Arable
Student blog: Harvest 2016 means plenty of long hours on 2,500ha tillage farm
I arrived in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, on July 7 to carry out nine weeks of crop placement on a highly...
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National Ploughing Championships
Watch: Exclusive First Look Video Of Tractor Football at the Ploughing
Ahead of this week’s National Ploughing Championships, Agriland was invited to an exclusive first look at Ireland’s first ever tractor...
Machinery
North’s machinery dealers reporting boost in cross border sales
A Co Down machinery dealer is claiming that cross-border sales of second-hand tractors have increased dramatically since the Brexit vote....
Agri-Business
'The future of food production needs to focus on the consumer'
The future of food production needs to focus on the needs of the consumer, according to Alltech’s Prof. Aidan Connolly....
Beef
UK/Irish beef price differential rises to 60c/kg
UK and Irish beef prices continue to go in different directions with British prices up significantly in the past six...
N.Ireland
70% of advance CAP payments to issue to North's farmers in October
Plans to issue a 70% advance of Basic and Greening Payments in October have been announced by Northern Ireland’s Minister...
National Ploughing Championships
Lely's live robotic milking and zero grazing return to the Ploughing
Lely’s live robotic milking exhibition returns to this year’s National Ploughing Championships and this year zero grazing and feed pushing...
Environment
Record number of white-tailed eagles successfully fledged across the country
A total of six white-tailed eagle chicks successfully fledged in three different counties in 2016, making this the most successful...
EU
Hogan moves to make more changes to CAP
Commissioner Hogan has announced a further series of measures aimed at simplifying the CAP with a view to easing the...
National Ploughing Championships
5 things anyone going to the Ploughing should check out at this year's event
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly from September...
Dairy
Expert warns that farmers are at a crossroads in terms of antibiotic use
Farmers are at a crossroads when it comes to antibiotic usage on their farms, UK mastitis expert Peter Edmondson has...
Beef
ABP and Dunbia under pressure in the UK over cattle grading changes
UK bosses of ABP and Dunbia appeared in front of UK Parliment’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee this week...
EU
'EU farmers to cover the cost of future price support measures'
EU farmers may well be asked to, at least, part fund future market support measures, according to a European Commission...
Beef
UK farmers getting half of the retail beef price
Farmers share of the retail beef price in the UK has improved in recent months, according to latest figures from...
Dairy
'Long way to go before the dairy industry is back on an even keel'
There is a long way to go before the dairy the industry is back on an even keel, Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU)...
National Ploughing Championships
RTE to broadcast The Ploughing Live from this year's site in Tullamore
RTÉ will be live from this year’s National Ploughing Championships, with Marty Morrissey and Aine Lawlor bringing you an insight into...
Dairy
New Zealand’s LIC Automation to launch automated heat detection system
One of New Zealand’s leading agri-tech companies, LIC Automation is launching its new Saber farm automation brand in the Irish...
EU
Recent increase in Bluetongue outbreaks in France
Some 20 new outbreaks of Bluetongue in cattle have been reported in France since August 16, bringing the total number of cases...
