Agriland Team

Award-winning journalist joins growing AgriLand team
Award-winning journalist joins growing AgriLand team

Northern Ireland agri journalist Rachel Martin has joined AgriLand as its Northern correspondent. She joins the team at a time...

Award-winning journalist joins growing AgriLand team
Award-winning journalist joins growing AgriLand team

Northern Ireland agri journalist Rachel Martin has joined AgriLand as its Northern correspondent. She joins the team at a time...

Woman killed in a farm accident involving a cow
Woman killed in a farm accident involving a cow

A woman in Northern Ireland has been killed in an accident involving a cow, the Health and Safety Executive of...

Supermarket slammed for ‘unscrupulous’ treatment of farm suppliers
Supermarket slammed for ‘unscrupulous’ treatment of farm suppliers

Supermarket chain Asda has been slammed for its “unscrupulous” treatment of farm suppliers in the UK. The latest investigation by...

Four Northern Ireland dairy farms among first to be RSPCA-assured for welfare
Four Northern Ireland dairy farms among first to be RSPCA-assured for welfare

Four Northern Ireland dairy farmers are among the first in the UK to be given the RSPCA’s seal of approval...

World’s largest machinery exhibition: Should you be there?
World’s largest machinery exhibition: Should you be there?

Agritechnica, the world’s largest agricultural machinery exhibition, is fast approaching. It will take place in Hanover, Germany, from November 12...

‘Concrete progress’ made: Brexit border crossings could take seconds
‘Concrete progress’ made: Brexit border crossings could take seconds

Clearing border customs post-Brexit could take just seconds, Brexit Secretary David Davis told MPs at Westminster earlier this week. He...

Is AGCO’s latest creation the ‘Ideal’ combine harvester?
Is AGCO’s latest creation the ‘Ideal’ combine harvester?

It’s not often in the machinery industry that a company gets the opportunity to develop a machine from a blank...

Training in registering livestock online to start this month
Training in registering livestock online to start this month

More than 8,000 farmers are currently using APHIS Online, a figure which should rise following the planned upcoming training events,...

Training in registering livestock online to start this month
Training in registering livestock online to start this month

More than 8,000 farmers are currently using APHIS Online, a figure which should rise following the planned upcoming training events,...

3-year driving ban handed down to lorry driver who caused farmer’s death
3-year driving ban handed down to lorry driver who caused farmer’s death

A 3-year driving ban and a suspended jail sentence was reportedly handed down to a lorry driver who caused a...

Payment rates for the Small Dairy Farmer Scheme in NI announced
Payment rates for the Small Dairy Farmer Scheme in NI announced

The payment rates for the Small Dairy Farmer Scheme in Northern Ireland have been revealed by the Department of Agriculture,...

A rake that can ‘think’ for itself: Can it improve your work?
A rake that can ‘think’ for itself: Can it improve your work?

At an Agritechnica preview event this week, machinery giant Kverneland showcased its latest innovations. These included a new ‘GEORAKE’ feature on its...

Dairy farmer fined for waterway pollution
Dairy farmer fined for waterway pollution

A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined for polluting a waterway in Northern Ireland, according to the Department of Agriculture,...

Video: Thieves continue to target Land Rover Defenders
Video: Thieves continue to target Land Rover Defenders

Thieves are continuing to target iconic Land Rover Defenders right across the Republic of Ireland and the UK. Members of...

Video: Thieves continue to target Land Rover Defenders
Video: Thieves continue to target Land Rover Defenders

Thieves are continuing to target iconic Land Rover Defenders right across the Republic of Ireland and the UK. Members of...

NI livestock numbers increase in 2017, as the area of cereals grown falls
NI livestock numbers increase in 2017, as the area of cereals grown falls

Livestock populations in Northern Ireland during the month of June have remained stable or grown compared to figures from a...

NI livestock numbers increase in 2017, as the area of cereals grown falls
NI livestock numbers increase in 2017, as the area of cereals grown falls

Livestock populations in Northern Ireland during the month of June have remained stable or grown compared to figures from a...