Agriland Team

CAFRE models cutting ammonia emissions on beef & sheep farms
CAFRE models cutting ammonia emissions on beef & sheep farms

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)...

Focus: German dairy farm staying connected to consumers
Focus: German dairy farm staying connected to consumers

By Chris McCullough Making daily videos about his German dairy farm is no easy task, but it is one that...

World Seed Congress 2025 event kicks off in Istanbul
World Seed Congress 2025 event kicks off in Istanbul

Delegates from more than 70 countries across the world have gathered in Istanbul, Turkey, for what is described by the...

Rotating floor technology key to reducing pig house emissions
Rotating floor technology key to reducing pig house emissions

By Chris McCullough With around one billion pigs worldwide, the pork sector produces significant quantities of emissions per year that...

Deadline only 4 days away for National Dairy Awards
Deadline only 4 days away for National Dairy Awards

The deadline to enter the National Dairy Awards is only a few days away, and farmers or their friends are...

Court: 70-year-old convicted for agricultural pollution
Court: 70-year-old convicted for agricultural pollution

A 70-year-old man has been convicted and fined in court in Northern Ireland today (Monday, April 28) over an incident...

Mirror houses respond to demand for nature immersive breaks
Mirror houses respond to demand for nature immersive breaks

A Northern Ireland family has responded to the demand for nature-immersive breaks with the provision of mirror houses for guests...

Financial losses force dairy farm to close on Sark island
Financial losses force dairy farm to close on Sark island

By Chris McCullough A UK farmer who set up a new dairy farm on the island of Sark, off the...

Dairy farming on a pasture-based system in Zimbabwe
Dairy farming on a pasture-based system in Zimbabwe

By Chris McCullough Zimbabwe-born dairy farmer Sean Webster is leading the charge to help the African nation produce more milk...

Sheep farmers warned that there is ‘no regular worm season’
Sheep farmers warned that there is ‘no regular worm season’

Sheep farmers are being urged to conduct regular faecal egg counts, as data reveals there is no such thing as...

Former UK sheep shearer excels at New Zealand share milking
Former UK sheep shearer excels at New Zealand share milking

By Chris McCullough Having spent most of his time travelling the world shearing sheep, UK-born Will Hinton has changed farming...

Chef secures generators for Ukraine dairy farms on front line
Chef secures generators for Ukraine dairy farms on front line

By Chris McCullough A top Spanish American chef has secured 62 generators to be used on dairy farms in Ukraine...

Rearing pigs outdoors with no fear of ASF in Denmark
Rearing pigs outdoors with no fear of ASF in Denmark

By Chris McCullough It takes an entire day to feed all the pigs reared in the great outdoors on a...

World’s largest sheep farm in OZ sold to UK investment group
World’s largest sheep farm in OZ sold to UK investment group

By Chris McCullough A UK-based investment group has just purchased the world’s biggest sheep farm, based in Australia, that stretches...

Major egg theft in the US as prices continue to rise
Major egg theft in the US as prices continue to rise

By Chris McCullough With egg prices in the US rising by over 50% in 2024, and further hikes likely, the...

Applications open for funded research on uplands in NI
Applications open for funded research on uplands in NI

Anyone interested in the ecosystem of uplands in Ireland can avail of a scholarship opportunity in relation to uplands carbon...

NI charity offers ‘substantial financial contribution’ to agriculture students
NI charity offers ‘substantial financial contribution’ to agriculture students

A charity in Northern Ireland is offering “a substantial financial contribution” to students on agriculture programmes this year. According to...

Farm sells milk directly to public on TB-free Isle of Man
Farm sells milk directly to public on TB-free Isle of Man

By Chris McCullough Back in 2006, just a year after graduating with a business degree, Carl purchased 85ac of land...