Agriland Team

Touch of Claas: Arion 400 range given power boost makeover
Touch of Claas: Arion 400 range given power boost makeover

The Arion 400 range of tractors have been given a makeover to mark the introduction of the Stage V emissions...

Beef-sired calf registrations drop in Northern Ireland
Beef-sired calf registrations drop in Northern Ireland

The number of beef sired calves registered in Northern Ireland has dropped by 1.7% for the month of January 2021,...

Northern Ireland vet shortage ‘must be addressed’ as NI Protocol problems deepen
Northern Ireland vet shortage ‘must be addressed’ as NI Protocol problems deepen

A senior Ulster Unionist Party member has called for urgent action to address an increasingly serious shortage of vets carrying...

Farmer rescued after falling down 60ft sinkhole in field
Farmer rescued after falling down 60ft sinkhole in field

A quad driver has been rescued after falling 60ft (18m) into a sinkhole in a field in England earlier this...

Getting suckler cows back in-calf after calving this spring
Getting suckler cows back in-calf after calving this spring

The calving season is well underway on some spring-calving suckler herds, so the of the management breeding season may not...

JCB launches ‘how to’ help videos for Fastrac 4000 series
JCB launches ‘how to’ help videos for Fastrac 4000 series

A series of “How to” videos has been compiled by JCB to help operators make the most of its Fastrac...

EU to look at legal options in response to UK’s NI Protocol move
EU to look at legal options in response to UK’s NI Protocol move

The EU will respond to the UK’s unilateral move on the Northern Ireland Protocol “in accordance with the legal means established...

Management of SCC in early lactation
Management of SCC in early lactation

A good start is half the work when it comes to management of somatic cell count (SCC) in early lactation....

Genome-edited wheat to reduce cancer risk from bread
Genome-edited wheat to reduce cancer risk from bread

Scientists at Rothamsted Research in the south of England have used genome editing to reduce a cancer-causing compound commonly found...

Pics: Kubota unveils its new M4 and M5 tractor ranges
Pics: Kubota unveils its new M4 and M5 tractor ranges

Kubota has launched two slick new ranges – the M5002 and M4003 series tractor ranges. The Japanese machinery giant claims...

Sizeable GDT surge signals 8 increases on the bounce
Sizeable GDT surge signals 8 increases on the bounce

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has posted a sizeable increase of 15% in the fifth auction of 2021 to...

‘Space to grow’: Steketee sees 30% increase in sales for 2020
‘Space to grow’: Steketee sees 30% increase in sales for 2020

Dutch precision agriculture firm Steketee has reported a 30% growth in sales for 2020 – in spite of the impact...

Dewulf adds new options to its MH 24x series of receiving hoppers
Dewulf adds new options to its MH 24x series of receiving hoppers

Dewulf, which provides machines for the cultivation of potatoes and root crops, has introduced several new options to its MH...

Northern Ireland’s forestry development sector in peril
Northern Ireland’s forestry development sector in peril

Restrictions on the importation of young trees from Great Britain (GB) is putting Northern Ireland’s struggling forestry development programme at...

Charolais bulls topped at €7,100 – but mart guidelines cause ‘frustration’
Charolais bulls topped at €7,100 – but mart guidelines cause ‘frustration’

The first sale of 2021 hosted by the Irish Charolais Cattle Society was held on Saturday (February 26) in Tullamore...

New Zealand milk output to fall by 10%
New Zealand milk output to fall by 10%

New Zealand milk output will fall by 10% by 2030 as the country’s dairy industry confronts the combined challenge of...

Spring grazing: The 3 main aims
Spring grazing: The 3 main aims

On a recent Teagasc webinar, Donal Patton, a dairy research technologist, based in Teagasc Ballyhaise, outlined the practicalities of spring...

Beef quotes holding firm in Northern Ireland
Beef quotes holding firm in Northern Ireland

The week-on-week quotes for prime cattle in Northern Ireland are holding firm according to the Livestock and Meat Commission. Quotes...