Cathal O'Shea

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Dealing with parasites in cattle this summer
Dealing with parasites in cattle this summer

As we enter the second half of the grazing season, beef farmers must turn their attention to parasite activity. Parasites...

Gloucestershire’s ‘Funky Farmer’ warns of fire risks after losing three fields
Gloucestershire’s ‘Funky Farmer’ warns of fire risks after losing three fields

A South Gloucestershire dairy farmer is highlighting the potential fire risks accompanying the dry weather conditions across the UK after...

New sheep meat traceability project launched
New sheep meat traceability project launched

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has launched a new project which aims to use technology as a traceability tool for...

Teenager named the UK’s youngest qualified digger driver
Teenager named the UK’s youngest qualified digger driver

Finlay Gallagher has become the UK’s youngest qualified digger operator at the age of 13. JCB said Gallagher passed the...

NFU member and egg producer wins court case on business rates
NFU member and egg producer wins court case on business rates

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of an egg producer and National Farmers Union (NFU) member regarding the...

Defra: How to deal with this summer’s dry weather
Defra: How to deal with this summer’s dry weather

With predicted heat waves due over the coming weeks, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is advising...

RSPCA praises UK govt for protecting animal welfare standards
RSPCA praises UK govt for protecting animal welfare standards

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is welcoming the UK government’s new trade strategy. The...

UK pig farmer fined for slurry pollution
UK pig farmer fined for slurry pollution

A court has found a Somerset pig farmer guilty of polluting a local stream after he constructed an illegal slurry...

Government confirms two cases of bird flu in Wales
Government confirms two cases of bird flu in Wales

Two cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, otherwise known as bird flu, has been detected in Wales,...

Defra confirm two more cases of bird flu in UK
Defra confirm two more cases of bird flu in UK

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that a case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)...

Waitrose awards £500,000 fund to 9 farms as part of net zero target
Waitrose awards £500,000 fund to 9 farms as part of net zero target

Supermarket chain Waitrose have announced that they have awarded their £500,000 fund, launched to help British farmers transition to net...

Dog walker compensates farmer following sheep attack
Dog walker compensates farmer following sheep attack

A man whose dogs terrified a farmer’s flock of sheep will pay compensation to the farmer following a community resolution,...

Defra: Over £2.7 billion invested in sustainable farming
Defra: Over £2.7 billion invested in sustainable farming

More than £2.7 billion will be invested in sustainable farming and nature recovery each year from 2026/27 to 2028/29, according...

RSPCA praises plans to consider animal product labelling reforms
RSPCA praises plans to consider animal product labelling reforms

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is welcoming the government’s plans to look at reforming...

Countryfile presenter Adam Henson set to leave Cotswolds farm
Countryfile presenter Adam Henson set to leave Cotswolds farm

‘Countryfile’ presenter Adam Henson has opened up about his plans for the future as he prepares to leave his Cotswolds farm....

Biodiversity project to turn back clock on 330ac of historic farmland
Biodiversity project to turn back clock on 330ac of historic farmland

South Downs National Park will see 330ac of its land restored to their natural condition of centuries ago as part...

Latest DEFRA figures show agriculture profits boost
Latest DEFRA figures show agriculture profits boost

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs’s (DEFRA) latest figures show a profitability boost for the 2024 fiscal year....

DEFRA: £13.6 million for redistribution of food surplus
DEFRA: £13.6 million for redistribution of food surplus

The Department for Environment, food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has allocated £13.6 million funding to charities across the UK to...