Agriland Team

North’s Basic Payment won’t be cut to fund ANC Scheme – McIlveen
North’s Basic Payment won’t be cut to fund ANC Scheme – McIlveen

CAP Pillar I funds for farmers in Northern Ireland will not be reduced to fund future support to Areas of Natural...

Two months in prison for farmer who failed to dispose of carcasses
Two months in prison for farmer who failed to dispose of carcasses

An Enniskillen farmer has received two months imprisonment for causing unnecessary suffering to cattle and failure to dispose of animal carcasses....

Quiz: How well do you know your tractors?
Quiz: How well do you know your tractors?

We all fancy ourselves, at one stage or another, as a know-it-it all when it comes to tractors and farm...

North’s food and drink to be showcased at Ulster Bank Food Festival
North’s food and drink to be showcased at Ulster Bank Food Festival

Local food and drink start-ups will have the chance to showcase their talents to an international audience at the Northern...

Farmers told to avoid the risk of importing Bluetongue infected stock
Farmers told to avoid the risk of importing Bluetongue infected stock

Farmers in Northern Ireland are being urged by the Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIlveen to remain vigilant and avoid the risk...

Purple silage wrap will help support Crumlin Children’s Hospital
Purple silage wrap will help support Crumlin Children’s Hospital

Irish farmers are being asked to buy purple silage wrap and net and help support Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin...

Border controls ‘inevitable’ should the UK leave the EU
Border controls ‘inevitable’ should the UK leave the EU

It is inevitable that there will be border controls between the North and the south of Ireland should the UK...

CAFRE’s Agricultural Business Operations course opens for enrolments
CAFRE’s Agricultural Business Operations course opens for enrolments

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise’s (CAFRE) Agricultural Business Operations (Level II) Course for 2016/2017 is now open for...

QUIZ: Fancy yourself as a good judge of stock? Test yourself here!
QUIZ: Fancy yourself as a good judge of stock? Test yourself here!

No matter what mart, farm walk or show you go to there is always one stock judge. This person is...

Silage16: 10 tunes for anyone in a tractor this month
Silage16: 10 tunes for anyone in a tractor this month

The good weather the country has basked in over the past number of weeks has seen farmers and contractors take...

Now is the time to destroy noxious weeds if they’re growing on your land
Now is the time to destroy noxious weeds if they’re growing on your land

Farmers in Northern Ireland are being reminded by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) of the need to...

‘Northern Ireland playing catch up on BVD but is on target’
‘Northern Ireland playing catch up on BVD but is on target’

The new BVD eradication scheme in Northern Ireland is on track to meet its target in full, according to the...

Sheep shearing results from Westmeath
Sheep shearing results from Westmeath

The results from the All Ireland & All Nations Sheep Shearing & Wool Handling Championships at Tullynally Castle, Castlepollard, Co....

A successful AFBI will bring ‘immeasurable benefits’ to North’s local agri-food industry
A successful AFBI will bring ‘immeasurable benefits’ to North’s local agri-food industry

A successful AFBI will bring immeasurable benefits to the North’s local agri-food industry and underpin its sustainable development, according to...

37% of Northern Irish steers carcasses heavier than retail requirement – LMC
37% of Northern Irish steers carcasses heavier than retail requirement – LMC

Almost 37% of steers slaughtered in Northern Ireland between March and May of this year produced carcass heavier than the...

Everything you need to know about glyphosate
Everything you need to know about glyphosate

Glyphosate is an active substance used for the production of pesticides, which has been authorised in the EU since 2002...

Simmental bulls reach £3,150 at Northern Ireland club sale
Simmental bulls reach £3,150 at Northern Ireland club sale

Bulls reached a top price of £3,150 at the Northern Ireland Simmental Club’s show and sale in Ballymena Mart recently....

Bimeda launches new lice spot-on treatment for cattle and sheep
Bimeda launches new lice spot-on treatment for cattle and sheep

Bimeda Ireland has launched Dectospot Spot-On; a 10mg/ml Deltamethrin spot-on treatment which is licensed for the control of lice and flies...