Agriland Team

Receiving a 90c/L milk price on 250-goat farm in France
Receiving a 90c/L milk price on 250-goat farm in France

As part of the farm-tours section of the Sommet de l’Élevage livestock show which took place in France earlier this month, Agriland travelled...

World Food Forum 2023 highlights soil degradation and health
World Food Forum 2023 highlights soil degradation and health

The 2023 World Food Forum (WFF), which is taking place in Rome, Italy, this week, has highlighted how improving soil...

Foyle cattle finishing unit and research farm hosts open day
Foyle cattle finishing unit and research farm hosts open day

Over 120 farmers were in attendance at Foyle Food Group’s annual Autumn Nutrition Event which was held at the Foyle...

85 springing heifers set for Ballymena ‘Leading Ladies’ sale
85 springing heifers set for Ballymena ‘Leading Ladies’ sale

Based near Newtownards, Co. Down, is Gareth Corrie, who is well known amongst commercial show cattle enthusiasts across both Ireland...

Bird flu: Research shows ‘partial protection’ in gene-edited chickens
Bird flu: Research shows ‘partial protection’ in gene-edited chickens

Chickens that had their genes edited to alter protein-producing DNA received partial protection from avian influenza (bird flu), new research...

FAO: Loss of crops and livestock in last 30 years worth $3.8 trillion
FAO: Loss of crops and livestock in last 30 years worth $3.8 trillion

The estimated loss of crops and livestock in the last 30 years is said to be worth $3.8 trillion according...

Defra: French ruminant livestock imports to UK postponed
Defra: French ruminant livestock imports to UK postponed

Imports of all ruminant livestock from France to the UK have been postponed, according to the UK’s Department for Environment,...

AHDB and UK govt promote red meat and dairy exports at Anuga
AHDB and UK govt promote red meat and dairy exports at Anuga

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and the UK government are working together to promote UK red meat and...

Tyrone farmer convicted for failing to present animals for TB testing
Tyrone farmer convicted for failing to present animals for TB testing

A farmer from Dungannon, Co. Tyrone has been convicted for failing to present all animals for tuberculosis (TB) testing. Ian...

Rural Resilience Project to help NI farmers with climate change
Rural Resilience Project to help NI farmers with climate change

Northern Ireland Environmental Link (NIEL) has announced its Rural Resilience Project, which “supports progress towards sustainable agriculture by providing information...

Court: Armagh company convicted on animal transport charge
Court: Armagh company convicted on animal transport charge

A Co. Armagh company, Killyfaddy Farms Ltd., of Killyfaddy Road, has been convicted at Armagh Magistrates Court sitting in Newry...

Banbridge farmer convicted for failing to notify cattle movements
Banbridge farmer convicted for failing to notify cattle movements

A farmer from the Banbridge area in Co. Down has been convicted for failing to notify the movement of cattle...

Dairy Focus: Economic and environmental sustainability at Glastry Farm
Dairy Focus: Economic and environmental sustainability at Glastry Farm

By Barbara Collins Glastry Farm is a specialised dairy farm which extends to 247ac owned, as well as a further...

Armagh, Newry and Enniskillen ‘hotspots’ for BVD – AHWNI
Armagh, Newry and Enniskillen ‘hotspots’ for BVD – AHWNI

Recent testing in Northern Ireland has identified Armagh, Newry and Enniskillen as hotspot areas for bovine viral diarrhea (BVD). The incidence...

PSNI appeal for information about farm theft in Fermanagh
PSNI appeal for information about farm theft in Fermanagh

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has issued an appeal for information following a double theft on a farm...

9-year-old girl killed in tractor crash in Scotland
9-year-old girl killed in tractor crash in Scotland

A nine-year-old girl has died in a crash involving a tractor and a trailer in Scotland, police have said. The...

Focus: Adding value to a sheep enterprise with ‘lamb ham’
Focus: Adding value to a sheep enterprise with ‘lamb ham’

By Barbara Collins Alan and Wendy Dempster breed sheep on their 50ac farm near Ballymoney in Co. Antrim. It is...

Exports of Scottish seed potatoes to NI to resume in October
Exports of Scottish seed potatoes to NI to resume in October

The UK government has confirmed that exports of Scottish seed potatoes to Northern Ireland will resume on October 1. Plants...