N.Ireland
Trash to treasure: Manure could be a sustainable material in the future
Manure could be used in a new way and become a “prospective bio-based and biodegradable material of the future”, according...
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
EIT Food outlines ways for livestock industries to reach net zero
A new report published by EIT Food in collaboration with Innovate UK KTN has outlined six recommendations to help the...
Agri-Business
Lemken commits to improving soil health
Soil machinery company, Lemken has confirmed that improving soil health is a priority for the business – across all of...
N.Ireland
Booths supplied with mislabelled meat in 2021
UK supermarket Booths has confirmed that it was supplied with meat products which claimed to be British when in fact...
N.Ireland
Grain analysis and soil talk after Agrii soils presentation
The latest updates from the Lemken: Agrii soils programme were delivered to a group of tillage farmers in Northern Ireland,...
N.Ireland
Research: Co-locating crops and solar can increase performance
Growing commercial crops on solar farms can both increase commercial food production and improve solar panel performance and longevity, according...
Agri-Business
Study: Agriculture needs new way to manage pest resistance
Dr. Matthew Tinsley, a senior lecturer at the University of Stirling, has said that the agricultural sector needs to “be...
Agri-Business
Dawn Meats Group UK company acquires lamb processor
Dunbia, part of the Dawn Meats Group, has acquired a lamb processing site in Cornwall. The company has said that...
Agri-Business
Fendt now testing hydrogen fuel cells for future tractors
Hydrogen is often mooted as an alternative fuel, yet its critics are quick to point out the major disadvantage to...
Agri-Business
Strautmann launches 3 new mini Magnon forage wagons
Strautmann has extended its Magnon range of premium forage wagons with a new set of three machines that sit below...
Environment
51% of NI’s electricity came from renewable sources in 2022
In 2022, more than half (51%) of Northern Ireland’s electricity consumption was generated from renewable sources located in the six...
N.Ireland
Sustainability is the focus of the 2023 Great Agri-Food Debate
Sustainability and its role in the future of the agri-food industry is to be central to the discussions between the...
Agri-Business
HarvestLab and Starfire head John Deere’s digital charge
As recently reported on Agriland, John Deere is going full steam ahead in not only putting digital technology to work...
N.Ireland
NI man arrested for possible badger baiting
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has arrested a 34-year-old Fermanagh man in connection with animal cruelty. The man...
N.Ireland
USPCA calls for action on badger baiting
The Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) has called for renewed action to tackle badger baiting...
N.Ireland
You grow girl: Connecting food and land in The Edible Flower
No story feels better to share today – International Women’s Day (Wednesday, March 8) – than that of two women...
N.Ireland
Culling badgers not the answer warns UK consultant
Culling badgers will have “no meaningful impact” on campaigns designed to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB), according to a leading UK...
N.Ireland
Farmers ‘cannot continue to tolerate’ livestock worrying – UFU
Deputy president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), William Irvine, has said that farmers “cannot continue to tolerate” instances of...