Rural Life
HSE safety campaign focuses on dangers of livestock
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has relaunched its ‘Your Farm, Your Future’ campaign with a focus on the dangers...
Agri-Business
Rural Life
Partnership gives people with disabilities new route into agriculture
A new partnership has formed between The MacRobert Trust and Inclusive Farm to provide people with disabilities or additional needs...
Agri-Business
FUW urges Griffiths to rethink SFS proposals at emergency talks
During emergency talks held yesterday (Monday, February 19), the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) called for minister for rural affairs,...
Agri-Business
HMRC withdraws proposals to tax double cab pickups as cars
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has withdrawn its guidance relating to the tax treatment of double cab pickups (DCPUs) after...
Agri-Business
Mole Valley Farmers launches Soil-to-Silage grassland service
Mole Valley Farmers has launched a Soil-to-Silage service with the aim of helping livestock farmers get the most nutritional value...
Agri-Business
Double-cab pickups taxed as cars to bring 'significant implications' for farmers
A tax ruling following a dispute between Coca-Cola and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has seen the classification of double-cab...
Agri-Business
Watch: Calves break into young farmer’s Xbox room
A young farmer from Cornwall in the UK, was shocked to find his room destroyed by five calves, who broke...
Agri-Business
RSABI makes 2 appointments to board of trustees
The Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RSABI) has announced two new appointments to its board of trustees. The charity, which...
Agri-Business
HCC scholarship provides £4k to study red meat production
A Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) scholarship will provide £4,000 in funding to students to study an...
Agri-Business
Cumbrian dairy farm and farmhouse comes to the market for £4.9m
A fully-equipped Cumbrian dairy farm with a five-bedroom farmhouse has been brought to the market by GSC Grays for £4.9...
Agri-Business
NFUS urges those upgrading slurry storage to apply before April deadline
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) is urging those upgrading slurry storage to meet new requirements or building irrigation...
Agri-Business
Cumbria Farmer Network to host farm carbon meetings
Cumbria Farmer Network has announced two new meetings for farmers with the theme of farm carbon. The meetings are funded...
Agri-Business
PGI Welsh lamb to appear at Dubai food and drink event
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat promotion Wales (HCC) is taking PGI Welsh lamb to the Dubai food and drink event...
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies forms partnership with top golfer
Lakeland Dairies has announced a brand partnership with one of Ireland’s greatest golfing talents, Leona Maguire, in a multi-year agreement....
Agri-Business
87% think SFS will not support their business - survey
87% of farmers believed that the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) will neither support their business nor deliver positive environmental outcomes,...
Agri-Business
Farmer fined over £5k after woman is 'trampled' by cows
A farmer has been ordered to pay costs totalling over £5,000 after a woman was “trampled” by more than a...
Arable
Scotland: Arable land increases to £10,000/ac
The average value of prime arable land on the east coast of Scotland is estimated to have increased to £10,000/ac,...
Agri-Business
Closure of small abattoir in Yorkshire Dales looms
The only small abattoir in Yorkshire Dales, McIntyre meats, is set to close on March 27. The closure of the...
