Agriland Team

NI water invests a further £2.5m in Mourne Wall repairs
NI water invests a further £2.5m in Mourne Wall repairs

Northern Ireland (NI) Water has announced a further £2.5 million to carry out the second phase of repairs to the...

Balancing winter rations ‘crucial’ as silage results reveal pitfalls
Balancing winter rations ‘crucial’ as silage results reveal pitfalls

Farmers are being reminded that careful balancing of rations and analysing silage regularly this year will be vital for farmers...

Farmers advised to buy inputs now as further cost increases expected
Farmers advised to buy inputs now as further cost increases expected

The head of agri-procurement at a UK-based farmers co-operative has advised farmers that now is the time to secure their...

Hay bales: Storage advice to avoid risk of fire
Hay bales: Storage advice to avoid risk of fire

Farmers across the country took advantage of the hot, dry weather over the past two weeks by opting to secure...

New rules see Jalex sale ‘unable to facilitate’ export of heifers to the republic
New rules see Jalex sale ‘unable to facilitate’ export of heifers to the republic

New regulations on the export of cattle from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland has resulted in the Jalex...

Yara delivers ‘strong performance’ in Q2 financials
Yara delivers ‘strong performance’ in Q2 financials

Norwegian fertiliser manufacturer Yara has reported improved returns with higher prices and a strong performance from overseas assets in the...

Crossmaglen Mart clamps down on unannounced anthelmintics
Crossmaglen Mart clamps down on unannounced anthelmintics

A livestock mart based in Northern Ireland has moved to tighten its policy on selling cattle that have been treated...

Fermanagh farm stores 33,000t of CO2e in top 30cm of soil
Fermanagh farm stores 33,000t of CO2e in top 30cm of soil

Over 70 people were in attendance at an Accelerating Ruminant Carbon Zero (ARCZero) farm walk in Co. Fermanagh on Tuesday...

DAERA confirms more cases of bird flu in NI
DAERA confirms more cases of bird flu in NI

The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed further cases of avian influenza (bird flu) in seabirds...

Irish PGI application will also cover Northern Ireland
Irish PGI application will also cover Northern Ireland

Ireland's Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that the country's application to the European Commission...

Jeremy Clarkson opens Diddly Squat Restaurant
Jeremy Clarkson opens Diddly Squat Restaurant

Jeremy Clarkson has announced the opening of his new on-farm ‘Diddly Squat Restaurant’. Taking to Twitter, the TV personality-turned farmer...

Beef Focus: Measuring methane on 380ac research farm
Beef Focus: Measuring methane on 380ac research farm

Bromstead Farm is a mixed grassland and arable farm located in Shropshire and is a beef research farm for ABP...

DAERA confirms bird flu in wild birds on Rathlin Island
DAERA confirms bird flu in wild birds on Rathlin Island

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has confirmed positive test results for avian influenza...

See inside ‘the world’s first’ carbon-neutral beef factory
See inside ‘the world’s first’ carbon-neutral beef factory

With 16 UK locations and over 12,000 farmer-suppliers based in the UK, ABP Food Group is a major beef processor...

Queen’s in £5m UK project to help agrifood reach net zero
Queen’s in £5m UK project to help agrifood reach net zero

Queen’s University Belfast (Queen’s) was today (Thursday, July 7) named part of a government-backed, £5 million research network designed to...

Pics: NIFRS rescues calf from slurry pit in Antrim
Pics: NIFRS rescues calf from slurry pit in Antrim

A calf in Co. Antrim has been reunited with its mother following a rescue mission by Northern Ireland Fire and...

DAERA staff raise over £9k for Air Ambulance NI
DAERA staff raise over £9k for Air Ambulance NI

Staff from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), along with their family and friends, have raised £9,680...

FAO: Many countries ‘vulnerable to trade shocks’ in agri-food market
FAO: Many countries ‘vulnerable to trade shocks’ in agri-food market

Many countries around the world remain vulnerable to trade shocks in the agri-food market, according to a new report from...