N.Ireland
‘All night silage-cutting’ complaint prompts fiery online debate
A complaint made by a local community page in Co. Down about “all night silage-cutting”, which encouraged members of the...
Rural Life
N.Ireland
Info sought following collision between motorbike and 4X4 with cattle trailer
An appeal has been made for witnesses following a road collision between a motorbike and a 4X4 towing a cattle...
Agri-Business
NI Agriculture Minister and agri committee chairman visit Antrim farms and bogland
Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister and agriculture committee chairman made good on promises to meet with farmers to discuss solutions to...
Agri-Business
NI agriculture minister and agri committee chairman visit Antrim farms and bogland
Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister and agriculture committee chairman made good on promises to meet with farmers to discuss solutions to...
Rural Life
RAU signs agreement with 15,000ac Bathurst Estate
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has struck an innovative new partnership with Gloucestershire’s Bathurst Estate. The deal will provide students and...
N.Ireland
Escaped cow put down after walkers leave gate open
A cow that escaped from her field when rural walkers left a gate open had to be put down after...
N.Ireland
Escaped cow put down after walkers leave gate open
A cow that escaped from her field when rural walkers left a gate open had to be put down after...
Rural Life
Broadband funding welcomed, but it must reach UK's most rural communities
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has welcomed plans to bring full-fibre broadband to an additional three million homes and businesses...
Rural Life
QMS chairman finalist in major industry awards
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) chairman Kate Rowell, has been selected as a finalist in a major award in recognition of...
Rural Life
Record number of vets admitted to the RCVS Fellowship this year
A record number of veterinary surgeons have been admitted to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Fellowship this year,...
N.Ireland
North-west farmers plea for help 3 years on from devastating floods
Three years on from catastrophic flash flooding, farmers in Northern Ireland’s north-west are still pleading for government support. The floods...
Environment
Defra to draw up national beaver reintroduction plan following 5-year trial
Defra plans to draw up a national plan on the management of beavers in the wild and national approach for...
N.Ireland
Firefighters called in to rescue 1,000kg bull stuck in ditch
Firefighters were called to help rescue a 1,000kg bull which was stuck in a ditch in Hatfield Broad Oak, in...
N.Ireland
Firefighters called in to rescue 1,000kg bull stuck in ditch
Firefighters were called to help rescue a 1,000kg bull which was stuck in a ditch in Hatfield Broad Oak, in...
Rural Life
Cost of UK rural crime hits 8-year high
The cost of rural crime in the UK has hit an eight-year high – up almost 9% in just 12...
N.Ireland
NI rural crime costs rise 18% as gangs target machinery and livestock
The cost of rural crime in Northern Ireland rose 18% to £3.3 million in 2019 as organised criminal gangs targeted...
N.Ireland
NI rural crime costs rise 18% as gangs target machinery and livestock
The cost of rural theft in Northern Ireland rose 18% to £3.3 million in 2019 as organised criminal gangs targeted...
N.Ireland
New TV show hopes to get NI farmers ‘Coortin’ In the Kitchen’
A new rural TV show hopes good farmhouse cooking can help pair up single farmers with potential love matches. ‘Coortin’...
