Arable
UK wheat harvest underway
The first of this year’s UK winter wheat crop was harvested this week on land farmed by Andrew Tetlow (AET...
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Agri-Business
Food fraud continues with no lamb in some lamb kebabs, new FSAI survey finds
New surveys find no horse DNA in beef, but fraud persists in the fast food industry, with some lamb kebabs...
Environment
Government views as important as scientific evidence on GMOs, says Juncker
The new President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker is to review current EU legislation in the area of Genetically...
Beef
Coveney meeting Northern counterpart today on ‘nomad’ cattle
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney is meeting his Northern counterpart, Michelle O’Neill, today to discuss...
Arable
Good EU-28 cereal yields predicted
The EU Commission’s crop monitoring unit (MARS) recently released a positive outlook for EU-28 cereal yields. It forecasts that average...
Beef
UK economic recovery to help beef prices
There are signs that the economic recovery in the UK is accelerating and consumer confidence improving according to EBLEX. This...
Machinery
New Claas swather compact on the road and flexible in the field
Along with many improved details, the new Claas Liner 3600, 800 and 700 swathers are characterised by their innovative ideas...
Beef
US beef production damages the environment according to new study
Beef production in the US is damaging to the environment, a new study has found. The study states that US...
N.Ireland
UFU challenges retailers on lamb sourcing
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has written to a number of major retailers challenging their lamb sourcing policies, following their lack...
Dairy
Shortening dairy cows' gestation by 10 days
In a world-first, New Zealand’s Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) has released a new genetics solution which will shorten the period...
Arable
Getting grain sampling right, at each stage
The Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) in the UK is reminding tillage farmers that, with harvest getting underway across the...
Beef
Surge in Irish beef keeps pressure on UK prices
The combination of more cattle coming forward and higher carcass weights resulted in the highest year-on-year increase in Irish beef...
Other
'Prospect of bumper grain harvest in Europe putting pressure on prices here'
The Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA) has said that the prospect of a bumper grain harvest in Europe is...
Dairy
Global increase in milk production to come from developing nations
Global milk production is expected to reach 928 million tonnes (901 billion litres) by 2023, an increase of 180 million...
Beef
Byrne calls for action to resolve beef crisis
Stormont Agriculture Committee Vice Chairman Joe Byrne MLA has welcomed the recently announced CAP agreement, which he believes will deliver...
Beef
Byrne calls for action to resolve beef crisis
Stormont Agriculture Committee Vice Chairman Joe Byrne MLA has welcomed the recently announced CAP agreement, which he believes will deliver...
Dairy
Environmental footprint of dairy products under the microscope
Major players in the European dairy sector have recently launched the work on the Dairy Environmental Footprint Pilot (‘DAIRY PEF’),...
Beef
LMC proposes Redmeat Industry Protocol
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) Chief Executive Ian Stevenson has told Agriland that the organisation’s proposed Redmeat Industry Protocol –...
