Agriland Team

Auction report: Video, pics and prices from ‘tidy’ tractor and machinery sale
Auction report: Video, pics and prices from ‘tidy’ tractor and machinery sale

Major “on-site” machinery dispersal sale (auction) events come up just a handful of times in any given year here in...

Poll results: Almost 40% of farmers fear fodder shortage this winter
Poll results: Almost 40% of farmers fear fodder shortage this winter

Poor weather across the island has left many farmers facing a very bleak winter, with significant numbers already concerned that...

Video: Akpil is the new tillage brand on the block
Video: Akpil is the new tillage brand on the block

Akpil tillage equipment is gaining momentum in the Irish tillage machinery market. Back in 2015 Des Walsh set off on...

Northern Ireland’s most wildlife friendly farmer announced
Northern Ireland’s most wildlife friendly farmer announced

Co. Down man Philip Bell has been selected as Northern Ireland’s most wildlife friendly farmer at the Farming Life and...

Ambitious two-year target set for Northern land mobility scheme
Ambitious two-year target set for Northern land mobility scheme

As many as 100 land mobility agreements could be made between farmers in Northern Ireland by 2019, those behind the...

How land mobility could push farm productivity
How land mobility could push farm productivity

Better land mobility could push productivity rates and allow the North’s agricultural sector to grow, it has been claimed. The...

Land mobility: How does it work, how are profits split and what about subsidies?
Land mobility: How does it work, how are profits split and what about subsidies?

A ‘land mobility’ programme aiming to pair up farmers into working partnerships and solve the problem of access to land...

‘Automation could solve the agri-food industry’s labour shortage problems’
‘Automation could solve the agri-food industry’s labour shortage problems’

Robots that pick fruit, weeds, and even go out into the field and feed the cows could become a common...

Pics: Farm equipment clearance auction this weekend
Pics: Farm equipment clearance auction this weekend

Micheal Doyle Auctions will host a clearance sale of farm machinery and equipment this Saturday (October 28). The auction –...

French-imported cattle test positive for bluetongue in Britain
French-imported cattle test positive for bluetongue in Britain

Farmers have been urged to be vigilant after cases of bluetongue have been detected in Britain. Several cattle imported from...

Antrim heifer scoops sought-after show title in the UK
Antrim heifer scoops sought-after show title in the UK

A Co. Antrim heifer has managed to snatch one of the most sought-after show titles in the UK; the All-Britain...

‘All-round’ tillers and ‘clever’ ploughs: Does Kverneland have the answer?
‘All-round’ tillers and ‘clever’ ploughs: Does Kverneland have the answer?

At a recent event hosted by Kverneland in Holland, the company launched a plethora of new and updated tillage equipment....

Mushroom firm enters administration just two years after £1.5m investment
Mushroom firm enters administration just two years after £1.5m investment

A Co. Armagh mushroom farm – which invested more than £1.5 million (1.68 million) into a new packing house just two...

One year on: Alistair Sloss’ daughter relives the day a slurry tragedy took her father’s life
One year on: Alistair Sloss’ daughter relives the day a slurry tragedy took her father’s life

This time last year the Sloss family’s lives changed forever when Co. Tyrone dairy farmer Alistair Sloss was killed in...

Northern Ireland Holstein breeders manage impressive All-Britain campaign
Northern Ireland Holstein breeders manage impressive All-Britain campaign

Northern Ireland Holstein breeders impressed judges at the weekend’s All-Britain All-Breeds Calf Show in Malvern, Worcestershire. The region’s team of around...

Contractors to meet with department on controversial ‘fast’ tractor rules
Contractors to meet with department on controversial ‘fast’ tractor rules

Concerns over new criteria for road-worthiness testing of ‘fast’ tractors will be addressed at a meeting between department officials, and...

TB levels in the North peak at highest rate in over a decade
TB levels in the North peak at highest rate in over a decade

Tuberculosis (TB) rates have hit their worst level in Northern Ireland in more than a decade, the latest figures reveal....

Ophelia: NI and GB damage estimated to cost up to £10m
Ophelia: NI and GB damage estimated to cost up to £10m

The repair bill for ex-hurricane Ophelia could hit up to £10 million, rural insurer NFU Mutual has estimated. The firm...