Agriland Team

Running a suckler cow and sheep farm on 450ac to feature at Grassland beef conference
Running a suckler cow and sheep farm on 450ac to feature at Grassland beef conference

Award-winning Welsh beef and sheep farmer, Glasnant Morgan will take centre stage at this year’s Irish Grassland Association (IGA) beef...

Find out how to manage a flock of 255 to 2,400 ewes at the Grassland Conference
Find out how to manage a flock of 255 to 2,400 ewes at the Grassland Conference

This year’s Irish Grassland Association (IGA) Sheep Conference heads to Wicklow and will focus on managing grass during May and...

Agriland Vet: Video on dealing with a calf coming backwards
Agriland Vet: Video on dealing with a calf coming backwards

Now that we are in the middle of the spring calving season in both dairy and suckler farms, one of...

Basic Payment Scheme – how and why to apply online
Basic Payment Scheme – how and why to apply online

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine opened the online facility for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) on March...

Have you checked out the new features on the Agriland app?
Have you checked out the new features on the Agriland app?

In case you haven’t spotted it, we’ve updated the Agriland mobile app with a whole range of new features to...

Shock as IFA election cancelled due to ‘lack of interest’
Shock as IFA election cancelled due to ‘lack of interest’

A state of shock is descending on the farming community today, as it is expected that IFA will announce today...

9 farming-related excuses every GAA manager has received
9 farming-related excuses every GAA manager has received

Every Rural GAA manager has at one stage in their managerial career received a text from one of the players...

Major survey on dairy farming to reveal expansion details
Major survey on dairy farming to reveal expansion details

A major survey on the dairy industry in Ireland and farmers expansion plans is being undertaken by the University of...

9 ways to minimise the risk of Johne’s Disease on your farm
9 ways to minimise the risk of Johne’s Disease on your farm

When it comes to calving time, the risk of Johne’s Disease infecting calves is higher than at other times of...

All you need to know about the Beef Data and Genomics Programme
All you need to know about the Beef Data and Genomics Programme

The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) is an agricultural scheme launched by the Department of Agriculture in May 2015....

10 tunes to rock your cab this slurry season
10 tunes to rock your cab this slurry season

Milder, drier weather is on the way and with it brings slurry and fertiliser spreading. So, in order to help...

Irish sheep tagging regulations explained
Irish sheep tagging regulations explained

Sheep must be tagged in accordance with the rules set down under the National Sheep Identification System and only tags...

Time you wised up on Food Wise 2025
Time you wised up on Food Wise 2025

Origins of Food Wise 2025 Launched in 2015 and succeeding Food Harvest 2020, Food Wise 2025 is a growth vision...

The Young Farmers Scheme explained
The Young Farmers Scheme explained

To encourage generational renewal in agriculture, the latest CAP reform saw the introduction of a new scheme to encourage more...

How to apply for a herd or flock number
How to apply for a herd or flock number

Herd or flock numbers were first introduced by the Department of Agriculture to allow for the easy identification of both...

All you need to know about becoming a professional user of pesticides
All you need to know about becoming a professional user of pesticides

The Sustainable Use Directive (SUD) is an EU directive that covers all aspects of pesticides use and was transposed in...

LIVE: IFA Election debate from Limerick
LIVE: IFA Election debate from Limerick

6:29 PM LIVE: IFA Election debate from Limerick Tonight we’re in Adare, Co. Limerick for the second week of the...

Proposing this Valentine’s Day? Here’s some farming-related ideas
Proposing this Valentine’s Day? Here’s some farming-related ideas

Are you planning on getting down on one knee this Valentine’s Day and proposing to your other half? If you’re...