Agriland Team

NI farm and contractor fined after workers fall from telescopic handler forks
NI farm and contractor fined after workers fall from telescopic handler forks

A Newtownstewart-based company and a self-employed contractor have been fined for health and safety failings after two workers fell from...

Group revenue at Origin Enterprises increases by more than 4%
Group revenue at Origin Enterprises increases by more than 4%

Origin Enterprises plc, the international agri-services group which provides specialist agronomy advice, crop inputs and digital agricultural solutions to farmers,...

G20 countries urged to increase support for farmers in Afghanistan
G20 countries urged to increase support for farmers in Afghanistan

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is urging G20 countries to increase support for rural farmers in Afghanistan. Among...

Royals take in sights and tastes of NI agri-food at Balmoral Show
Royals take in sights and tastes of NI agri-food at Balmoral Show

Showgoers at Balmoral Park were in good company this afternoon (September 23) as HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and...

DeLaval ramps up milking robot production due to ‘surge in demand’
DeLaval ramps up milking robot production due to ‘surge in demand’

Sales of milking robots are up 20% with DeLaval having to increase production to match, the dairy machinery firm has...

NI Food and Drink Pavilion returns to Balmoral Show
NI Food and Drink Pavilion returns to Balmoral Show

Food and drink from a range of local artisan companies from across Northern Ireland are being showcased at this year’s...

Arla explores regenerative agriculture on 24 pilot dairy farms
Arla explores regenerative agriculture on 24 pilot dairy farms

Dairy cooperative Arla Foods has announced that it is taking tangible, farmer-led steps to gain more data and knowledge of...

Going, going, Scone! Dairy Council NI’s best scone competition receives almost 15,000 votes
Going, going, Scone! Dairy Council NI’s best scone competition receives almost 15,000 votes

A competition run by the Dairy Council for Northern Ireland (NI) to find the region's best scone has received almost...

BSE case confirmed on farm in England
BSE case confirmed on farm in England

A single case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm in Somerset, England, the UK's Department...

Bobcat mini-excavator proves its worth on drainage projects
Bobcat mini-excavator proves its worth on drainage projects

In the Tarragona region of Spain, the General Community of Regants of the Dreta Sant de Sant Jaume d'Enveja is...

Ballymena farm business fined £2,500 for reseeding uncultivated land
Ballymena farm business fined £2,500 for reseeding uncultivated land

A Dungiven farm business has been fined £2,500 in court for ploughing and reseeding uncultivated and without permission. McCloskey Livestock...

British Irish Chamber of Commerce: Imports extension ‘necessary’
British Irish Chamber of Commerce: Imports extension ‘necessary’

The British Irish Chamber of Commerce is encouraging agri-businesses to make use of what it calls a 'necessary' extended grace...

Cattle ‘toilet trained’ by researchers in bid to cut emissions
Cattle ‘toilet trained’ by researchers in bid to cut emissions

A team of researchers from New Zealand and Germany say they have successfully "toilet trained" cattle, which they argue will...

Queen’s study explains how flavonoid-rich foods help lower blood pressure
Queen’s study explains how flavonoid-rich foods help lower blood pressure

New research carried out at Queen's University has found part of the reason why consuming flavonoid-rich foods like red wine,...

Brazil beef trade to China expected to resume in next fortnight
Brazil beef trade to China expected to resume in next fortnight

The resumption of the beef trade from Brazil to China has been forecast as "more than probable" in the next...

Bristol fencing manufacturer fined £35,000 after employee death
Bristol fencing manufacturer fined £35,000 after employee death

A Bristol fencing manufacturer and the owner of the yard where the business operates, have been fined four years on...

Vaccine clinics announced for Balmoral Show
Vaccine clinics announced for Balmoral Show

The Health and Agriculture Ministers are urging the farming and rural community to get the vaccine to protect themselves from...

From microbials to nanosatellites: Meet the 17 start-ups driving the agri-tech revolution
From microbials to nanosatellites: Meet the 17 start-ups driving the agri-tech revolution

The inventors behind 17 agri-tech solutions will present their ground-breaking technologies at this year’s virtual World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit. The...