Agriland Team

Edwin Poots attends National Ploughing Championships
Edwin Poots attends National Ploughing Championships

Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Edwin Poots, has attended the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois, Ireland, for the...

Sexed semen proving to be a success on NI suckler farm
Sexed semen proving to be a success on NI suckler farm

The use of sexed semen, or semen sorted according to gender, is becoming more readily available to suckler farmers in...

NI badger cull unlikely to take place this year
NI badger cull unlikely to take place this year

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that the proposed badger cull in Northern Ireland is...

Queen under medical supervision at Balmoral
Queen under medical supervision at Balmoral

The Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral in Scotland and her doctors are concerned for her health, Buckingham Palace...

Letters of offer due to issue to NI ag shows – Poots
Letters of offer due to issue to NI ag shows – Poots

Letters of offer are due to issue to representatives of local agricultural shows in Northern Ireland, Minister for Agriculture, Environment...

Farmer convicted and fined for water pollution
Farmer convicted and fined for water pollution

A Co. Antrim farmer, 50-year-old, Mark Patterson from Carmavy Road, Crumlin was convicted at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court for a water...

Liz Truss chosen as UK’s new Prime Minister
Liz Truss chosen as UK’s new Prime Minister

Liz Truss has today (Monday, September 5) been chosen as the new leader of the British Conservative and Unionist Party...

NI farmers receive direct payments six weeks early
NI farmers receive direct payments six weeks early

Farmers in Northern Ireland have been issued direct payments six weeks earlier than previous years. Direct payments worth a combined...

Rabobank: Global beef markets holding for now
Rabobank: Global beef markets holding for now

Global beef markets are continuing to hold relatively strong at present, though there is evidence of decreasing consumer confidence due...

Derry farmer fined for water pollution offence
Derry farmer fined for water pollution offence

A farmer from Co. Derry has been fined a total of £5,025.34 for a water pollution offence. Philip Palmer was...

Ampertaine heifers take top prices at Ballymena Limousin sale
Ampertaine heifers take top prices at Ballymena Limousin sale

It was a great day out for the McKay’s Ampertaine Limousin Herd at the Northern Ireland Limousin Cattle Club’s 50th...

Farming with Dexter cattle in the African desert
Farming with Dexter cattle in the African desert

When the Uys family from Shanahoe, Co. Laois in the Republic of Ireland visited their friend Danie Kotze’s farm in...

Poots meets NI agri-food industry to talk sector challenges
Poots meets NI agri-food industry to talk sector challenges

Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots has met with representatives from the agri-food industry to...

Soil Nutrient Health Scheme Zone 1 deadline approaching
Soil Nutrient Health Scheme Zone 1 deadline approaching

The closing date for farmers in Zone 1 to register online for the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) is approaching....

Tractor or jeep cab heating up? Here’s a useful tip
Tractor or jeep cab heating up? Here’s a useful tip

With heatwave conditions set to continue this week, experts at UK-based Select Car Leasing, have the ultimate driving hack -...

CAFRE farm walk in Enniskillen to focus on EFS
CAFRE farm walk in Enniskillen to focus on EFS

Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to host a farm walk at its Enniskillen...

US scientists restore organ function in dead pigs
US scientists restore organ function in dead pigs

Researchers from Yale University in the US have successfully restored cellular and organ function in pigs a full hour after...

Tributes paid following death of Co. Antrim cattle breeder
Tributes paid following death of Co. Antrim cattle breeder

Tributes have been paid following the passing of the well-known Co. Antrim-based Limousin cattle breeder, Ian Davidson. The British Limousin...