Agriland Team

November milk price in the North close to 6c/L higher compared to 2015
November milk price in the North close to 6c/L higher compared to 2015

Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland have seen farm gate milk prices in November rise by 4.95p/L (5.8c/L) compared to the...

Quiz: How well do you know world farming records?
Quiz: How well do you know world farming records?

One of the most common presents people find under the tree on Christmas Day is the Guinness World Records annual...

5 gifts that definitely won’t be under your tree this Christmas
5 gifts that definitely won’t be under your tree this Christmas

It’s Christmas morning and the world is filled with wonder and glee, but have you every wondered what presents haven’t...

Pics: 300 horsepower tractors that would make every Christmas wishlist
Pics: 300 horsepower tractors that would make every Christmas wishlist

Tractors have grown in both power and size in recent years, with higher horsepower models becoming more popular. And with...

5 gift ideas for the little farmer in your life this Christmas
5 gift ideas for the little farmer in your life this Christmas

Picking the perfect Christmas gift for the little farmer in your life can be tough, but we have managed to...

Man found to be in possession of explosives at a farmyard jailed
Man found to be in possession of explosives at a farmyard jailed

A man who was found to be in possession of explosives, a firearm and ammunition at a farmyard in Northern...

Badger cull on the cards for Northern Ireland
Badger cull on the cards for Northern Ireland

A badger control policy should be implemented in Northern Ireland to reduce the overall level of infection in the badger population,...

Free farm safety courses for farmers in the North
Free farm safety courses for farmers in the North

Farmers in Northern Ireland are being encouraged by the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Michelle Mcllveen to attend...

Man (70s) dies in Tipperary farm accident
Man (70s) dies in Tipperary farm accident

A man in his 70s has died following a farm accident in Tipperary after he was crushed under the vehicle...

Northern Irish farmer fined for allowing silage effluent to enter waterway
Northern Irish farmer fined for allowing silage effluent to enter waterway

A farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined for polluting a waterway with silage effluent. William Steele from Liswatty Road,...

Milk price climbs in Northern Ireland despite rising October collections
Milk price climbs in Northern Ireland despite rising October collections

Farmers in Northern Ireland have seen some recovery in the farm-gate milk price despite the volume of milk collected in...

North’s farmers to receive EU aid to remove BVD-positive calves
North’s farmers to receive EU aid to remove BVD-positive calves

Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIlveen, has announced a £4m package of support for local livestock farmers, which is provided...

Deer carcass and firearms seized after vehicle is stopped
Deer carcass and firearms seized after vehicle is stopped

Firearms and a deer carcass were seized by the Police Service of Northern Ireland after a vehicle was stopped as...

Quiz: Have you got what it takes to be a farmer?
Quiz: Have you got what it takes to be a farmer?

Farming has become sexy in recent years and with agricultural colleges overflowing, every Tom, Dick and Henrietta thinks they have...

Time to play ‘hard ball’ with dairy processors as strike action looms
Time to play ‘hard ball’ with dairy processors as strike action looms

Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland have voted in favour of strike action if dairy processors do not increase milk prices,...

Tractor worth over €80,000 reported stolen in Northern Ireland
Tractor worth over €80,000 reported stolen in Northern Ireland

A tractor worth £70,000 (€81,500) was reportedly stolen over the weekend on a farm at Doogary Road in Omagh, Co. Tyrone. The...

‘A 200 cow dairy farm in Northern Ireland could lose £100,000 this year’
‘A 200 cow dairy farm in Northern Ireland could lose £100,000 this year’

A 200 cow dairy farm in Northern Ireland could lose £100,000 (€112,210) this year, according to William Taylor who is...

Bird keepers advised to ‘remain vigilant’ as bird flu hits parts of Europe
Bird keepers advised to ‘remain vigilant’ as bird flu hits parts of Europe

Effective bio-security measures by bird keepers are vital in protecting Northern Ireland against the threat of avian influenza, according to...