Agriland Team

Milking hundreds of cows and finishing 2,000 Brazilian-origin bulls in Egypt
Milking hundreds of cows and finishing 2,000 Brazilian-origin bulls in Egypt

Earlier this year, AgriLand embarked on a Bord Bia and Department of Agriculture-led trade missed to North Africa – visiting...

Milking hundreds of cows and finishing 2,000 Brazilian-origin bulls in Egypt
Milking hundreds of cows and finishing 2,000 Brazilian-origin bulls in Egypt

Earlier this year, AgriLand embarked on a Bord Bia and Department of Agriculture-led trade missed to North Africa – visiting...

Milking hundreds of cows and finishing 2,000 Brazilian-origin bulls in Egypt
Milking hundreds of cows and finishing 2,000 Brazilian-origin bulls in Egypt

Earlier this year, AgriLand embarked on a Bord Bia and Department of Agriculture-led trade missed to North Africa – visiting...

Dairy focus: Taking the reins of an 80-cow herd and driving it on in Co. Limerick
Dairy focus: Taking the reins of an 80-cow herd and driving it on in Co. Limerick

In this week’s Dairy Focus, AgriLand spoke with Eamonn Shanahan, who has recently taken over his uncle’s dairy farm. Eamonn...

Arable April: Ploughs, drills, rollers and more…
Arable April: Ploughs, drills, rollers and more…

As the amount of land left to be planted across the country gets smaller the focus is turning to fertiliser,...

Weed control: When is the best time to spray for best results?
Weed control: When is the best time to spray for best results?

In recent weeks, slurry and fertiliser spreaders have been a common site in the fields, and on the roads in...

Weed control: When is the best time to spray for best results?
Weed control: When is the best time to spray for best results?

In recent weeks, slurry and fertiliser spreaders have been a common site in the fields, and on the roads in...

Weed control: When is the best time to spray for best results?
Weed control: When is the best time to spray for best results?

In recent weeks, slurry and fertiliser spreaders have been a common site in the fields, and on the roads in...

Sheep advice: How to manage tight grass supplies this spring
Sheep advice: How to manage tight grass supplies this spring

For many sheep farmers in the western part of the country, grass supplies are not where they should be for...

Holstein UK Announce Winners of 2020 Master Breeder Awards
Holstein UK Announce Winners of 2020 Master Breeder Awards

A total of 19 high-performing Holstein herds have been awarded Master Breeder status by Holstein UK. Master Breeder rewards Holstein...

Have you checked your fertiliser spread pattern lately?
Have you checked your fertiliser spread pattern lately?

Fertiliser spread patterns should be checked on a regular basis. Farmers all over the country are spreading fertiliser on grassland...

Grain price: Wheat rises…take a look at malt and corn
Grain price: Wheat rises…take a look at malt and corn

Wheat saw a resurgence again this week in both the nearby and futures markets. Corn continues to run at a...

UK Ministers appoint new board member to the AHDB
UK Ministers appoint new board member to the AHDB

UK Ministers have appointed Sarah Pumfrett as independent board member of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and chairman...

Change of scene: Diverse farm portfolio with 238ac and 10 holiday cottages…in Scotland
Change of scene: Diverse farm portfolio with 238ac and 10 holiday cottages…in Scotland

Located in a rural coastal position around three miles from Dalbeattie, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, and around two miles...

AHDB encourage families to ‘stay home and celebrate steak night’
AHDB encourage families to ‘stay home and celebrate steak night’

AHDB has launched a new initiative to encourage families and couples to break up their lockdown meals with a weekly...

Farmers’ ‘hello Scotland’ video racks up thousands of views
Farmers’ ‘hello Scotland’ video racks up thousands of views

Farmers and crofters throughout Scotland have managed more than 70,000 views in just 18 hours for a special film showing...

Lakeland drops March milk price as Covid-19 bites
Lakeland drops March milk price as Covid-19 bites

Lakeland Dairies has become the first processor to reveal its milk price for the month of March, revealing a sharp...

Major gene breakthrough ‘game-changer’ in herbicide resistance
Major gene breakthrough ‘game-changer’ in herbicide resistance

A team of scientists from Rothamsted Research have successfully adapted genetic techniques developed for crop improvement to be used in...