Agriland Team

Belfast is keeping it country at Farmers’ Bash
Belfast is keeping it country at Farmers’ Bash

Plaid shirts, stetsons and cowboy boots at the ready. What is being billed as the biggest event of 2017 for...

Some like them Blonde: Behind the scenes at NI’s top Blonde herds
Some like them Blonde: Behind the scenes at NI’s top Blonde herds

Two herds in Co. Down and Co. Antrim have come out top at this year’s NI Blonde Cattle Club herd...

Transporter with a twist: Square bales anyone?
Transporter with a twist: Square bales anyone?

An interesting new square bale collector, developed by Wilson Engineering, was launched at last week’s National Ploughing Championships. Called the...

Bracing for Brexit: Innovative veg exporter details plans
Bracing for Brexit: Innovative veg exporter details plans

Brexit is looming, but Mash Direct – one of the North’s best-known food exporters – is thinking ahead by launching...

33 firefighters endeavour to rescue cattle which fell into a slurry tank
33 firefighters endeavour to rescue cattle which fell into a slurry tank

33 firefighters were called in to rescue a number of cattle which fell into a slurry tank in Northern Ireland...

Polish power: The ‘Falcon’ lands on Irish shores at the ‘Ploughing’
Polish power: The ‘Falcon’ lands on Irish shores at the ‘Ploughing’

Looking for something different in the search for a new muck spreader? Polish company Metal-Fach might have the answer. Showcased at...

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...