Agriland Team

Enniskillen egg producers fined for water pollution offences
Enniskillen egg producers fined for water pollution offences

A business in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh has been fined for water pollution offences totalling £17,500 plus a £15 Offenders Levy....

CAFRE passes milestone of 750 carbon-benchmarked farms
CAFRE passes milestone of 750 carbon-benchmarked farms

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has passed the milestone of 750 carbon-benchmarked farm enterprises. Carbon benchmarking...

Soil health key to boosting carbon storage – FAO
Soil health key to boosting carbon storage – FAO

Rotational grazing, animal manures and agro-forestry can enhance soil health which in turn can play a “crucial role” in meeting...

Belfast man convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to pigs
Belfast man convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to pigs

A Belfast man has been convicted of one charge of causing unnecessary suffering to three pigs and one charge of...

Almost 10,000 cattle exported in first 5 weeks of 2023
Almost 10,000 cattle exported in first 5 weeks of 2023

A total of 9,850 head of cattle, weanlings and calves have been exported in the first five weeks of 2023,...

DAERA extends LMC chair and board appointments
DAERA extends LMC chair and board appointments

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced the extension of the appointments of the chair and...

What to expect from season two of Clarkson’s Farm
What to expect from season two of Clarkson’s Farm

The countdown to the highly anticipated second season of Clarkson’s Farm is on, with less than a day until the...

Agriculture revealed as NI’s largest source of emissions
Agriculture revealed as NI’s largest source of emissions

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has released Northern Ireland’s greenhouse gas (GHG) projection statistics, which has...

Arla Foods grew revenues to €13.8bn in 2022
Arla Foods grew revenues to €13.8bn in 2022

Arla Foods, the European dairy cooperative, grew its revenues by 23.2% last year to €13.8 billion, according to its latest...

£1.6m scheme for Northern Ireland pig producers opens
£1.6m scheme for Northern Ireland pig producers opens

A £1.6 million scheme from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to provide financial support to pig...

Milk price ‘correction’ on cards – Lakeland Dairies
Milk price ‘correction’ on cards – Lakeland Dairies

Cavan-headquartered co-operative, Lakeland Dairies, has warned that there is likely to be a “significant” correction on milk price in the...

UK Supreme Court finds Northern Ireland Protocol to be ‘lawful’
UK Supreme Court finds Northern Ireland Protocol to be ‘lawful’

The UK supreme court has found the Northern Ireland Protocol to be lawful. In a judgement ruling issued today (Wednesday,...

CAFRE tips to ensure a healthy calving season
CAFRE tips to ensure a healthy calving season

The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has shared advice from a College of Agriculture Food and Rural...

64% of UK dog owners have seen their dog chase animals
64% of UK dog owners have seen their dog chase animals

Nearly two thirds of UK dog owners that responded to NFU Mutual’s most recent livestock worrying survey admitted that their...

Farmers for Action labels farmgate prices ‘a disgrace’
Farmers for Action labels farmgate prices ‘a disgrace’

Farmers For Action’s (FFA) steering committee has labelled the current level of farmgate beef and lamb prices “a disgrace” and...

2023 GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count gets underway
2023 GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count gets underway

From today (Friday, February 3) until February 19, farmers and land managers across the UK will be recording the birds...

USPCA ‘appalled’ after badger caught in snare in Tyrone
USPCA ‘appalled’ after badger caught in snare in Tyrone

The Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) has said it is “horrified and appalled” after a...

UK now testing mammals for bird flu after confirmed ‘spillover’
UK now testing mammals for bird flu after confirmed ‘spillover’

UK officials are now testing mammals for avian influenza (bird flu) and have reported evidence of a “direct spillover from...