Agriland Team

Lamb promotions stepped up to coincide with peak supplies
Lamb promotions stepped up to coincide with peak supplies

Promotional activities for the “LAMB – Tasty, Easy, Fun” will be intensified over the coming weeks as part of an...

10 steps to take in order to reduce damage to silage bales
10 steps to take in order to reduce damage to silage bales

Silage bales are an expensive commodity therefore protecting them should be a priority for farmers, according to Caitriona Mullin, North...

Pics: Reeling in the years as Fastrac celebrates 25 years in production
Pics: Reeling in the years as Fastrac celebrates 25 years in production

JCB is celebrating 25 years production of the Fastrac – a range of agricultural tractors that remain unique to this...

Think the Irish harvest looks good? Check out amazing pictures from the US harvest
Think the Irish harvest looks good? Check out amazing pictures from the US harvest

Two months ago, Louth man John Hoey moved stateside to work on the US harvest of over 100,000 acres of...

Stricter emission limits for agricultural machinery become law
Stricter emission limits for agricultural machinery become law

The European Council approved new requirements to reduce pollutant emissions, such as dust particles and nitrogen oxides, from engines of...

10 things every Irish farmer needs in this weather
10 things every Irish farmer needs in this weather

Ireland is set to have one of the hottest days of the year today as temperatures are set to hit...

Holy cow – friends’ insurance scam hits a wall (as well as a cow)!
Holy cow – friends’ insurance scam hits a wall (as well as a cow)!

A group of friends have admitted to an insurance scam involving FBD in which they let a cow out on...

Cattle shot on Monaghan farm after receivers move in
Cattle shot on Monaghan farm after receivers move in

Details are emerging of a incident on a Monaghan farm yesterday where, it is understood that a number of cattle...

New study finds a high prevalence of respiratory problems among Irish farmers
New study finds a high prevalence of respiratory problems among Irish farmers

A recent study of farmers health has revealed a high level of respiratory problems and lung function abnormalities. The Irish Farmers Lung Health...

Connacht IFA finally elects a Chairman
Connacht IFA finally elects a Chairman

The IFA Chairman of Connacht was finally decided tonight after votes were counted in Roscommon, after several months of deadlock....

Agri methane emissions cuts not required by EU for now – McGuinness confirms
Agri methane emissions cuts not required by EU for now – McGuinness confirms

Reductions in methane emission, which emanate from the agriculture sector, will not now be mandatory following an agreement at EU...

Grain growers letter to IFA/Irish Farmers Journal January 2016
Grain growers letter to IFA/Irish Farmers Journal January 2016

Here is the full letter the 223 Cork grain growers wrote to the IFA/Irish Farmers Journal in January 2016. From:...

Poll: Should there be more than one supplier of cattle tags to the state?
Poll: Should there be more than one supplier of cattle tags to the state?

Are you happy with the quality of the current cattle tags provided by the Department? Do you think that there...

Quiz: How well do you know your tractors?
Quiz: How well do you know your tractors?

We all fancy ourselves, at one stage or another, as a know-it-it all when it comes to tractors and farm...

Purple silage wrap will help support Crumlin Children’s Hospital
Purple silage wrap will help support Crumlin Children’s Hospital

Irish farmers are being asked to buy purple silage wrap and net and help support Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin...

Video and picture highlights from Teagasc 1916 exhibition in Athenry
Video and picture highlights from Teagasc 1916 exhibition in Athenry

The two-day Teagasc 1916 commemoration event saw crowds thronging the Athenry event on Friday and Saturday. The largest centenary celebration...

QUIZ: Fancy yourself as a good judge of stock? Test yourself here!
QUIZ: Fancy yourself as a good judge of stock? Test yourself here!

No matter what mart, farm walk or show you go to there is always one stock judge. This person is...

Farm death: Man dies in farming accident in Cork
Farm death: Man dies in farming accident in Cork

A farm death has occurred, in Cork, after a man fell when the roof he was standing on collapsed. The...