb sprayers have been sold in Ireland over the past 30 months. Prices for this particular sprayer range...

Housed free-range period extended as bird flu warnings continue
Housed free-range period extended as bird flu warnings continue

Changes to the marketing of free-range eggs in response to continued Avian Influenza (AI) warnings have been welcomed across the...

‘I was flung over the PTO shaft and battered onto the ground’
‘I was flung over the PTO shaft and battered onto the ground’

Few people would see a serious farm accident as changing their life in a positive way; however, that is the...

Promising start but long road ahead: NI agri sector reacts to Brexit deal
Promising start but long road ahead: NI agri sector reacts to Brexit deal

With tens of thousands of jobs potentially at stake, Northern Ireland’s agri-food businesses have showed relief at news the region...