Agri-Business
Morris Leslie Plant Hire places €100m order with JCB
If given €100 million to spend on machinery it is unlikely that the first item on the list for many...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Derry man found guilty of waste offences
A man from Co. Derry, Northern Ireland has been found guilty on three counts of waste offending. 62-year-old Thomas McGlinchey,...
N.Ireland
Prices reach 3,800gns at Taaffe Auctions’ monthly sale
Taaffe Auctions conducted its 140th Carnaross dairy sale at Carnaross Mart with 170 head on offer at Co. Meath-based mart...
N.Ireland
Case of mad cow disease confirmed in Cornwall
A case of mad cow disease has been confirmed on a farm in Cornwall, the Department for Environment, Food and...
N.Ireland
Dealing with sheep scab during the lambing season
Sheep scab can become more apparent in flocks during the lambing season, particularly as ewes are brought into close proximity...
N.Ireland
Workshop: Variety and make-up of fertiliser is changing
Agrii agronomist Tom Land has confirmed that the variety and structural make-up of fertiliser is changing. He spoke at a recent...
N.Ireland
Dairy Focus: Milking 240 cows with 4 GEA robots in Antrim
For this week’s Dairy Focus, Agriland made the trip to Co. Antrim to meet with Conor Casey on his dairy farm near...
Agri-Business
Watch: Harvesting willow for heat at Gurteen College
A few years ago there was much talk in agricultural circles of growing alternative crops, such as willow, to supply...
Agri-Business
World Farmers’ Organisation sets up solidarity fund for members
The World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) has announced the establishment of a solidarity fund to assist and support the member organisations...
N.Ireland
TB testing pause in Northern Ireland ahead of new system launch
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has said that there will be “a short...
Agri-Business
New team takes the helm at Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society
A new presidential team has taken the helm at the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society following the society’s annual general meeting...
Agri-Business
New Holland backs methane capture with Bennamann buy-in
New Holland has been busily backing methane in the race for alternative fuels and it has just upped its stake...
Arable
CAFRE crops update confirms impact of high fertiliser prices
The latest crops update from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland has confirmed the...
Agri-Business
Pottinger eases the traffic flow with Harvest Assist
Sometimes it is hard to judge how useful a piece of software might be; with Pottinger’s Harvest Assist though, the...
Environment
AD accounts for almost 6% of green electricity in Northern Ireland
Almost 6% of the green electricity produced in Northern Ireland last year was generated by anaerobic digestion (AD) operations. Delegates...
N.Ireland
Arla invests €2.9m in major solar power plant in Poland
Multinational dairy company Arla Foods has opened a new solar power plant in Tychowo, Poland, which will produce 1,620MW/h of...
Agri-Business
New Zealand farm profits could drop by over 30% – report
High inflation and reduced livestock prices could result in profits on beef and sheep farms in New Zealand falling by...
N.Ireland
Foliar feeding grassland swards – is it an option?
Farmers attending a recent meeting in Co. Armagh were briefed on the benefits of foliar feeding grassland swards. The technology...
