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...
N.Ireland
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...
Agri-Business
McDonald’s commends NI supply chain
McDonald’s celebrated 30 years of business in Northern Ireland this week and commended its suppliers in Northern Ireland for "punching...
Dairy
Dairy Council elects new chair and vice-chair
Dairy Council for Northern Ireland has elected a new chairman and vice-chair to its board. Banbridge dairy farmer, Norman Thompson,...
Agri-Business
Environment is additional income opportunity – Poots
Northern Ireland agriculture minister, Edwin Poots, used his attendance at a McDonald’s event, held earlier this week, to confirm his...
N.Ireland
Armagh 'gentleman' dies in hospital following farm accident
A man from Keady town, Co. Armagh has died in hospital as a result of a farm accident earlier this...
Beef
Entries open for 2021 Premier Beef and Lamb Championships
Livestock entries have opened for this year's Premier Beef and Lamb Championships, as the event prepares to open to the...
Environment
NI farm trials to test willow’s ability to reduce methane emissions
Farm trials investigating the potential of willow to reduce livestock methane emissions are to begin in Northern Ireland in the...
