Agriland Team

CROPS WATCH returns next week…winter barley is first up
CROPS WATCH returns next week…winter barley is first up

CROPS WATCH, in association with TerraChem, returns to AgriLand again this season and the first installment will go online this...

Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef: Feeding calves correctly
Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef: Feeding calves correctly

Factors to be considered when it comes to feeding dairy-beef calves

Teens to compete in ABP Angus Young Challenge semi-final
Teens to compete in ABP Angus Young Challenge semi-final

More than 50 teenagers from across Northern Ireland will be showcasing their beef production knowledge at the ABP Angus Youth...

Devenish and Queen’s University launch doctoral programme
Devenish and Queen’s University launch doctoral programme

The Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast is to host a doctoral training programme in partnership...

Additional dates announced for NI dairy antibiotics workshops
Additional dates announced for NI dairy antibiotics workshops

A further eight ‘Responsible Use of Antibiotics in the Dairy herd’ workshops have been organised throughout March. More than 320...

FARM SMART: Mixing off-farm commitments with an expanding herd in Co. Limerick
FARM SMART: Mixing off-farm commitments with an expanding herd in Co. Limerick

Farming in Croom, Co. Limerick, Louise Crowley milks a herd of 150 Friesian cows – under a spring-calving system –...

Is lab-grown meat really better for the environment?
Is lab-grown meat really better for the environment?

Growing meat in the laboratory may do more damage to the climate in the long run than meat from cattle,...

Clandeboye Estate to host Jersey cattle open day
Clandeboye Estate to host Jersey cattle open day

An 18th century estate with an award-winning dairy herd is set to welcome Jersey enthusiasts from throughout the UK later...

Moy Park graduates celebrate success
Moy Park graduates celebrate success

A total of 10 young people have successfully graduated from Moy Park’s award-winning Graduate Management Trainee Programme. Delivered in partnership...

Dale Farm highlights link between silage quality and feed efficiency
Dale Farm highlights link between silage quality and feed efficiency

Dairy cooperative Dale Farm recently hosted three on-farm workshops and two evening meetings on the subject of improving silage quality...

Dale Farm to bring Wheyhey products across Ireland
Dale Farm to bring Wheyhey products across Ireland

Dairy cooperative Dale Farm has partnered with Wheyhey – creators of naturally sugar-free, high protein ice cream and brownies –...

Feedlot operations increase sixfold in 10 years across Ireland
Feedlot operations increase sixfold in 10 years across Ireland

The number of department-defined (restricted) feedlots – whereby stock moved only to slaughter – has increased sixfold across the country...

Senior News Journalist joins AgriLand team
Senior News Journalist joins AgriLand team

Aisling Kiernan, from Mullinalaghta in Co. Longford, is the newest member to join AgriLand – taking up the role of Senior News...

Hit farming series ‘Rare Breed’ returns for 7th series
Hit farming series ‘Rare Breed’ returns for 7th series

‘Rare Breed – A Farming Year’ returns for a new series with new farms and families and some familiar faces...

Banner man joins AgriLand news team
Banner man joins AgriLand news team

Charles O’Donnell, a news journalist from Co. Clare, has joined the AgriLand news team. Born and bred in the banner...

FARM SMART: Automation and technology top of the agenda on Co. Tipperary dairy farm
FARM SMART: Automation and technology top of the agenda on Co. Tipperary dairy farm

Farming in Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Timmy Dwyer milks a herd of 120 spring-calving cows. The farm is home to...

11 Christmas song titles taken literally by Irish farmers
11 Christmas song titles taken literally by Irish farmers

Irish farmers – as we all know, being farmers ourselves – are funny folk and have reactions unique to themselves....

Top 10 last-minute Christmas presents for Irish farmers
Top 10 last-minute Christmas presents for Irish farmers

Buying the perfect Christmas gift for Irish farmers can often be a tricky business; something we at AgriLand know all...