Agriland Team

Land Mobility Programme secures opportunity of a lifetime for Co. Antrim farmer
Land Mobility Programme secures opportunity of a lifetime for Co. Antrim farmer

Three years ago Matthew Adams, from Glarryford in Co. Antrim, was a top student at Greenmount College. Today, thanks to...

Tractor club delivers Christmas cheer with cheques to charity
Tractor club delivers Christmas cheer with cheques to charity

While tractor runs have been a rare sight over the past year due to Covid-19, this didn’t stop one vintage...

Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU announced
Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU announced

A Brexit trade deal between the UK and the European Union has formally been announced by UK Prime Minister Boris...

Dairy market analysis: Contrasting fortunes for butter and SMP continue
Dairy market analysis: Contrasting fortunes for butter and SMP continue

European dairy markets’ recent trend of firmer skim milk powder (SMP) and weaker butter continued over the last week, according...

Renewable energy accounted for 20% of energy used in Europe in 2019
Renewable energy accounted for 20% of energy used in Europe in 2019

In 2019, renewable energy accounted for 19.7% of energy consumed across the 27 EU member states, according to Eurostat. These...

Allergic to cow’s milk? Commission says Santa’s milk and cookies could still be on the menu
Allergic to cow’s milk? Commission says Santa’s milk and cookies could still be on the menu

Allergic to cow’s milk? According to the European Commission, cookies, chocolate and cakes could still be on the menu for...

Man dies from injuries following quad accident in Ballycastle
Man dies from injuries following quad accident in Ballycastle

A man has died from injuries sustained in a quad accident in Co. Antrim over the weekend, the Police Service...

Are beans the perfect break crop?
Are beans the perfect break crop?

A leading Co. Down tillage farmer has confirmed that field beans are an extremely valuable break crop within all cereal...

Dairy calf-to-beef can boost incomes on suckler farms
Dairy calf-to-beef can boost incomes on suckler farms

Stephen Flanagan is a beef and sheep adviser with the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern...

DAERA publishes results of the June 2020 Agricultural Census
DAERA publishes results of the June 2020 Agricultural Census

The final results of the June 2020 Agricultural Census have been released today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...

‘Clock is ticking’ for potato imports beyond Brexit transition period
‘Clock is ticking’ for potato imports beyond Brexit transition period

Northern Ireland’s potato industry is hoping against hope that a derogation allowing the importation of both ware and seed from...

AGCO brands win big at 2021 Tractor of the Year awards
AGCO brands win big at 2021 Tractor of the Year awards

Agricultural machinery manufacturer AGCO proved to be the big winner at the latest Tractor of the Year 2021 awards –...

Improving productivity goes to the very heart of modern dairy farming
Improving productivity goes to the very heart of modern dairy farming

Dale Farm CEO Nick Whelan is quick to point out that milk producers and processers are both joined at the...

Different ‘Claas’: Axion 960 CEMOS wins ‘Sustainable Tractor of the Year’
Different ‘Claas’: Axion 960 CEMOS wins ‘Sustainable Tractor of the Year’

The Claas Axion 960 CEMOS has been unveiled as the winner in the “Sustainable Tractor of the Year 2021” category of...

High demand for cows in milk at Dungannon dairy sale
High demand for cows in milk at Dungannon dairy sale

Dungannon farmers’ mart, Co. Tyrone, held its final dairy sale of the year, last Thursday (December 17). To get a...

Dodds announces new Assured Skills Academy for welding
Dodds announces new Assured Skills Academy for welding

Economy Minister for Northern Ireland, Diane Dodds, has announced a new Assured Skills Academy for welding at South West College....

Queen’s University scientists partner with GBBO star for festival bid
Queen’s University scientists partner with GBBO star for festival bid

The Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast has joined forces with Belfast-born Great British Bake Off...

Herbal leys can make a significant contribution to beef output
Herbal leys can make a significant contribution to beef output

Results from a five-year trial, carried out by scientists at Reading University, confirms that dry matter output from diversified swards...