Agriland Team

What will the UK election results mean for Northern farming?
What will the UK election results mean for Northern farming?

Barclay Bell, President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union in Northern Ireland, was speaking on RTE Radio’s This Week programme on...

Farmers shifting silage warned not to create traffic chaos
Farmers shifting silage warned not to create traffic chaos

Farmers transporting heavy loads of silage this summer have been warned off motorways, and to move over on the road...

Pics: European buyers to the fore at major UK tractor auction
Pics: European buyers to the fore at major UK tractor auction

Agricultural machinery auctioneer, Cheffins, had its latest sale in Sutton, Cambridge (England), last week with an extensive range of tractors...

John Deere set for hi-tech showcase at Cereals 2017
John Deere set for hi-tech showcase at Cereals 2017

Machinery giant John Deere will reveal details of an updated version of its PowrSpray R4040i 4,000L-capacity self-propelled sprayer, as well as its...

Controversial Gove gets top agri job in UK cabinet change
Controversial Gove gets top agri job in UK cabinet change

There has been mixed reaction across the water after Michael Gove was appointed UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food...

Criminals continue to target quad bikes in farm robberies
Criminals continue to target quad bikes in farm robberies

Yet another farmer has recently reported his quad stolen, as criminals continue to target quad bikes in farm robberies. The Police...

Farmers fined in connection with fish kill incident
Farmers fined in connection with fish kill incident

Two farmers from Co. Fermanagh have been fined recently at Omagh Magistrates’ Court, in connection with a fish kill incident....

Pics: ‘Up close and personal’ with Ireland’s first Fendt forager
Pics: ‘Up close and personal’ with Ireland’s first Fendt forager

Recent news of a ‘test’ forager making its way to the island of Ireland spiked interest in the machinery business....

Disappointing trend continues for tractor sales in May
Disappointing trend continues for tractor sales in May

New tractor sales continue to perform poorly when compared to 2016 levels, it has been reported, following the disclosure of...

Farmer banned from owning animals for 25 years
Farmer banned from owning animals for 25 years

A farmer has been banned from owning animals for 25 years due to a number of animal welfare offences. James Steele,...

EU pumps €8.1 million into cross-border environmental recovery fund
EU pumps €8.1 million into cross-border environmental recovery fund

A cross-border environmental project that will protect endangered species and restore natural habitats is to receive €8.1 million in funding,...

EU pumps €8.1 million into cross-border environmental recovery fund
EU pumps €8.1 million into cross-border environmental recovery fund

A cross-border environmental project that will protect endangered species and restore natural habitats is to receive €8.1 million in funding,...

Check out the new ‘Quad Vice’ security platform
Check out the new ‘Quad Vice’ security platform

To put a stop to the ever-growing levels of quad thefts, a Welsh farmer has created a clever security device...

SlurryKat appoints Irish dealer for the Republic
SlurryKat appoints Irish dealer for the Republic

Northern Irish slurry solutions company, SlurryKat, has appointed Bailey Machinery Sales Ltd (BMS) as its dealer in the Republic of...

Milk price increase for May supplies ‘imminent’
Milk price increase for May supplies ‘imminent’

“Strong global dairy commodity prices should see an imminent rise in base milk price,” Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) Dairy Chairman...

Northern BPS application checks to kick off shortly
Northern BPS application checks to kick off shortly

“Preliminary checks on single applications are to be carried out shortly,” according to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...

Pics: Fancy a fine-grained ‘New Holland’ – made of wood?
Pics: Fancy a fine-grained ‘New Holland’ – made of wood?

For those wishing to appreciate art with a distinctly agricultural twist, look no further. French artist Pascal Rivet has created...

East meets west: Room for a Chinese loader on the silage pit?
East meets west: Room for a Chinese loader on the silage pit?

With silage season sweeping across the country in recent weeks, sightings of loading shovels trundling across the countryside have become...