Agriland Team

Farmers recognise their role in reducing emissions, says UFU
Farmers recognise their role in reducing emissions, says UFU

Following the release of the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) sixth carbon budget, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) says that reducing...

Tractor towing a trailer crashes through the front of a house
Tractor towing a trailer crashes through the front of a house

A tractor which was towing a trailer has smashed through the front of a house on the B5062 in Telford...

‘Ambitious strategy’ needed to achieve net zero carbon future in Northern Ireland
‘Ambitious strategy’ needed to achieve net zero carbon future in Northern Ireland

Dr. Amanda Slevin, chairperson of Climate Coalition NI, has called for an ambitious and forward-looking strategy to achieve a net...

Dairy analysis: Mixed market with contrasting fortunes for butter and powders
Dairy analysis: Mixed market with contrasting fortunes for butter and powders

It’s been a mixed few weeks for European dairy commodity markets with butter and SMP seeing contrasting fortunes, according to...

NI Water inspections to be carried out on farms
NI Water inspections to be carried out on farms

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is informing members that Northern Ireland Water is in the process of completing water regulation...

Lack of fatalities in collision between tractor and car described by police as a ‘miracle’
Lack of fatalities in collision between tractor and car described by police as a ‘miracle’

A road in York in the UK was left covered in slurry following a collision between a Volkswagen Beetle and...

UK and EU agree ‘in principle’ on rules regarding Northern Ireland following Brexit
UK and EU agree ‘in principle’ on rules regarding Northern Ireland following Brexit

The EU and UK have today (Tuesday December 8) agreed ‘in principle’ the rules surrounding the implementation of the Protocol...

Report: Peas Please report behind extra 162 million servings of veg
Report: Peas Please report behind extra 162 million servings of veg

A progress report released today by the Peas Please project claims the initiative has helped serve an extra 162 million portion...

Major change on the cards for AHDB
Major change on the cards for AHDB

Major change is on the cards for AHDB as it proposes a new five-year strategy for 2021-2026. Change will focus...

Average temperature in Europe from September to November is highest on record
Average temperature in Europe from September to November is highest on record

The average temperature in Europe from September to November this year is the highest on record, according to new data....

Improving performance efficiency of the suckler cow
Improving performance efficiency of the suckler cow

In recent times the topic of improving the efficiency of the suckler cow has been discussed on many occasions. With...

DAERA invites applications for Dairy Technology Demonstration Farms
DAERA invites applications for Dairy Technology Demonstration Farms

Applications for a network of Technology Demonstration Farms (TDF) are being invited by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...

Nestlé develops global roadmap to achieve net greenhouse gas emissions
Nestlé develops global roadmap to achieve net greenhouse gas emissions

Nestlé has today (Thursday December 3) announced its global roadmap to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the...

Singapore becomes first country to approve sale of lab-grown chicken meat
Singapore becomes first country to approve sale of lab-grown chicken meat

Eat Just Inc., a California-based food technology company, has announced that its chicken – grown from cultured cells – has...

Man taken to hospital following collision between car and tractor
Man taken to hospital following collision between car and tractor

An appeal for information has been made in relation to a collision which took place between a car and a...

Northern Ireland food company secures £250k deal with supermarkets
Northern Ireland food company secures £250k deal with supermarkets

Northern Ireland food company White’s Oats has secured a new contract with supermarkets Tesco and Sainsbury’s Northern Ireland for its...

Man arrested after falling ‘neck-deep’ into slurry pit after police chase
Man arrested after falling ‘neck-deep’ into slurry pit after police chase

Police in Sussex arrested the passenger of a suspected stolen car after he fell “neck-deep into a pit of slurry”...

NI farmers to receive £3.6 million in reimbursement payments from the EU
NI farmers to receive £3.6 million in reimbursement payments from the EU

Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced that Northern Ireland farmers are to receive a total of £3.6 million...