Agriland Team

Beef Focus: Sticking with traditional suckler breeding in Co. Cavan
Beef Focus: Sticking with traditional suckler breeding in Co. Cavan

When you walk into the suckler housing belonging to Brian Brady from Co. Cavan, there are no signs of your...

UK moves to delay border control changes by 6 months
UK moves to delay border control changes by 6 months

The UK government has announced its decision to delay deadlines for changing border controls in relation to the import of...

Lakeland announces increased February milk price and bonus
Lakeland announces increased February milk price and bonus

Lakeland Dairies has become the first processor to reveal its milk price for February, announcing an increased price for last...

Swedish oat drink company Oatly announces plans for first UK factory
Swedish oat drink company Oatly announces plans for first UK factory

Swedish oat drink company Oatly has announced plans for its first UK factory. The company recently became the centre of...

Expansion of crop protection specialist results in 10 new jobs
Expansion of crop protection specialist results in 10 new jobs

Co. Down-based crop conservation specialist, UPU Industries, is expanding its position in the global food chain, resulting in increased output...

John Deere reveals precision agriculture partnership with Solorrow
John Deere reveals precision agriculture partnership with Solorrow

John Deere has announced a new precision agriculture partnership with the German agri-tech start-up Solorrow through the launch of a...

Lely produces 1,000th Vector automatic feeding system
Lely produces 1,000th Vector automatic feeding system

Leading farm automation business, Lely, produced the 1000th Vector feeding system today (Tuesday, March 9) – a special milestone, as...

Letter to the editor: TAC report ‘is a fig leaf for government to hide behind’
Letter to the editor: TAC report ‘is a fig leaf for government to hide behind’

I’m concerned that the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) report, launched March 2, 2021, is merely a fig leaf for...

Co. Down milk producer calls for improved farm support measures
Co. Down milk producer calls for improved farm support measures

Co. Down dairy farmer Cavan Johnston is calling for the Stormont Executive to provide improved levels of support for young...

Don’t overlook the importance of sulphur
Don’t overlook the importance of sulphur

Sulphur (S) and nitrogen (N) go hand-in-hand when it comes to maximising grass production and sward quality during the grazing...

Beef Focus: Sourcing and handling AI bulls at Coney Island Genetics
Beef Focus: Sourcing and handling AI bulls at Coney Island Genetics

It’s not too often that farmers get an insight into operations at an AI bull stud, especially due to the...

Keeping on top of hygiene during the calving season
Keeping on top of hygiene during the calving season

Calving can be a busy time on farms, especially when cow numbers are at high levels. Therefore, it is important...

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...