Agriland Team

GDT index drops again to mark 8 straight decreases
GDT index drops again to mark 8 straight decreases

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has recorded yet another decrease to mark eight straight index falls over the last...

Agriland journalist appointed to IFAJ education task force
Agriland journalist appointed to IFAJ education task force

One of Agriland's senior journalists has been appointed to an international body tasked with making recommendations for training programmes for...

Safety tips for hay bales following ‘number of hayshed fires’
Safety tips for hay bales following ‘number of hayshed fires’

While the weather has changed for the worse over the past few days, the recent heat wave provided plenty of...

New collaboration to establish low carbon milk
New collaboration to establish low carbon milk

Agolin SA, a Swiss based company which develops and markets feed additives, has joined forces with global chocolate producer Barry...

Increase reported in NI shed and outhouse thefts
Increase reported in NI shed and outhouse thefts

There has been a "slight increase" in shed and outhouse thefts in the Antrim area of Northern Ireland, according to...

Research: Pandemic making young people ‘more aware of eating healthily’
Research: Pandemic making young people ‘more aware of eating healthily’

Findings of a new survey of young people "point to a generation that is very interested, knowledgeable and entrepreneurial" when...

EU lays out proposed solution to SPS checks issues in Northern Ireland
EU lays out proposed solution to SPS checks issues in Northern Ireland

The European Commission has published a series of ‘non-papers' in the fields of medicines and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures,...

UN food summit: 50 winners of ‘Good Food for All’ contest announced
UN food summit: 50 winners of ‘Good Food for All’ contest announced

50 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) around the world have been announced as the 'Best Small Businesses' of the 'Good...

Hydrogen could have a ‘revolutionary role’ for hard-to-abate sectors
Hydrogen could have a ‘revolutionary role’ for hard-to-abate sectors

Hydrogen is "fast being recognised as having a potentially revolutionary role" to play in decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors. This is according...

Farmers urged to test soil ahead of new standard
Farmers urged to test soil ahead of new standard

Farmers across the UK are being urged to test soil and establish a baseline that will help improve soil health...

UK vets report steep increase in intimidation levels during Covid-19
UK vets report steep increase in intimidation levels during Covid-19

Vets across the UK experienced an alarming increase in levels of intimidation from animal owners over the past year, according...

100-year-old family farm hosts Holstein Premier Herd Open Day
100-year-old family farm hosts Holstein Premier Herd Open Day

A record number of people descended on Berry Holme Farm for the Holstein Premier Herd Open Day on Thursday, July...

UK government launches nationwide search for ‘everyday climate leaders’
UK government launches nationwide search for ‘everyday climate leaders’

The UK government has announced the appointment of its first ‘One Step Greener’ climate ambassadors and launched a nationwide search...

2 Welsh farms join major research project
2 Welsh farms join major research project

Two Welsh farms have joined the third phase of a major agricultural research project designed to help sheep farmers to...

Appeal for information after bales set alight in field
Appeal for information after bales set alight in field

An appeal has been made for information in relation to an incident where a number of hay bales were set...

The ‘increasing need’ for plant-based food – DLL
The ‘increasing need’ for plant-based food – DLL

Health and wellness is a trend that has been driving change in food and beverages worldwide for several years now...

£21 million digital dairy project to create 600 jobs
£21 million digital dairy project to create 600 jobs

A digital dairy project aiming to create 600 new jobs in south-west Scotland and Cumbria has been awarded more than...

UK pig throughput rises as sheep and cattle numbers dip
UK pig throughput rises as sheep and cattle numbers dip

Pig throughput at UK abattoirs was historically high for the first half of 2021, whereas lamb and beef supply was...