Agriland Team

TV producers looking to dig into Northern Irish farming life
TV producers looking to dig into Northern Irish farming life

TV producers are on the lookout for “strong characters” of the country for the third series of hit agricultural TV...

Farmers invited to tour research facility for Cattle Health Scheme anniversary
Farmers invited to tour research facility for Cattle Health Scheme anniversary

Northern Irish farmers have been granted a rare glimpse behind the scenes at one of the island’s top agricultural research...

Fermanagh farmer fined for incorrect records caught after avoiding TB tests
Fermanagh farmer fined for incorrect records caught after avoiding TB tests

A Co. Fermanagh farmer convicted of failing to notify the deaths of nine cattle was caught after he avoided two...

‘I don’t know how I’ll start to rebuild it all’ – ‘Rare Breed’ farmer on devastating inferno
‘I don’t know how I’ll start to rebuild it all’ – ‘Rare Breed’ farmer on devastating inferno

A Co. Antrim farmer whose shed burned down at the weekend has said he has been left with no option...

Wexford student impresses with agri machinery project award win
Wexford student impresses with agri machinery project award win

A student of both Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) and Salesian Agricultural College Pallaskenry, Thomas Dunne, recently received a prestigious...

For sale: Ireland’s most famous self-propelled beet harvester
For sale: Ireland’s most famous self-propelled beet harvester

The Agrifac WKM 9000 beet harvester owned by Cross Agricultural Engineering in Rathangan, Co. Kildare, is for sale on DoneDeal....

Time for farmers to stop talking about the ‘green image’ of farming
Time for farmers to stop talking about the ‘green image’ of farming

Irish farmers should stop talking about the “green image” of farming and assert it as reality, renowned agri-food researcher Prof. Patrick...

UK pork giant gives backing to Open Farm Weekend
UK pork giant gives backing to Open Farm Weekend

The UK pork giant which took over Dunbia’s Ballymena plant almost exactly a year ago, has given its backing to...

‘Rare Breed’ farmer loses straw and machinery in major shed blaze
‘Rare Breed’ farmer loses straw and machinery in major shed blaze

A well-known Co. Antrim farmer has lost his winter supply of hay and straw after a shed fire destroyed thousands...

Arla boss: You can’t switch milk production on and off; farmers need to be able to plan for Brexit
Arla boss: You can’t switch milk production on and off; farmers need to be able to plan for Brexit

The UK dairy industry should be “recognised” in Brexit negotiations and details of the upcoming Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) plans released...

This Farming Life’s Bobby Lennox to lead bill at sheep producer event
This Farming Life’s Bobby Lennox to lead bill at sheep producer event

Scottish sheep producer Bobby Lennox, who starred on hit agricultural TV show This Farming Life, is set to head the line-up...

Down bagged salad firm ‘top of the crops’ at UK Food Manufacture Excellence Awards
Down bagged salad firm ‘top of the crops’ at UK Food Manufacture Excellence Awards

A multi-million pound salad grower and processor based in Co. Down has been named Fresh Produce Manufacturing Company of the Year...

World Dairy Summit: The Co. Down herd in the top 1% of £PLI rankings
World Dairy Summit: The Co. Down herd in the top 1% of £PLI rankings

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Hillsborough, Co. Down is home to one of the UK’s top £PLI ranking...

Breeding goals: ‘There’s no point breeding a 12,000L cow if she’ll not last’
Breeding goals: ‘There’s no point breeding a 12,000L cow if she’ll not last’

Milk volume is no longer the driver of dairy breeding in Northern Ireland, with attention now turning to lifetime productivity...

World Dairy Summit: Poor grass management could be costing you £241 a cow
World Dairy Summit: Poor grass management could be costing you £241 a cow

Farmers could be losing out on thousands of pounds simply by not effectively managing their grass, researchers say. AFBI’s Hillsborough research facility...

Monitor farms wanted for research programme
Monitor farms wanted for research programme

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is looking for six new monitor farms to join its research network –...

Former World Expo Dairyman of the Year to judge this year’s Winter Fair
Former World Expo Dairyman of the Year to judge this year’s Winter Fair

US stockman and former World Dairy Expo Dairyman of the Year Hank Van Exel has been confirmed as the 2017...

Could futures contracts solve the problem of milk price volatility?
Could futures contracts solve the problem of milk price volatility?

Dairy industry leaders this week debated the pros and cons of using futures contracts to solve the problem of milk...