Agriland Team

Scientists fight to control sheep scab in the UK
Scientists fight to control sheep scab in the UK

Scientists at Moredun Research Institute are fighting to control the prevalence of sheep scab across the UK. Sheep scab, caused...

Lack of allotments and community gardens highlighted
Lack of allotments and community gardens highlighted

The lack of allotments and community gardens on the island of Ireland was highlighted recently, at a meeting of community...

Factory offering farmers free AI straws ‘to show benefit of better genetics’
Factory offering farmers free AI straws ‘to show benefit of better genetics’

In current times, all sectors of agriculture are working to find new ways of improving the efficiency of their operations...

DAERA offering dairy farmers a study trip to England
DAERA offering dairy farmers a study trip to England

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering Northern Irish dairy farmers the opportunity to travel to...

Latest DAERA report shows need for bTB eradication
Latest DAERA report shows need for bTB eradication

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) Rural Needs Annual Monitoring Report has shown that the eradication of...

NI farmers urged to check water supplies for leaks
NI farmers urged to check water supplies for leaks

Farmers across Northern Ireland are being urged by Northern Ireland (NI) Water to inspect all water supplies on their farms...

Fermanagh bird flu restrictions to lift tomorrow
Fermanagh bird flu restrictions to lift tomorrow

The chief veterinary officer (CVO) for Northern Ireland, Robert Huey, has announced that the avian influenza (bird flu) surveillance zones...

DAERA publishes 2022 Farm Business Data handbook
DAERA publishes 2022 Farm Business Data handbook

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Tuesday, December 20) published the Farm Business Data 2022...

Bird flu doesn’t take a Christmas break – NI chief vet
Bird flu doesn’t take a Christmas break – NI chief vet

By Robert Huey, chief veterinary officer for Northern Ireland As Christmas approaches and winter sets in, I want to highlight...

Channel Islands: Over 100 cows fall ill and die in 4 days
Channel Islands: Over 100 cows fall ill and die in 4 days

More than 100 cows on a Jersey dairy farm have fallen ill and died since Thursday (December 15), the Jersey...

Antrim brothers named Nature Friendly Farmers of the Year
Antrim brothers named Nature Friendly Farmers of the Year

At this year’s Farming Life awards, brothers James and David Bonnar from the Glenwherry area of the Antrim plateau, were...

Cost of bTB is soaring in Northern Ireland – UFU
Cost of bTB is soaring in Northern Ireland – UFU

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is costing Northern Ireland more and more each year....

Omagh agri-engineer shortlisted for LAMMA award
Omagh agri-engineer shortlisted for LAMMA award

Daniel Broderick, an agricultural engineer from Omagh, Co.Tyrone, has been selected today (Thursday, December 15) as a finalist for the...

Rural schools play role in farm safety initiative
Rural schools play role in farm safety initiative

The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) has said it is being supported by over 430 rural and special...

NI Protocol: UFU calls for resolution of 4 ‘potentially devastating’ issues
NI Protocol: UFU calls for resolution of 4 ‘potentially devastating’ issues

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called for the Dairy Council of Northern Ireland (DCNI) to support the resolution of...

HSENI launches farm safety campaign aimed at older farmers
HSENI launches farm safety campaign aimed at older farmers

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has today (Thursday, December 8) launched a farm safety awareness campaign...

Clarkson’s Farm season 2 release date announced
Clarkson’s Farm season 2 release date announced

The release date for season two of the popular TV series Clarkson’s Farm has been confirmed. According to the show’s...

NI: 15 spots on DAERA-sponsored dairy visit to England
NI: 15 spots on DAERA-sponsored dairy visit to England

Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering fifteen dairy farmers the opportunity to travel to...