Rural Life
Release of beavers a 'short-sighted' move - FUW
The Montgomeryshire branch of the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has called plans to release beavers into an enclosure at...
Rural Life
N.Ireland
Police appeal for witnesses after teenager’s car collides with cow
Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage motorist died after he crashed his car into a cow near Moira,...
N.Ireland
Police appeal for witnesses after teenager’s car collides with cow
Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage motorist died after he crashed his car into a cow near Moira,...
Rural Life
Tractor found parked up ‘with its engine running and no one in it’
A tractor was left running and unattended while its driver was in a nearby shop buying lunch, a local police...
Rural Life
Five nations are taking on the pandemic - 1 mile at a time
Five nations have teamed up to inspire rural communities to take to the countryside to help improve their mental health....
Rural Life
6th online farm walk: 'Lost on the journey – does eating quality of beef matter?'
“Lost on the journey – does eating quality of beef matter?” is the title of a virtual farm walk taking...
Rural Life
Tractor destroyed by fire in Devon
A tractor has been destroyed by fire in a field in Sutcombe, Devon, yesterday afternoon (October 15). Reports of a...
Rural Life
Road closed after accident between car and tractor
Emergency services have been called to the scene of an accident involving a car and a tractor that has blocked...
Rural Life
Appeal for info after trespasser punches landowner
An appeal for information has been made in relation to a trespasser who was discovered on farmland “punched” the landowner...
Rural Life
Missing cow discovered…stuck on trampoline
A cow that was missing after escaping from her farm with about 40 others was recently discovered…stuck in an in-ground...
N.Ireland
NI farmers least likely in UK to want to retire
Fewer than one in seven Northern Ireland farmers plan on fully retiring and many do not discuss their later life...
N.Ireland
NI farmers least likely in UK to want to retire
Fewer than one in seven Northern Ireland farmers plan on fully retiring and many do not discuss their later life...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry farmers and pet bird keepers urged to prepare for winter avian flu
Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs) across the UK are encouraging poultry keepers to take action to reduce the risk of disease...
N.Ireland
43 Scottish Blackface hoggets stolen in Derry
A sheep farmer in Co. Derry has had 43 of his flock of Blackface hoggets stolen in an overnight raid....
N.Ireland
CAFRE to host virtual open days as NI ramps up Covid measures
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has announced plans to run a series of virtual open...
Rural Life
2021 Nuffield Farming Scholars announced
The Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust (NFST) has announced the appointment of the 2021 Nuffield Farming Scholars, who are to commence...
Agri-Business
RCVS Council votes to extend temporary remote prescribing guidance
At its meeting last week (Thursday, October 8), the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) voted to...
Rural Life
Firefighters called in to rescue cow stuck in grating
A crew of firefighters had to be called in to rescue a cow that got her hoof stuck in grating...
