Agriland Team

Farmer fined for water pollution in Armagh
Farmer fined for water pollution in Armagh

A farmer was fined for causing pollution to a river in Co. Armagh earlier today, according to Northern Ireland’s Department of...

Irish team ‘shines’ at European ploughing championships
Irish team ‘shines’ at European ploughing championships

Jer Coakley from Cork and Dan Donnelly from Wexford did their country proud at the European Ploughing Federation (EPF) championship...

Co. Down ice cream rises to top in indulgence market
Co. Down ice cream rises to top in indulgence market

A trip to an orchard near Ljubljana, Slovenia, proved to be a ‘light bulb’ moment for Co. Down farmer, Will...

Beware fake inspectors, livestock transporters warned
Beware fake inspectors, livestock transporters warned

Truck drivers hauling animals should be on alert for fake animal welfare inspectors, officials in Northern Ireland have said. The...

Beware fake inspectors, livestock transporters warned
Beware fake inspectors, livestock transporters warned

Truck drivers hauling animals should be on alert for fake animal welfare inspectors, officials in Northern Ireland have said. The...

Pics: Laois brothers cut their teeth in forestry business with monstrous machines
Pics: Laois brothers cut their teeth in forestry business with monstrous machines

G&G Timber Harvesting is a relatively new venture; it’s based in Camross Co. Laois and is owned and operated by...

NI agri career advice day on next Thursday
NI agri career advice day on next Thursday

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will hold career days on each of its three campuses to...

NI agri career advice day on next Thursday
NI agri career advice day on next Thursday

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will hold career days on each of its three campuses to...

‘Concern remains over NI border and customs proposals’
‘Concern remains over NI border and customs proposals’

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced that while it is helpful that the government has put on paper its...

Report unveiled on post-Brexit trade agreements and agriculture
Report unveiled on post-Brexit trade agreements and agriculture

The AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) released the results of a comprehensive one-year study called ‘The Impacts of Alternative Post-Brexit Trade...

Milk price boost justified, farmers’ group says
Milk price boost justified, farmers’ group says

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) welcomed a boost in milk prices back in late June, but warned that – with...

New Deere S700: Can this combine do the thinking for you?
New Deere S700: Can this combine do the thinking for you?

AgriLand brought you preliminary details of John Deere’s new S700 Series combine harvesters on August 2. At that stage, the...

‘Milking More from Grass’ event set for September
‘Milking More from Grass’ event set for September

Next month’s AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) roadshows ‘Dairy Innovation in Practice’ will be held on three farms throughout Northern...

An MF 165 with a difference: Anyone missing a wheel?
An MF 165 with a difference: Anyone missing a wheel?

This intriguing picture – depicting a three-wheel ‘trike‘ Massey Ferguson 165 conversion – was snapped at a recent show at the...

Agricultural business course applications deadline draws close
Agricultural business course applications deadline draws close

The Northern Irish College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has set a deadline for applications for its Agricultural...

Video: Watch this manure-powered feed lorry in action
Video: Watch this manure-powered feed lorry in action

A US organic dairy farmer has recently developed an electric feed lorry to feed his cows – powered by manure....

Farm organisation calls for tougher sentences for criminals
Farm organisation calls for tougher sentences for criminals

Calls for tougher judicial sentences for people involved in rural crime have been reiterated by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU),...

Investigation underway as 9 cattle stolen
Investigation underway as 9 cattle stolen

An investigation is underway after nine cattle were stolen in south Co. Armagh over the weekend, according to the Police...