William Kellett

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William Kellett is a third year Journalism and New Media student at the University of Limerick. He hails from Co. Meath and comes from a farming background on both sides of his family. Outside of writing he is a former winner of the Irish National Racing Driver of the Year award.

BPS is ‘crucial’ to Welsh farmers – NFU Cymru

Agri Politics

BPS is ‘crucial’ to Welsh farmers – NFU Cymru

NFU Cymru has emphasised that the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is “crucial” to Welsh farming businesses and has urged the...
Government to consult on ending live exports for slaughter and fattening

Agri-Business

Government to consult on ending live exports for slaughter and fattening

An eight-week consultation has been launched in the UK seeking views on ending the export of live animals for slaughter...
Quad bike stolen from locked container on a farm in Devon

Rural Life

Quad bike stolen from locked container on a farm in Devon

Devon and Cornwall Police have launched an appeal for information after a quad bike was stolen from a farm in...
£1.6 billion in BPS payments made to farmers on the first day of the payment window

Agri Politics

£1.6 billion in BPS payments made to farmers on the first day of the payment window

More than 95% of farmers received their 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) money in the first day of the payment...
BVA welcomes new roadmap set out by ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’ document

Agri Politics

BVA welcomes new roadmap set out by ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’ document

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed a new roadmap published by the government setting out a new system for...
Consultation into Basic Payment Scheme allocations in the New Forest launched

Agri Politics

Consultation into Basic Payment Scheme allocations in the New Forest launched

The Rural Payments Agency has launched a consultation on the operation of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) on the New...
Three Counties Agricultural Society announces 2021 show plans

Rural Life

Three Counties Agricultural Society announces 2021 show plans

The Three Counties Agricultural Society has announced its plans for agricultural and rural events in 2021. Three Counties head of...
BVA welcomes ban on use of live wild animals in Welsh circuses

Rural Life

BVA welcomes ban on use of live wild animals in Welsh circuses

A milestone animal welfare law banning the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in Wales comes into force today...
Transition plan will leave English farmers ‘very worried’ – TFA

Agri Politics

Transition plan will leave English farmers ‘very worried’ – TFA

The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has said that farmers in England will be left feeling very worried following the announcement...
‘We require much greater detail on the Path to Sustainable Farming’ – NSA

Agri Politics

‘We require much greater detail on the Path to Sustainable Farming’ – NSA

The National Sheep Association (NSA) is cautiously welcoming the Environment Secretary George Eustice’s unveiling of the government’s agricultural transition plan...
Farmers in danger of being left ‘high and dry’ under post-Brexit payment rules

Agri Politics

Farmers in danger of being left ‘high and dry’ under post-Brexit payment rules

Farmers need urgent clarity on how they can continue making a living under new payment rules that come into effect...
‘Path to Sustainable Farming’ leaves English farmers with questions – Batters

Agri Politics

‘Path to Sustainable Farming’ leaves English farmers with questions – Batters

Responding to the publication of the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) agricultural transition roadmap, National Farmers’ Union...
Avian influenza of the H5N8 strain confirmed on a farm in North Yorkshire

Pig/Poultry

Avian influenza of the H5N8 strain confirmed on a farm in North Yorkshire

Avian influenza of the H5N8 strain was confirmed at a turkey fattening premises near Northallerton on Saturday, November 28. All...
Vets hope NI will follow Scottish lead for compulsory cameras in abattoirs

Agri-Business

Vets hope NI will follow Scottish lead for compulsory cameras in abattoirs

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed legislation that will make CCTV cameras compulsory in abattoirs in Scotland, and is...
What new schemes will be introduced by the ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’?

Agri Politics

What new schemes will be introduced by the ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’?

The government has laid out its plans for future agricultural schemes  in the ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’ document which was...
Government lays out plan for Environmental Land Management in ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’

Agri Politics

Government lays out plan for Environmental Land Management in ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’

The government has laid out its plans for Environmental Land Management in the ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’ document which was launched...
How will Direct Payments change under the ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’ document?

Agri Politics

How will Direct Payments change under the ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’ document?

The UK government has published its landmark ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’ document today (November 30) as it prepares for life...
‘We are no longer bound by the EU’ – Landmark ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’ document

Agri Politics

‘We are no longer bound by the EU’ – Landmark ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’ document

Plans to deliver a better, fairer farming system in England have been set out by the UK government today (November...
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