Agriland Team

Is Dale Farm’s new 27p/L contract for you? What you need to know
Is Dale Farm’s new 27p/L contract for you? What you need to know

Bosses at Northern Ireland’s largest milk processor, Dale Farm, say they have had a “very encouraging” response to its new 27p/L fixed-price...

Farm invention that cuts out ‘hardship’ and ‘saves your back’
Farm invention that cuts out ‘hardship’ and ‘saves your back’

Ballyealan Engineering, an agri-engineering company in its infancy, launched the ‘Easy Arm’ at the National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore, Co. Offaly...

No slurry applicator brackets? No problem
No slurry applicator brackets? No problem

Given the emphasis on both environmentally-friendly practices and overall farm efficiency in recent years, many farmers are keen to apply...

Crime initiative puts farmers on the watch for rural thieves
Crime initiative puts farmers on the watch for rural thieves

Farmers have been urged to sign up to a new rural crime watch initiative to tackle the issue in Northern...

Ploughman who battled cancer nominated as farming’s ‘Unsung Hero’
Ploughman who battled cancer nominated as farming’s ‘Unsung Hero’

A young ploughman who battled Leukemia has been nominated as Northern Ireland farming’s ‘Unsung Hero’. Speaking as part of AgriLand’s...

NI farmers urged to submit BVD PI claims before October deadline
NI farmers urged to submit BVD PI claims before October deadline

Farmers will be disappointed that the BVD PI Removal Incentivisation Scheme is closing on September 30, the Deputy President of...

NI farmers urged to submit BVD PI claims before October deadline
NI farmers urged to submit BVD PI claims before October deadline

Farmers will be disappointed that the BVD PI Removal Incentivisation Scheme is closing on September 30, the Deputy President of...

New Komatsu timber harvester set to ‘fell’ all in its path
New Komatsu timber harvester set to ‘fell’ all in its path

McHale Plant Sales, the Irish distributor of Komatsu equipment, has launched the Komatsu 931 harvester at this year’s National Ploughing Championships....

‘Pint-sized’ telescopic skid-steer launched by JCB at the ‘Ploughing’
‘Pint-sized’ telescopic skid-steer launched by JCB at the ‘Ploughing’

JCB has launched its new Teleskid 3TS-8W onto the Irish market at the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly....

North’s incentivisation scheme for the removal of BVD-infected calves to close
North’s incentivisation scheme for the removal of BVD-infected calves to close

The incentivisation scheme in Northern Ireland – aimed at the removal of animals persistently infected by BVD – is soon...

Novel ‘3 in 1’ trailer launched at the ‘Ploughing’
Novel ‘3 in 1’ trailer launched at the ‘Ploughing’

A&W Engineering, an Irish manufacturer of “heavy-duty” trailers, is currently launching its new ‘3 in 1’ trailer at the National Ploughing...

Kiwi company keen to connect: Duncan Ag at this year’s ‘Ploughing’
Kiwi company keen to connect: Duncan Ag at this year’s ‘Ploughing’

Kiwi company Duncan Ag will launch its Renovator MK4 no-till drill at this year’s National Ploughing Championships. Founded in 1937...

Pottinger: Soil and grassland options at this year’s ‘Ploughing’
Pottinger: Soil and grassland options at this year’s ‘Ploughing’

Pottinger will showcase a plethora of implements from its arable and grassland equipment ranges at next week’s National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore, Co....

Dairy industry to pool resources in event of ‘hard’ Brexit
Dairy industry to pool resources in event of ‘hard’ Brexit

Milk processors on the island are planning to pool resources in the event of a hard Brexit, AgriLand can reveal. LacPatrick’s new...

Harp hits the right notes at UK Dairy Day
Harp hits the right notes at UK Dairy Day

A Northern Ireland syndicate has struck the right notes at a national six-breed dairy show today (September 13) lifting the title...

Farmer convicted for fish kill through slurry contamination
Farmer convicted for fish kill through slurry contamination

A Fermanagh farmer was today convicted of allowing slurry to enter a waterway – causing a major fish kill –...

Tractor sales finally on the rise but overall figures ‘low’
Tractor sales finally on the rise but overall figures ‘low’

There is some positive news for the machinery dealers of Ireland. It is reported that 129 new tractors were sold...

‘Award-winning’ Cyclone mower cuts a path to the ‘Ploughing’
‘Award-winning’ Cyclone mower cuts a path to the ‘Ploughing’

Major Equipment Intl has expanded its “award-winning” Cyclone mower line-up with 2.8m, 4.2m and 5.6m models, which will feature at...