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Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has linked up with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) NI and Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) to protect breeding waders. As we approach the Easter weekend and World Curlew Day on...

In our patch in rutland crops look well, but you don’t have to go to far and things do not look so good. Either they missed the rain ( all be it small amount), or wet late winter sent things backwards then the dry spell has held them back. Still along way to go.

Are you an experienced Arable Operator looking for a varied role that offers plenty of hands on work? Do you enjoy working outdoors and don’t mind lending a hand in a hunt yard when needed? If so, we’d love to hear from you! About the Role We’re looking for a skilled and reliable Arable...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF There’s hardly enough time, hands or weather windows during harvest to go around, meaning everything can become rather stretched. CPM explores how investing in a chaser bin could improve timeliness, staff distribution and help consolidate...

Written by Rachel Birch from Agriland More than two-thirds (67%) of rural retailers have suffered from crime in the last 12 months, new research from NFU Mutual has revealed. Of that percentage, half were reportedly targeted more than three times during the 12 months. According to Will...

Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland Dale Farm has raised £65,000 for Cancer Focus Northern Ireland over the past year through the support of their employees, farmers and suppliers. The charity committee at Dale Farm, made up of team members from across the dairy cooperative’s Northern...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland It is now apparent that significant changes are taking place within the UK’s population of yellow rust fungi. Recent reports from Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) recommended list (RL) trial sites in the northeast of England...

Any suggestions on the best treatment for increasing tuber numbers. I'm after plenty of small salad pots rather than just a few bakers. Varieties are Francis and jazzy Seaweed?phosphites! Seniphos?

Moredun have developed a new generation vaccine against louping ill virus (LIV) in sheep. Although this tick-borne viral disease can infect many species, including cattle, horses, dogs and humans, it is particularly devastating to sheep and red grouse. Since the withdrawal of the previous LIV...

Always kept sheep but never my own suckler cows however, been around suckler herds and calved other peoples cows before so not a total rookie but by no means an expert either. Looking to get a few of my own suckler cows but my question is what breed would everyone go for. I want something easy...

Anyone else watching their spring drilled crops with a bit of nervousness…? My barley is praying for rain…

Written by Hugh Harney from Agriland With the weather looking dry and warm for the next couple of days and potentially weeks, it is offering ideal conditions for a spring reseed. In the last couple of years, overall grass grown on farms is back due to a few factors, including weather...

Good or bad? Discuss

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Tillage farmers have been taking full advantage of the excellent weather conditions with 90% or more of spring cereal crops now drilled in a number of areas. According to Teagasc, the dry weather has enabled farmers to catch up on essential crop...

Hi, I only need about 10Ha (heavy clay) doing but I can only find rates from 2019 (£60/Ha?) What are they now? Cheers

I think the protests lose impact because there seems to be no clear single message about their aims. Just Stop Oil, Ban The Bomb,Stop the Poll Tax, Freedom for Palestine etc,all have/had a clear understandable aim. So the question has to be, what do you actually want the Government to do that...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The milk pool between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is caught in the crosshairs of a trade war initiated by US president Donald Trump when he imposed sweeping tariffs on imports to the US. On Wednesday April 2, President Trump announced a...

As we approach T0, crops look to have broadly come through the winter well, barring areas where winter flooding may have had an impact in low spots. With active Septoria on lower leaves, a T0 of triazole +/- mildewicide to manage disease early will help slow it down and preserve the yield...

Should we putting PGR on winter wheat,it has already had 160 kg ha, conditions are very dry 6.0mm in march 2025.

Twenty minutes until he starts announcing how screwed the rest of the world will be Predictions? Opinions upon the aftermath?