Agriland Team

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...

Disqualified farmer guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to sheep
Disqualified farmer guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to sheep

A disqualified farmer in Gloucestershire has pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a sheep which inspectors found dead on...

Saber deal sealed: MSD acquires LIC Automation
Saber deal sealed: MSD acquires LIC Automation

MSD Animal Health has agreed to acquire the assets of LIC Automation (LICA) from New Zealand-based, farmer-owned cooperative Livestock Improvement...

Global food prices rise at fastest monthly rate in a decade
Global food prices rise at fastest monthly rate in a decade

Global food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade, the Food and Agriculture...

Busy year ahead for beef and sheep in NI
Busy year ahead for beef and sheep in NI

According to Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, the year ahead will be a very busy one...

Tackling emissions through methane-reducing masks for cows
Tackling emissions through methane-reducing masks for cows

A new strategic partnership aims to tackle methane emissions in the dairy industry - through the use of methane-reducing masks...

Grazing targets for replacement dairy heifers
Grazing targets for replacement dairy heifers

The rearing of heifers contributes a significant cost to dairy systems, yet can be the most commonly overlooked component. Grazing...

The impact of tillage farming on soil ecosystems
The impact of tillage farming on soil ecosystems

The impact of tillage farming on soil ecosystems has been likened to creating a ‘gangsters’ paradise’ by one of the...

Take full advantage of buoyant lamb prices – CAFRE
Take full advantage of buoyant lamb prices – CAFRE

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is advising farmers to take full advantage of the buoyant lamb...

Rabobank: The factors driving ‘record prices’ in global beef market
Rabobank: The factors driving ‘record prices’ in global beef market

Many key beef production and consumption areas around the globe are "currently experiencing high or record prices for beef or...

JBS ‘making significant progress’ after cyber attack
JBS ‘making significant progress’ after cyber attack

The world's largest meat processor, JBS Foods, has said it is making "significant progress' in resolving issues arising from a...

Co. Down man fined for illegal dumping of construction waste and poultry manure
Co. Down man fined for illegal dumping of construction waste and poultry manure

A 34-year-old Co. Down man has today (June 2) been fined in court for offences relating to the illegal dumping...

Biomethane boost: NI biogas plant to power ‘green’ trucks with food waste
Biomethane boost: NI biogas plant to power ‘green’ trucks with food waste

A biogas plant which will produce biomethane to power 10 trucks is set to go live in Northern Ireland in...