N.Ireland
Reminder: Ensuring effective control of lice on cattle
Lice can spread quickly through a herd of cattle that have been housed for the winter as the close contact...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Harry Ferguson and his ambitious plan for humankind
Henry George Ferguson was rarely accused of lacking ambition, for there was within him a desire to succeed, not in...
N.Ireland
AGCO sets out ambitious plans for future growth
Agco recently held an Analyst Meeting for shareholders and investors during which it set out its vision for the future....
N.Ireland
Dairy Throwback: Antrim father and son maximise farm efficiency
As the Christmas period begins, Agriland has decided to revisit some of the most popular and interesting Dairy Focus articles from 2024,...
N.Ireland
UFU to hold NI tractor rallies in protest over ‘family farm tax’
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced that it is holding six tractor runs, one in each county, in Northern...
N.Ireland
Crunch time for Farm Welfare Bill fast approaching
Members of the Stormont agriculture committee will give their definitive view on a Farm Welfare Bill for Northern Ireland within...
N.Ireland
Christmas tree production at the heart of sustainable land management
Modern Christmas tree production is an extremely sustainable and conservation friendly land management option. This is the strongly held view...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Getting prepared for the calving season
We are nearing the end of December, meaning it won’t be long until the calving season kicks off all over...
N.Ireland
Potato growers in Northern Ireland protest outside Asda distribution centre
Potato growers gathered outside an Asda distribution depot in Larne Co. Antrim yesterday (Saturday, December 21) to protest unfair pricing....
N.Ireland
MP: ‘Double standards’ as some border checks for Ireland suspended
DUP Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs spokesperson, MP Carla Lockhart has accused the EU of having “double standards” as some seal...
N.Ireland
Discounting of Xmas dinner veg by supermarkets ‘concerning’ – farm org
Heavy discounting by leading supermarkets of the vegetables which are a mainstay of the traditional Christmas dinner is “extremely concerning,”...
N.Ireland
Machinery: The sad fall of David Brown tractors
Although we think of Ford and Massey Ferguson as being the big two brands in the 1950s and 1960s, David...
N.Ireland
AFBI scientists design a ‘chemis-tree’ for Christmas
The term ‘chemis-tree’ may soon appear in Oxford Dictionary with its origins attributed to Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) scientists....
N.Ireland
Ukraine dairy sector still investing despite Russian missiles
By Chris McCullough Even though Russian missiles are still targeting dairy farms in Ukraine, the bigger industrial units are investing...
Machinery
UV light application shows promise in crop protection
Ultra violet light (UV) is now being promoted as an alternative to chemical pesticides in the prevention of fungal diseases,...
Agri-Business
BVD herd movement restrictions confirmed for Northern Ireland
Herd level movement restrictions are among measures being introduced to support the eradication of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) in Northern...
N.Ireland
Hedge-laying courses to take place at Greenmount
Over the past number of years, the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has hosted one-day practical courses...
N.Ireland
AFBI and Barenbrug Holding to end 30-year partnership
Barenbrug Holding and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) today (Thursday, December 19) announced their intention to end their 30-year...
