Agriland Team

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...

Slurry technology to ‘cut and dribble’ its way to the ‘Ploughing’
Slurry technology to ‘cut and dribble’ its way to the ‘Ploughing’

Mastek, an Irish manufacturer of low-emission slurry spreading machinery, is launching three new features for its range of Slurry Mate...

Pics: Rare ‘beasts’ on show at Knockbridge vintage event
Pics: Rare ‘beasts’ on show at Knockbridge vintage event

The Annual Knockbridge Vintage Day took place last Sunday, September 10, in Knockbridge, Co. Louth. Kicking off in the afternoon...

LacPatrick’s €33 million plant to future-proof Irish milk sales
LacPatrick’s €33 million plant to future-proof Irish milk sales

Ambitious expansion plans will allow one of the north’s biggest milk processors to allay Brexit fears and drive export sales,...

Thelma Gorman named as woman killed in farm accident
Thelma Gorman named as woman killed in farm accident

‘Unsung hero’ of Northern Ireland agriculture Thelma Gorman has been named as the woman who lost her life on a...

Meet the Young Farmers’ girls chopping their locks for children’s wigs
Meet the Young Farmers’ girls chopping their locks for children’s wigs

Around a dozen Co. Down Young Farmers’ girls have pledged to chop their hair for good causes. Inspired by the...

Is thinking ‘white’ the secret to Northern Ireland’s best blues?
Is thinking ‘white’ the secret to Northern Ireland’s best blues?

A Co. Antrim British Blue herd which selectively breeds for white cattle has wowed judges in the north. Jack and...

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,...