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AHDB: UK dairy exports to Ireland increased by 7% to 251,000t
AHDB: UK dairy exports to Ireland increased by 7% to 251,000t

A new report shows that UK dairy exports to Ireland increased by 7% to 251,000 tonnes in quarter two of...

Fresh appeal launched for information following tractor collision on A1
Fresh appeal launched for information following tractor collision on A1

A fresh appeal has been launched by Lincolnshire police force to identify the driver of a tractor who was involved...

Police warn of a spike in rural crime as game season opens
Police warn of a spike in rural crime as game season opens

Ahead of the opening of game season next week, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has warned of a spike...

Bega Cheese potential Fonterra Oceania acquisition not going ahead
Bega Cheese potential Fonterra Oceania acquisition not going ahead

Bega Cheese has indicated that its proposed acquisition of certain businesses within the Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited will not go...

Watch: Driver disqualified after losing control of tractor in city
Watch: Driver disqualified after losing control of tractor in city

Lancashire Police posted a clip to social media today (Thursday August 21) of a 30-year-old tractor driver losing control of...

Defra upgrades bird flu biosecurity measures in England
Defra upgrades bird flu biosecurity measures in England

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have announced that updates have been made to the mandatory biosecurity...

NFU welcomes voluntary blood testing for TB
NFU welcomes voluntary blood testing for TB

The National Farmers Union (NFU) has welcomed the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra’s) announcement of voluntary blood...

Tyrone tractor set on fire in suspected case of arson
Tyrone tractor set on fire in suspected case of arson

Police in Co. Tyrone are appealing for witnesses after a tractor was set on fire in what is believed to...

Defra upgrades bird flu risk level in England as virus continues to spread
Defra upgrades bird flu risk level in England as virus continues to spread

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has upgraded the risk level of the highly pathogenic avian influenza...

NPA welcomes new Fair Dealing pig regulations
NPA welcomes new Fair Dealing pig regulations

The National Pig Association (NPA) is welcoming the government’s newly introduced Fair Dealing regulations for the pig supply chain. The...

Cranswick pig farm stripped of Red Tractor certification
Cranswick pig farm stripped of Red Tractor certification

One of the UK’s largest pig producers, Cranswick Plc, has being stripped of its Red Tractor certification following alleged animal...

PSNI investigating theft of 21 sheep in Co. Tyrone
PSNI investigating theft of 21 sheep in Co. Tyrone

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information following the suspected theft of sheep in Co. Tyrone....

Arla Foods to invest €50.9 million in Bahrain site
Arla Foods to invest €50.9 million in Bahrain site

Arla Foods has announced today (Thursday August 14), that it will be investing €50.9 million in its Bahrain-based cheese factory....

Arla Foods: Labour shortage is putting national food security at risk
Arla Foods: Labour shortage is putting national food security at risk

The nation’s food security is at risk due to on-going labour shortages, according to dairy producer Arla Foods’ recent annual...

Fire services battling large blaze in Holt Heath as 69ha consumed
Fire services battling large blaze in Holt Heath as 69ha consumed

A major incident is currently underway in Dorset as multiple stations battle a large wildfire suspected to have been deliberately...

Several crews called to tackle Brecon barn fire
Several crews called to tackle Brecon barn fire

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue (MAWWFRS) stated a number of crews from different stations have attended a large...

Police appeal for information after hedgehog ‘set alight’
Police appeal for information after hedgehog ‘set alight’

Devon & Cornwall Police Rural Affairs Team has issued an appeal for information in Plymouth after discovering the burnt remains...

Police urge farmers to be ‘vigilant’ amid spate of quad thefts
Police urge farmers to be ‘vigilant’ amid spate of quad thefts

Devon and Cornwall Police Rural Affairs Team is urging farmers to be extra vigilant in regard to their quads after...