Agriland Team

Grain price: Keep an eye on the weather
Grain price: Keep an eye on the weather

Nearby grain prices dropped back this week, but are still relatively steady. Matif wheat for December was at €206/t on...

Soil moisture levels remain a concern in parts of the US
Soil moisture levels remain a concern in parts of the US

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its latest Crop Progress Report on Monday (October 26). As of October...

Pint-sized power: Bobcat enters wheel loader market
Pint-sized power: Bobcat enters wheel loader market

Bobcat is entering the European wheel loader market for compact wheel loaders (CWLs) and small articulated loaders (SALs). The move...

Market analysis: European dairy prices flatten out with butter unchanged
Market analysis: European dairy prices flatten out with butter unchanged

European dairy commodity prices flattened out over the last couple of weeks with the European butter quotation unchanged since mid-October,...

International survey launched on Women in Food and Agriculture
International survey launched on Women in Food and Agriculture

A major international survey to assess the impact of Covid-19 on women in food and agriculture as well as where...

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 ÂŁ150 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...