Agriland Team

AFBI is investing in plant scientists
AFBI is investing in plant scientists

AgriLand noted with interest that the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) of Northern Ireland is advertising two positions of Science...

John Deere pulls out of all international shows in 2021
John Deere pulls out of all international shows in 2021

John Deere has announced that it will not attend any international agricultural and turf trade shows in Europe during the...

Driver of car towing trailer sought after collision on dual carriageway
Driver of car towing trailer sought after collision on dual carriageway

An appeal has been made for the driver of a red car towing a trailer to come forward after the...

ABP Angus Youth Challenge to run semi-finals as virtual event
ABP Angus Youth Challenge to run semi-finals as virtual event

More than 60 teenagers from 14 schools across Northern Ireland are set to compete in this year’s semi-final of the...

Major cannabis operation discovered in underground bunkers beneath farm sheds
Major cannabis operation discovered in underground bunkers beneath farm sheds

More than £500,000 (€549,480) worth of cannabis was discovered in underground bunkers which were accessed within farm sheds in the...

Overturned tractor trailer spills its contents all over the road
Overturned tractor trailer spills its contents all over the road

Motorists in Cambridgeshire in the UK have faced large delays today (Wednesday September 16) after a tractor trailer overturned which forced...

EC President warns UK that withdrawal agreement cannot be changed
EC President warns UK that withdrawal agreement cannot be changed

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, says the British withdrawal agreement cannot be changed. Von der...

Trailer transporting potatoes overturns on Scottish road
Trailer transporting potatoes overturns on Scottish road

A road was closed after a tractor drawing a trailer full of potatoes overturned in Scotland earlier this morning (Wednesday,...

Poots encourages NI farm businesses to apply for Covid-19 support fund
Poots encourages NI farm businesses to apply for Covid-19 support fund

Northern Ireland Agriculture minister Edwin Poots has urged all eligible farm businesses to apply to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...

Get soil sampling this autumn
Get soil sampling this autumn

Autumn is an ideal time for soil sampling. Soils are warm and the results will come back to allow for...

Get soil sampling this autumn
Get soil sampling this autumn

Autumn is an ideal time for soil sampling. Soils are warm and the results will come back to allow for...

Slide in GDT index halted with boost in latest auction
Slide in GDT index halted with boost in latest auction

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has risen in its latest auction, bringing to an end four consecutive decreases The...

Tributes paid to teenager who died one year after surviving devastating quad bike accident
Tributes paid to teenager who died one year after surviving devastating quad bike accident

Tributes have been paid to a 16-year-old girl who passed away at the weekend – a year on from surviving...

UK parliament to vote on bill which would ‘breach’ Northern Ireland Protocol
UK parliament to vote on bill which would ‘breach’ Northern Ireland Protocol

The parliament in the UK will today (Monday, September 14) vote on legislation which the EU says would “breach” the...

Scotch Brands Showcased at Virtual Taste of Grampian
Scotch Brands Showcased at Virtual Taste of Grampian

Scotch Beef PGI, Scotch Lamb PGI and Specially Selected Pork are set to be showcased as part of this year’s...

Grain price: Green lights in the markets
Grain price: Green lights in the markets

Grain markets were in the green this week. Prices have been increasing over the past few weeks and on Thursday...

Grain price: Green lights in the markets
Grain price: Green lights in the markets

Grain markets were in the green this week. Prices have been increasing over the past few weeks and on Thursday...

RCVS launches 2 new awards for 2021 to celebrate community and compassion
RCVS launches 2 new awards for 2021 to celebrate community and compassion

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) launched two new awards to celebrate compassion and community within the sector for...