N.Ireland
Farming, energy and rural advisory business, BH Estates, has been awarded £4 million by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
Rural Life
The new president of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has said that the veterinary profession puts “the health and welfare...
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has issued an appeal for information following the theft of farming machinery from a property...
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has warned that the first case of bluetongue in...
Uncertainty over tax is one of the most “pressing challenges” facing the rural sector and family farms according to the...
Sheep
Investigations are continuing in Wales after bluetongue was detected in three sheep moved to Gwynedd from the east of England....
Northern Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture are projected to reduce by 1% between 2021 and 2032, according to...
Pig/Poultry
The UK’s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that immediate measures have been introduced to “protect...
Dairy
New Zealand co-op, Fonterra, has today (Wednesday, September 25) reported a profit after tax from continuing operations of NZ€1.17 billion...
The decision by a Northern Ireland court to hand down a custodial sentence to a Co. Antrim farmer for causing...
The UK Government has confirmed additional measures have been introduced to “mitigate” the spread of the bluetongue virus (BTV-3) including...
Agri Politics
A campaign group is calling on the Labour government to “reduce pesticide-related harms” to both human health and the environment...
A new report suggests that with the “right policy framework” in place the rural economy could deliver billions in tax...
Rural crime is a “huge priority” for police, according to the rural crime lead for the Police Service of Northern...
Schemes
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been urged to opt into the Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) scheme, which is part of...
Queen guitarist and wildlife activist, Brian May sets out to “get to the truth about Bovine TB, cattle, and badgers”...
Agri-Business
The interim chair of Red Tractor, Alistair Mackintosh, said today (Monday, August 19) that he was “humbled” to receive a...
