KT schemes ‘just a money-spinning exercise’ for planners

August 15, 2018

Agri Politics

Tillage farmers raise concerns over ‘policing’ of straw imports

August 15, 2018

CAP / Schemes

Tillage farmers have raised concerns over the quality of some straw being imported into…

Dairy farmers ‘not fooled’ by ‘top-up’ milk price bonuses

August 15, 2018

Agri Politics

Sharp criticism has been pointed at some of the country’s major dairy processors for…

500hp on tap: Who said that big 2WD tractors were dead?

August 15, 2018

Machinery

Is this 500hp ‘Honey Bee’ (pictured above) one of the most powerful 2WD agricultural tractors…

New-look 171hp Zetor Crystal on the way

August 15, 2018

Machinery

According to Zetor, the Crystal is the tractor that made it famous “all over…

Tractor driver barely avoids ‘harrowing’ accident

August 15, 2018

Rural Life

A tractor driver in the UK was inches away from a serious incident earlier today (Wedneday, August 15), just about avoiding an accident…

Auction report: MF highlights from latest Cambridge sale

August 15, 2018

Machinery

Monday, August 6, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton, Cambridge (England). These…

6 people injured at Welsh agri show incident

August 15, 2018

Rural Life

Six people were injured at an agricultural show in Wales earlier today (Wednesday, August 15), requiring attention from emergency services on scene. The…

Fancy a drive-thru…fresh from the farm?

August 15, 2018

Rural Life

A Welsh farm has taken an unorthodox approach to enticing customers to buy its produce by setting up what is claimed to be…

Attach your trailer remotely and conquer any hill: See how ZF does it…

August 15, 2018

Machinery

ZF – a well-known supplier of transmissions and related components in the agricultural tractor and machinery world – is never far from toying…

Increase in students sitting higher level ag-science exam

August 15, 2018

Rural Life

There has been an increase of 167 students sitting the higher-level agricultural science exam in this year’s Leaving Certificate examinations. A total of…

Knowledge Transfer Scheme announced for forest owners

August 15, 2018

Forestry

A new scheme to establish Knowledge Transfer Groups (KTGs) for the forestry sector has today been announced by Minister of State at the…

Don’t let the Leaving Certificate results put a dampener on your future plans

August 15, 2018

Opinion

Thousands of second-level students will make the final trip back to school this morning to collect their Leaving Certificate results. Although a day…

Ireland listed as one of ‘worst-hit’ countries impacted by Europe-wide drought

August 15, 2018

Environment

Ireland has been listed as one of the countries “most significantly” impacted by drought conditions over the summer months, according to a newly-published…

Widespread bovine TB breakouts in Co. Monaghan

August 15, 2018

Dairy

Co. Monaghan has gone from having “one of the lowest” incident rates of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in the country to “the highest”…

27% of farmers paying over €30/bale in ‘straw poll’

August 15, 2018

Tillage

27% of AgriLand readers are paying over €30/bale (4X4) for barley straw. That’s according to a poll carried out on AgriLand on Monday…

Time to complete your ram’s annual ‘NCT’

August 15, 2018

Sheep

Although the breeding season may be far from the minds of many sheep farmers, now is an opportune time to conduct your ram’s…

Proactive grazing management reaps rewards on Limavady farm

August 15, 2018

Dairy

The summer drought didn’t hold back Northern Irish dairy farmer Andrew Dale. Despite the challenging conditions, the farm’s heavy ground meant it was…

‘It’s about time we had a president who has worn wellies’ – Gavin Duffy

August 14, 2018

Rural Life

“It’s about time we had an Irish president who has worn wellington boots,” businessman and Irish presidential hopeful Gavin Duffy has declared. Speaking…

Cavan authorities rule out use of CPOs in greenway project

August 14, 2018

Environment

There are “no plans to use compulsory purchase orders” (CPOs) to develop greenways in Co. Cavan, according to a recent statement from Cavan…

Microwave technology set to boost on-farm biogas production

August 14, 2018

Environment

A microwave system has recently been designed to treat organic by-products, such as slurries, within a biogas production process. Ashleigh Environmental – an…

HSA: ‘We’re seeing success in work place safety – except on farms’

August 14, 2018

Rural Life

Farm safety was a central focus at the Tullamore Show this year, with several Irish organisations making the issue a key theme on…

350hp prototype ‘systems tractor’ is the new ‘beast from the east’

August 14, 2018

Machinery

It appears that Gomselmash – the machinery manufacturer from the Republic of Belarus – is developing a new ‘systems tractor’. Gomselmash claims to be an agricultural…

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