Agriland Team

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...

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...