Agriland Team

Arla Foods unveils new 5-year strategy in ‘defining moment for dairy’
Arla Foods unveils new 5-year strategy in ‘defining moment for dairy’

European dairy cooperative Arla Foods has unveiled its new five-year strategy to "cement its commitment to create sustainable dairy production...

Peatland restoration to play ‘key role’ in plans to reduce NI carbon emissions
Peatland restoration to play ‘key role’ in plans to reduce NI carbon emissions

Environment Minister Edwin Poots has visited the Peatland Pavilion at COP26 in Glasgow to see the "global significance" of peatlands...

Over £301 million in NI Direct Payments to issue on day one
Over £301 million in NI Direct Payments to issue on day one

A total of £301,755,000 in Direct Payments will issue to Northern Ireland farmers on the first day of payments for...

NI Protocol: EU proposes ‘express lane’ for goods going between GB and NI
NI Protocol: EU proposes ‘express lane’ for goods going between GB and NI

The European (EU) Commission has put forward four proposals regarding to the future of the Northern Ireland Protocol, which include...

China imposes ban on UK beef following BSE case
China imposes ban on UK beef following BSE case

China has announced that it is imposing a ban on imports of British beef following the confirmation of a single...

Minister Poots launches new Northern Ireland Food Strategy Framework
Minister Poots launches new Northern Ireland Food Strategy Framework

Making Northern Ireland a world-class food region, that provides safe, healthy and environmentally friendly food for the future is the...

16,000 birds killed in Fermanagh farm fire
16,000 birds killed in Fermanagh farm fire

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze which killed 16,000 birds on a poultry farm in Co. Fermanagh today...

Dairy industry urged to share GHG emissions facts ahead of COP26
Dairy industry urged to share GHG emissions facts ahead of COP26

Dairy industry leaders have urged farmers to get behind a drive to spread accurate facts about Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions...

Sophie Gregory named 2021 dairy woman of the year
Sophie Gregory named 2021 dairy woman of the year

Dorset farmer Sophie Gregory was announced the winner of this year’s Dairy Woman of the Year Award, sponsored by HSBC...

Dairy Council elects new chair and vice-chair
Dairy Council elects new chair and vice-chair

Dairy Council for Northern Ireland has elected a new chairman and vice-chair to its board. Banbridge dairy farmer, Norman Thompson,...

New air quality alert system launched for NI
New air quality alert system launched for NI

Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced changes to his department’s High Air Pollution Alert Protocol to improve public...

Applications open for CAFRE Advisory Group industry reps
Applications open for CAFRE Advisory Group industry reps

Applications have opened for four new members of CAFRE’s College Advisory Group (CAG). The group makes recommendations regarding the College...

Armagh farmer fined for failing to notify department of livestock movements
Armagh farmer fined for failing to notify department of livestock movements

An Armagh farmer has been convicted at Armagh Magistrates Court today (October 4) for two charges relating to livestock movements...

Poots invests in NI ‘climate literacy’ project ahead of COP26
Poots invests in NI ‘climate literacy’ project ahead of COP26

Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture and Environment has invested in a 'Carbon Literacy' project to better inform the public about...

UK fuel crisis drives surge for Shannon-based technology
UK fuel crisis drives surge for Shannon-based technology

Shannon-based Internet of Things (IoT) hardware manufacturer Tekelek has reported a surge in interest for its fuel tank level measurement...

Pics: Check out Balmoral’s most appropriately dressed
Pics: Check out Balmoral’s most appropriately dressed

The Most Appropriately Dressed competition returned this year to the Balmoral Show and once again, it proved to be a...

Poots joins with NI scouts to plants tree for region’s centenary
Poots joins with NI scouts to plants tree for region’s centenary

As part of the Northern Ireland centenary celebrations, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Edwin Poots has...

AFBI grassland experiment passes 50-year milestone
AFBI grassland experiment passes 50-year milestone

By Jonathan Holland, Agri-Environment Branch, Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute The Long-term Slurry (LTS) site is one of the longest-running grassland...