Agriland Team

O’Neill returned to Assembly but ministerial fate remains unknown

N.Ireland

O’Neill returned to Assembly but ministerial fate remains unknown

Northern Ireland’s former Minister for Agriculture, Michelle O’Neill, has been re-elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. According to Sinn Fein...
O’Neill returned to Assembly but ministerial fate remains unknown

N.Ireland

O’Neill returned to Assembly but ministerial fate remains unknown

Northern Ireland’s former Minister for Agriculture, Michelle O’Neill, has been re-elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. According to Sinn Fein...
Imports of cull cows from Northern Ireland up 11% this year – LMC

Beef

Imports of cull cows from Northern Ireland up 11% this year – LMC

The number of Northern Irish cull cows crossing the border for slaughter in the Republic is up 11% on 2015...
Ulster Farmers’ Union elects a new President

N.Ireland

Ulster Farmers’ Union elects a new President

Barclay Bell was yesterday elected the new President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) at the union’s AGM. Bell, a...
Farm death – Man killed by bull in farming accident

N.Ireland

Farm death – Man killed by bull in farming accident

A farmer has died in Northern Ireland after he was involved in a farm accident with a bull over the...
Armagh to mark the start of this year’s apple growing season with three day festival

N.Ireland

Armagh to mark the start of this year’s apple growing season with three day festival

Armagh will mark the start of this year’s apple growing season over the May Bank Holiday weekend, with a three-day...
Northern Irish store steer prices fall by £64/head this year – LMC

N.Ireland

Northern Irish store steer prices fall by £64/head this year – LMC

Cattle prices in Northern Ireland have declined this year, with the prices paid for store steers dropping by £64 (€80)...
Agriland Vet: Video on dealing with a calf coming backwards

Beef

Agriland Vet: Video on dealing with a calf coming backwards

Now that we are in the middle of the spring calving season in both dairy and suckler farms, one of...
UFU calls on the Commission to re-register glyphosate

N.Ireland

UFU calls on the Commission to re-register glyphosate

The Ulster Farmers’s Union (UFU) has called on the European Commission to re-register glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide...
Falling farm incomes to be key issue new UFU President must address

N.Ireland

Falling farm incomes to be key issue new UFU President must address

The Ulster Farmers’ Union’s presidential elections which take place this month will focus on farmers’ profitability and sustainability, according to...
Northern Ireland’s store cattle exports almost reached £10m last year

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s store cattle exports almost reached £10m last year

Northern Irish store cattle exports almost reached £10m (€12.50m) last year, recent figures from the Department of Agriculture and Rural...
Single Farm Payments in the North drop in value in 2015

N.Ireland

Single Farm Payments in the North drop in value in 2015

There was a 5% drop in the value of Single Farm Payments in Northern Ireland in 2015, according to the...
Northern Ireland’s brucellosis compensation rates announced

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s brucellosis compensation rates announced

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has announced the compensation rates for animals which test positive for brucellosis...
North’s Basic Payment Scheme entitlements transfer window to open in April

N.Ireland

North’s Basic Payment Scheme entitlements transfer window to open in April

Farmers in Northern Ireland will have their first opportunity to transfer Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) entitlements when the window opens on...
Farmers in the North urged to apply for flood relief

N.Ireland

Farmers in the North urged to apply for flood relief

Farmers and other owners of flood-hit land and property in Northern Ireland are being advised by the North’s Department of...
Over 50% of gay people in rural areas ‘feel compelled to move to urban areas’

N.Ireland

Over 50% of gay people in rural areas ‘feel compelled to move to urban areas’

More than half of gay people who have always lived in rural areas of feel more compelled to move to a...
Major survey on dairy farming to reveal expansion details

Dairy

Major survey on dairy farming to reveal expansion details

A major survey on the dairy industry in Ireland and farmers expansion plans is being undertaken by the University of...
9 ways to minimise the risk of Johne’s Disease on your farm

Dairy

9 ways to minimise the risk of Johne’s Disease on your farm

When it comes to calving time, the risk of Johne’s Disease infecting calves is higher than at other times of...