Agriland Team

Haystack: A free platform to trade livestock amidst the Covid-19 outbreak
Haystack: A free platform to trade livestock amidst the Covid-19 outbreak

As the country, and the agricultural sector, comes to terms with the Covid-19 outbreak, a number of marts have adopted...

How to measure grass
How to measure grass

Walsh Fellow, Seán McMahon, shows AgriLand how to measure grass using the cut and weight method and a plate meter.

Royal Highland Show cancelled – amidst growing concerns over Covid-19
Royal Highland Show cancelled – amidst growing concerns over Covid-19

The Royal Highland Show – due to be held on June 18-21 just outside Edinburgh, Scotland – has been cancelled, amidst...

‘Farmers and all in the sector need to fully observe all HSE protocols’
‘Farmers and all in the sector need to fully observe all HSE protocols’

“Farmers and everybody involved in the sector need to fully observe all Health Service Executive [HSE] protocols and do everything...

Newry and Lurgan shows cancelled, as well as UK Grassland & Muck event
Newry and Lurgan shows cancelled, as well as UK Grassland & Muck event

Covid-19 (coronavirus) continues to take its toll on the calendar of agricultural events. The latest cancellations in Northern Ireland include...

Beat the drop: Recognise it early and protect your profits
Beat the drop: Recognise it early and protect your profits

In this series of articles over the next month, Alltech’s team of InTouch nutritionists will advise on detailed, implementable management...

Sealac seaweed supplements
Sealac seaweed supplements

Martin & Jennifer Dempsey tells us about the range and benefits of their seaweed supplements, made in Mayo. Irvine Allen...

UK farmers retain red diesel relief following budget announcement
UK farmers retain red diesel relief following budget announcement

The UK’s agricultural tax rebate on red diesel is set to stay, much to the relief of British farmers, following...

FarmLand 12th March 2020
FarmLand 12th March 2020

In this episode: we get farmers’ views at Kilcullen Mart on Coronavirus, Siobhán Walsh finds out how one Cork tillage...

Coronavirus: Reports of human-to-animal transmission in Hong Kong
Coronavirus: Reports of human-to-animal transmission in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department has said that a pet dog belonging to an owner with novel coronavirus...

NI agri-businesswomen learn about the challenges facing Ugandan females in farming
NI agri-businesswomen learn about the challenges facing Ugandan females in farming

Ahead of International Women’s Day, March 8, two senior managers from Belfast agri-tech firm Devenish have been reflecting on their...

How to examine the soil beneath your cover crops
How to examine the soil beneath your cover crops

Cover crops provide many benefits to soils. In this video AgriLand’s technical and agronomist Robbie Byrne look at the soil...

FarmLand 5th March 2020
FarmLand 5th March 2020

Claire Mc Cormack speaks to Pat Mc Cormack of the ICMSA about the toll of flooding, Siobhan Walsh finds out...

Farm Smart Series: Tom Groome
Farm Smart Series: Tom Groome

In this instalment of the ‘Farm Smart Series’ – an initiative brought to you by Agriland and Herdwatch – we visit...

Have you considered a heat-detection system for breeding 2020?
Have you considered a heat-detection system for breeding 2020?

Research shows that less than 60% of the national dairy herd calves in the first six weeks of the calving...

FARM SMART: Managing a suckler herd while on the road working as an AI technician
FARM SMART: Managing a suckler herd while on the road working as an AI technician

In this instalment of the ‘Farm Smart Series’ – an initiative brought to you by AgriLand and Herdwatch – we...

George goes dairy farming: Gordon Hemmingway Co. Wexford
George goes dairy farming: Gordon Hemmingway Co. Wexford

George goes dairy farming the fourth in the series. In this episode of ‘George goes dairy farming’, George Beattie caught...

Farm Walk 2020: Shane Cranny
Farm Walk 2020: Shane Cranny

Shane Cranny a participant of the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme shows us around his farm