Agri-Business
China imposes ban on UK beef following BSE case
China has announced that it is imposing a ban on imports of British beef following the confirmation of a single...
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
Arla Food Ingredients opens new dairy innovation centre
Arla Food Ingredients has opened a new dairy innovation centre at Nr. Vium in Denmark. The facility will develop new...
N.Ireland
Shortage of lamb imports forecast for the UK Christmas period
Lamb imports for the Christmas period look likely to be tight, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)....
Environment
Greenhouse Gas methodology changes means more bang for NI’s climate action efforts
Changes to how Greenhouse Gas emissions will be measured mean Northern Ireland will achieve a larger contribution to the UK's...
Agri-Business
Dairy cost of production index hits trigger point a second time this year
An index measuring the cost of production on dairy farms has hit its 'trigger point' for the second time this...
Environment
NI protein crop pilot payments to be issued next week
Payments for Northern Ireland's pilot protein crops scheme are set to begin next week. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
Agri-Business
M&S commits to sustainable agriculture through 5-year programme
M&S has committed to sustainable agriculture through a new five-year collaborative programme designed to help its Select Farmers gain resilience...
Environment
Soil carbon levels keep on rising after 50 years of slurry trial
The fact that soil carbon sequestration levels in grassland have kept on rising 50 years into a bespoke slurry spreading...
Agri-Business
Minister Poots launches new Northern Ireland Food Strategy Framework
Making Northern Ireland a world-class food region, that provides safe, healthy and environmentally friendly food for the future is the...
Beef
LMC to participate in NI’s first Food Strategy Framework consultation
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) for Northern Ireland will be participating in the consultation that will lead to the...
N.Ireland
16,000 birds killed in Fermanagh farm fire
Firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze which killed 16,000 birds on a poultry farm in Co. Fermanagh today...
Agri-Business
Doosan launches baby DL-7 loader
Late last year Doosan introduced a brand new range of mid-sized loaders. Known as the DL-7 series, the first seven...
Environment
‘Countryside COP’ to take place this week
An environmental conference taking place this week - Countryside COP - hopes to showcase and inspire actions to tackle the...
Dairy
Dairy Focus: Mohoncross Holstein starting with 9 calves
In this week’s Dairy Focus, Agriland made the trip to the rowing stronghold of Skibbereen, west Cork, to Jerry Hegarty of the Mohoncross...
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Whatever happened to Leyland tractors?
Leyland tractors were never one of the biggest players in the market, yet the brand retained a loyal following even...
Dairy
Dairy industry urged to share GHG emissions facts ahead of COP26
Dairy industry leaders have urged farmers to get behind a drive to spread accurate facts about Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions...
Beef
New 4 Breeds Calf Show launched for NI
Four of the North's biggest continental beef breeds have joined forces to launch a new calf show event for Northern...
N.Ireland
Rory’s Miles 2 Mayo raises £700,000 for children’s cancer charity
Ulster's favourite farmer, Rory Best, has managed to raise more than £700,000 (€810,000) through a gruelling 180-mile challenge to support...
