Agriland Team

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...

Maximum jail sentence for animal welfare offences in the North increased to 5 years
Maximum jail sentence for animal welfare offences in the North increased to 5 years

A new action plan aimed at improving animal welfare enforcement will see the maximum jail sentence for animal welfare offences in the...

Northern Ireland aims to strengthen links to China with trade mission
Northern Ireland aims to strengthen links to China with trade mission

Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIIveen, has embarked on a week long agri-food trade mission to China. Minister McIIveen...

‘High risk of liver fluke infection in livestock in Northern Ireland this winter’
‘High risk of liver fluke infection in livestock in Northern Ireland this winter’

The overall risk of liver fluke infection in cattle and sheep this winter will be high across all areas of Northern Ireland,...

‘Scrapping the ANC scheme would damage rural areas in Northern Ireland’
‘Scrapping the ANC scheme would damage rural areas in Northern Ireland’

The North’s Department of Agriculture is risking a ‘lose, lose outcome’ for farmers and the environment if it scraps the ANC...

Pics: Farmer has ‘lucky escape’ as tractor overturns while hedgecutting
Pics: Farmer has ‘lucky escape’ as tractor overturns while hedgecutting

A farmer in Co. Down had a ‘lucky escape’ after the tractor he was driving overturned in a field while...

Woman (70s) dies after being attacked by cattle
Woman (70s) dies after being attacked by cattle

A woman in her 70s has died on a farm in Co. Derry, Northern Ireland, after she was attacked by...

Winter planning information evenings organised for North’s farmers
Winter planning information evenings organised for North’s farmers

Following a wet summer in parts of Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural affairs (DAERA) is organising...

Woman (60s) dies after collision between tractor and car
Woman (60s) dies after collision between tractor and car

A woman has died in Co.Mayo after a car and a tractor collided in Brize, Claremorris at 9.00pm last night,...

Northern farmers can spread slurry after closing date in exceptional circumstances
Northern farmers can spread slurry after closing date in exceptional circumstances

Northern Irish farmers can spread slurry beyond the closed period of October 15 in exceptional circumstances, the Department of Agriculture,...

‘Live cattle exports will help boost beef farmers incomes’
‘Live cattle exports will help boost beef farmers incomes’

Live export of cattle must be encouraged and supported by the Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland to help boost...

Exchange rate boosts north’s farm payments by £39m
Exchange rate boosts north’s farm payments by £39m

A weaker Sterling has boosted the amount of money farmers in Northern Ireland will receive under direct payments this year....

Farmer fined for causing pollution to a waterway
Farmer fined for causing pollution to a waterway

A Co. Antrim farmer has been fined £500 plus an Offender Levy of £15 at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court today. The Carrickfergus...

Watch: Exclusive First Look Video Of Tractor Football at the Ploughing
Watch: Exclusive First Look Video Of Tractor Football at the Ploughing

Ahead of this week’s National Ploughing Championships, Agriland was invited to an exclusive first look at Ireland’s first ever tractor...

5 things anyone going to the Ploughing should check out at this year’s event
5 things anyone going to the Ploughing should check out at this year’s event

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly from September...

Court finds cattle breeder guilty of selling bull with banned substance
Court finds cattle breeder guilty of selling bull with banned substance

A cattle breeder has been convicted, fined €500 and ordered to pay costs of €5,000 after he was found guilty...