Agriland Team

48 arrested in Italy after mafia-linked group defrauds EU agri-funds
48 arrested in Italy after mafia-linked group defrauds EU agri-funds

Authorities in Italy, assisted by the EU’s anti-fraud office, have arrested 48 people in connection with a scheme to defraud...

Farmer to fly-tippers: ‘I’m going to bring a load of buffalo dung and tip it in your shop’
Farmer to fly-tippers: ‘I’m going to bring a load of buffalo dung and tip it in your shop’

Well-known buffalo farmer and butcher Steven Mitchell, best known for his business ‘The Buffalo Farm’, has taken to social media...

NI government rejects planning for major Tyrone wind farm
NI government rejects planning for major Tyrone wind farm

Northern Ireland’s Minister for Infrastructure has rejected planning permission for a planned £150 million (€165 million) wind farm in Co....

Lady Dufferin, Marchioness of Clandeboye Estate, passes away at 79
Lady Dufferin, Marchioness of Clandeboye Estate, passes away at 79

Tributes had been paid to the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, Lady Dufferin of Clandeboye Estate, who has died aged...

Beef trade: Decline in ‘prime cattle’ sent for direct slaughter to NI
Beef trade: Decline in ‘prime cattle’ sent for direct slaughter to NI

The Northern Ireland beef trade is experiencing a similar trend to that in the Republic of Ireland, when comparing average...

Tractor driver arrested for driving on motorway…in wrong direction
Tractor driver arrested for driving on motorway…in wrong direction

A tractor driver has been arrested for a number of offences after being stopped for driving on a motorway –...

Bumper UK barley crop will not make up for reduction in wheat production
Bumper UK barley crop will not make up for reduction in wheat production

This year saw a UK barley crop of over 8.4 million tonnes produced, but the bumper crop will not make...

Bumper UK barley crop will not make up for reduction in wheat production
Bumper UK barley crop will not make up for reduction in wheat production

This year saw a UK barley crop of over 8.4 million tonnes produced, but the bumper crop will not make...

Weather putting uncertainty in grain markets
Weather putting uncertainty in grain markets

The only certainty that market specialists manager Vikki Campbell could give viewers of the Grain Market Outlook conference held by...

Weather putting uncertainty in grain markets
Weather putting uncertainty in grain markets

The only certainty that market specialists manager Vikki Campbell could give viewers of the Grain Market Outlook conference held by...

Soils are low on moisture in many parts of the US
Soils are low on moisture in many parts of the US

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its latest Crop Progress Report on Tuesday (October 19). 97% of corn...

Glanbia’s cheese and whey plant begins production in Michigan
Glanbia’s cheese and whey plant begins production in Michigan

Glanbia Nutritionals’ new $470 million (€396 million) cheese and whey plant in St. Johns, Michigan, began receiving milk today (Wednesday,...

GDT index records slight rise to mark 3rd consecutive increase
GDT index records slight rise to mark 3rd consecutive increase

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has lifted in its latest auction to record a third consecutive increase. The most...

Politics and economics affecting grain prices
Politics and economics affecting grain prices

At last week’s Grain Market Outlook Conference, held by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the UK, grain...

Politics and economics affecting grain prices
Politics and economics affecting grain prices

At last week’s Grain Market Outlook Conference, held by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the UK, grain...

Tractor found parked up ‘with its engine running and no one in it’
Tractor found parked up ‘with its engine running and no one in it’

A tractor was left running and unattended while its driver was in a nearby shop buying lunch, a local police...

Import figures: UK barley travelling ahead of Brexit
Import figures: UK barley travelling ahead of Brexit

Barley imports increased this month, while maize imports took a dramatic drop compared to the same time last year, according...

Import figures: UK barley travelling ahead of Brexit
Import figures: UK barley travelling ahead of Brexit

Barley imports increased this month, while maize imports took a dramatic drop compared to the same time last year, according...