Agriland Team

‘Urgency of strengthening’ agri-food system ‘cannot be stressed enough’
‘Urgency of strengthening’ agri-food system ‘cannot be stressed enough’

The "urgency of strengthening" agri-food system capacities around the world to endure shocks "cannot be stressed enough". Countries need to...

RUAS Winter Fair to be streamed online
RUAS Winter Fair to be streamed online

The Royal Ulster Winter Fair will be streamed online this year, direct from the action taking place at Balmoral Park...

Extension to the term of appointment of members to AFBI board announced
Extension to the term of appointment of members to AFBI board announced

Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots has announced an extension to the term of appointment for...

Farmer safety at marts remains a priority
Farmer safety at marts remains a priority

Despite many Covid-19 restrictions having now eased, key safety messages remain for farmers at livestock marts. Since the onset of...

Rabobank: Markets expected to settle in 2022, but drivers of recent change remain
Rabobank: Markets expected to settle in 2022, but drivers of recent change remain

While it is expected that markets will settle somewhat in 2022, many drivers of recent change will remain, according to...

11 new members appointed to AFBI board
11 new members appointed to AFBI board

Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots has announced the appointment of eleven new members to...

Charity calls out Jeremy Clarkson for ‘shocking misunderstanding’ of cattle disease
Charity calls out Jeremy Clarkson for ‘shocking misunderstanding’ of cattle disease

Badger Trust has called out Clarkson’s Farm star and TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson for a ‘shocking misunderstanding of a serious...

Farm fires in NI reach £14.7m cost; farmers urged to put new prevention plans in place
Farm fires in NI reach £14.7m cost; farmers urged to put new prevention plans in place

Rural insurer National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Mutual is urging farmers to put new fire prevention and control plans in place...

DAFM announces biosecurity measures for bird flu
DAFM announces biosecurity measures for bird flu

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has announced the introduction of regulations requiring flock keepers to apply...

Avian influenza prevention zone introduced in Northern Ireland
Avian influenza prevention zone introduced in Northern Ireland

An avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ) will be introduced in Northern Ireland from midnight on November 17, Agriculture Minister Edwin...

Lakeland announces change to pricing system for NI suppliers
Lakeland announces change to pricing system for NI suppliers

Lakeland Dairies has announced a new payment system for milk suppliers in Northern Ireland which it says will encourage suppliers...

Poots ‘confident’ that agri is ‘committed’ to playing part in reducing emissions
Poots ‘confident’ that agri is ‘committed’ to playing part in reducing emissions

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed the "positive action already underway" within the farming community to reduce emissions and tackle...

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...