Agriland Team

NFU Cymru to run webinar programme at virtual Royal Welsh Show
NFU Cymru to run webinar programme at virtual Royal Welsh Show

With the Royal Welsh Show is going online in light of coronavirus restrictions, NFU Cymru has decided to take its...

New research paves way for coloured lights to boost plant yields
New research paves way for coloured lights to boost plant yields

Scientists at the University of East Anglia have helped find a way to control different plant processes – such as...

Social distancing the wild way: Private 55ac island guiding at €3,500/ac to go for auction
Social distancing the wild way: Private 55ac island guiding at €3,500/ac to go for auction

Now may be the ideal time to purchase your perfect island retreat. Coonan Property has been instructed to sell the...

Scottish autumn livestock sales to go ahead
Scottish autumn livestock sales to go ahead

Autumn sales will take place, but how they proceed will depend on physical distancing requirements, the Institute of Auctioneers and...

AgriLand journalist honoured in international awards
AgriLand journalist honoured in international awards

AgriLand journalist Rachel Martin has been honoured at an international award ceremony which recognises world-class agricultural reporting. Rachel was named...

1 in 5 litter louts admit to leaving waste in the countryside in last 3 months
1 in 5 litter louts admit to leaving waste in the countryside in last 3 months

One-in-five (21%) Northern Irish adults admit to being part of the litter issue, with people across the UK found to...

Appeal for info following theft of machinery from yard
Appeal for info following theft of machinery from yard

An appeal for information has been made by members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) following the theft...

Commissioner: ‘I don’t think we can allow’ imports made with banned pesticides
Commissioner: ‘I don’t think we can allow’ imports made with banned pesticides

The EU should stop importing agricultural goods made using pesticides that are banned within the bloc, European Commissioner for Agriculture...

Agri-business leaders among IoD NI director of the year finalists
Agri-business leaders among IoD NI director of the year finalists

Business leaders from the agricultural sector are among the finalists revealed by the Institute of Directors (IoD) for the Northern...

Agri-business leaders among IoD NI director of the year finalists
Agri-business leaders among IoD NI director of the year finalists

Business leaders from the agricultural sector are among the finalists revealed by the Institute of Directors (IoD) for the Northern...

Scots agricultural businesses warn of potential wage pressure
Scots agricultural businesses warn of potential wage pressure

New minimum wage proposals must take the current “exceptional times” into consideration, NFU Scotland has warned. NFUS submitted its thoughts...

European livestock show gets green light from organisers
European livestock show gets green light from organisers

A well-known European livestock show – the Sommet de l’Elevage – is set to take place as per usual this autumn...

First Milk to hold milk price for August
First Milk to hold milk price for August

British farmer-owned co-operative First Milk has today announced that it will be holding its milk price for August 2020 at...

Appeal for info following theft of Angus and Friesian calves
Appeal for info following theft of Angus and Friesian calves

An appeal for information has been made by authorities following the theft of Aberdeen Angus and Friesian calves from a...

Appeal for info following theft of Angus and Friesian calves
Appeal for info following theft of Angus and Friesian calves

An appeal for information has been made by authorities following the theft of Aberdeen Angus and Friesian calves from a...

Danone Wexford unveiled as world’s first carbon-neutral infant formula plant
Danone Wexford unveiled as world’s first carbon-neutral infant formula plant

Danone has unveiled its facility in Wexford, Ireland, as the first baby formula production site in the world to be...

Poots announces plans for £25 million NI Covid-19 support package
Poots announces plans for £25 million NI Covid-19 support package

Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has outlined how he plans to divvy up the £25 million Covid-19 financial support...

Arrests made after ‘modern slaves’ discovered on Bedfordshire farm
Arrests made after ‘modern slaves’ discovered on Bedfordshire farm

10 suspected victims of modern slavery have been safeguarded after they were discovered living in a farm building in Bedfordshire,...