Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies awards bursaries to six students
Lakeland Dairies has presented bursaries to six outstanding students as part of the second year of its academic support initiative....
Rural Life
Rural Life
Tributes to ‘hard-working young country people’ in Louth crash
TD for Cavan-Monaghan Matt Carthy has paid tribute to five young people who died in a collision in Co. Louth...
Rural Life
Daughter of woman who died from rabies after dog scratch in vaccination plea
The daughter of a British woman who died after contracting rabies as a result of being scratched by a dog...
N.Ireland
450 pigs dead following fire on a farm in Co. Tyrone
Approximately 450 pigs have died as result of a fire that broke out on a farm in Co. Tyrone last...
Rural Life
World food prices declined in October – FAO
World food commodity prices generally declined in October, driven largely by ample global supplies, according to the benchmark measure released by the...
N.Ireland
Survey warns that half of British farmers considering quitting in past year
51% of British farmers have contemplated leaving the industry in the past year due to financial strain, according to a...
Rural Life
Watch: Footballer Haaland stocks up on steak and milk at local farm
Footballer Erling Haaland believes that the quality of meat and milk is “even better” when the animals are taken care...
Rural Life
Research: Public would pay more for meat with good farm welfare
A new tool for measuring the economic value of farm animal welfare improvements has been developed by researchers at the...
Rural Life
How to protect livestock during firework season
RSPCA Assured has advised farmers on how to help their livestock cope with the upcoming festivities, as an estimated 6.16...
Rural Life
Programme set to support young farmers in Yorkshire this winter
The Yorkshire Dales Farmer Network will be launching “a new and wide-ranging programme to support the next generation of farmers”...
N.Ireland
Meet Quiney, the donkey VIP wedding guest
When Fiona Anderson and John McGuckin tied the knot recently in Co. Derry, Quiney, a donkey from Donegal Donkey Sanctuary...
Rural Life
Watch: From finance careers to a goat farm in Denmark
Around 10 years ago, Claus and Summer Christoffersen had no experience and no background in farming or dairy. Instead, Claus,...
Rural Life
France raises risk level of bird flu to ‘high’
The French Ministry of Agriculture has changed the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) risk level in place from ‘moderate’ to...
Rural Life
More than 30 firefighters battle blaze involving 300t of straw
More than 30 firefighters attended the scene of a large fire involving around 300t of straw, which had broken out...
Rural Life
Son of former professional footballer dies in tractor collision
The 21-year-old son of a former professional footballer has died in a tractor collision in the Cotswolds. Gloucestershire police said...
Rural Life
Initiative celebrating older farmers in Scotland launched
The ‘Ploughing On’ campaign has been launched this week to celebrate the role of older farmers in Scottish agriculture, aiming...
Rural Life
Watch: Generational renewal on an arable farm in Denmark
Generational renewal in farming is a key challenge across the EU, including Denmark. Recently, an informal meeting of agriculture ministers...
Rural Life
VR mental health study aims to support UK agricultural community
Tend VR, a mental health and wellbeing organisation developing mental health support via virtual reality (VR) headsets, will launch a...
