Agriland Team

Is effective control of take-all within our grasp?
Is effective control of take-all within our grasp?

Take-all is the most damaging root disease of wheat worldwide, with losses estimated at between 5-20% annually in the UK...

How to save downtime when replacing belting on balers
How to save downtime when replacing belting on balers

By Chad Haugen, senior engineer at WCCO Belting Purchasing replacement parts for equipment today may seem far more complicated than ever....

How does the ‘versatile’ new McCormick offering compare?
How does the ‘versatile’ new McCormick offering compare?

McCormick has unveiled its latest offering, the X5.085, which its parent firm Argo Tractors group has placed in between its...

Are you having issues with calf scour?
Are you having issues with calf scour?

Rotavirus is the most common cause of calf scour, which usually affects calves when they are between five and 14...

Well worth keeping an eye on the UK / Australia trade deal
Well worth keeping an eye on the UK / Australia trade deal

UK International Trade Secretary Liz Truss MP went on to BBC last Sunday morning (April 25) to confirm that a...

€8,000 tops sale of Charolais bulls in Tullamore, Rep. of Ireland
€8,000 tops sale of Charolais bulls in Tullamore, Rep. of Ireland

On Saturday, April 24, a sale of pedigree Charolais bulls was held in Tullamore Mart organised through the Irish Charolais...

Northern sheep trade: Average hogget and spring lamb prices rise
Northern sheep trade: Average hogget and spring lamb prices rise

The latest Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) report shows that the average deadweight hogget and spring lamb prices were up...

Man arrested after sheep ‘believed to have been killed by crossbow’
Man arrested after sheep ‘believed to have been killed by crossbow’

A man has been arrested and a crossbow recovered after a number of sheep were found dead at a Nottinghamshire...

Lameness: The not-so-hidden cost on a dairy farm
Lameness: The not-so-hidden cost on a dairy farm

Lameness is a significant problem for the dairy industry as it is not only an important welfare issue, but can...

Dealing with scald issues on farms
Dealing with scald issues on farms

Lameness problems on sheep farmers are never-ending, whether it be a lame ewe or lamb. Lately, a number of issues...

Land Rover Defender named 2021 World Car Design of the Year
Land Rover Defender named 2021 World Car Design of the Year

The Land Rover Defender has been named 2021 World Car Design of the Year at the annual World Car Awards....

New international partnership established to combat weeds
New international partnership established to combat weeds

An international group of scientists and industry professionals, including Rothamsted Research, has launched an ambitious new project to combat weeds...

Performance data for new wheat fungicide released
Performance data for new wheat fungicide released

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has released UK fungicide performance data for a newly authorised wheat product in...

Shipments of Irish sheepmeat to the UK fall again
Shipments of Irish sheepmeat to the UK fall again

Similar to what was seen in January of this year, shipments of Irish sheepmeat to the UK have fallen once...

Climate Change Bill overlooks significance of livestock production in NI – LMC
Climate Change Bill overlooks significance of livestock production in NI – LMC

Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive Ian Stevenson feels that the Private Members’ Climate Change Bill, recently introduced at...

Bobcat compact wheel loader wins global design award
Bobcat compact wheel loader wins global design award

The new Bobcat L85 compact wheel loader (CWL) has been announced as a product discipline winner in the 2021 iF...

BSAS conference: What will our future beef farms look like?
BSAS conference: What will our future beef farms look like?

Predicting the future structure of beef farms in the UK was one of the key themes addressed at the 2021...

Rothamsted Research gives gene editing the ‘thumbs-up’
Rothamsted Research gives gene editing the ‘thumbs-up’

Rothamsted Research has submitted its responses to the UK government’s consultation questions on the regulation of gene editing (GE) technologies....