Agriland Team

Poots: Trespassing incident on Armagh poultry farm was ‘highly irresponsible’
Poots: Trespassing incident on Armagh poultry farm was ‘highly irresponsible’

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has condoned a trespassing incident on a poultry farm in Co. Armagh earlier today (July 2)...

Significant lamb price drop in NI is ‘very unreasonable’ – UFU
Significant lamb price drop in NI is ‘very unreasonable’ – UFU

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is very frustrated that sheep processing factories have dropped base lamb quotes by over £0.60/kg...

Coveney welcomes ‘significant progress’ on NI Protocol issues
Coveney welcomes ‘significant progress’ on NI Protocol issues

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, has welcomed the announcement by the European Commission on the extension of the...

Strathroy warns suppliers of ‘risk’ in milk rise during peak
Strathroy warns suppliers of ‘risk’ in milk rise during peak

Strathroy Dairies has contacted its suppliers to inform them that there will be a risk to any additional milk produced...

RCVS formally accredits UCD veterinary degree
RCVS formally accredits UCD veterinary degree

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the regulator for veterinary professional standards and education in the UK, has formally...

Stakeholders in global beef ’roundtable’ launch sustainability goals
Stakeholders in global beef ’roundtable’ launch sustainability goals

The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) has today (Tuesday, June 29) announced the launch of its global sustainability goals...

Authorities seek tractor driver following traffic light collision
Authorities seek tractor driver following traffic light collision

Authorities in Northern Ireland are seeking to speak to the driver of a red tractor who had a collision with...

Research: Commercial forestry could deliver 269% more climate mitigation
Research: Commercial forestry could deliver 269% more climate mitigation

A new study involving researchers at University of Limerick (UL) has highlighted the role that the planting of new commercial...

Co. Down fisherman fined for sowing uncultivated land
Co. Down fisherman fined for sowing uncultivated land

Co. Down fisherman Geoffrey Chambers (63) of Moneydarragh Road in Annalong was fined a total of £2,500 for sowing and...

‘Rules of origin exist and are as they are – Brexit is the problem’
‘Rules of origin exist and are as they are – Brexit is the problem’

The rules of origin "exist and are as they are - Brexit is the problem", according to European Commissioner Mairead...

UK-Australia trade deal: What beef and lamb imports are included?
UK-Australia trade deal: What beef and lamb imports are included?

Australia will have significant opportunities to export beef and lamb products to the UK under the new trade deal agreed...

GDT index dips again to mark 5 decreases on the trot
GDT index dips again to mark 5 decreases on the trot

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has recorded a slight drop to mark five consecutive decreases over the last two...

UK reaches free trade agreement with Australia
UK reaches free trade agreement with Australia

The UK and Australia have reached an agreement on international trade between the two countries - which could have a...

Tracker devices used to recover trailer and excavator
Tracker devices used to recover trailer and excavator

A trailer and a small excavator were recovered by members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) recently through...

Dairy and whiskey sectors stress need to protect cross-border supply chains
Dairy and whiskey sectors stress need to protect cross-border supply chains

Three associations representing the all-island Irish dairy and whiskey sectors in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are...

Lakeland Dairies announces milk price for May
Lakeland Dairies announces milk price for May

Lakeland Dairies has become the first processor to reveal its milk price for the month of May - revealing an...

Off-farm activities a ‘growing share’ of global food system GHG emissions
Off-farm activities a ‘growing share’ of global food system GHG emissions

Off-farm activities before and after food production are making up a "growing share" of food system greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...

Man fined for breaches of waste management legislation
Man fined for breaches of waste management legislation

A man from Co. Down was issued with a fine of £2,000 for breaches of waste management legislation, according to...