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...
Rural Life
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’...
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’...
Rural Life
RHASS announces 2020 Sir. William Young Award winner
Kelso father and son team Jimmy and Willie Thomson, have been awarded this year’s prestigious Royal Highland and Agricultural Society...
Rural Life
Alliance hit back as local authority plans to ban meat ahead of Christmas 2020
The Countryside Alliance has branded an English council’s decision to wipe meat from the menu of its catering services, in time...
Rural Life
NFU takes in new group of young farmer ambassadors
A total of 11 new farmers have beaten stiff competition from more than 130 applicants to join the NFU for...
Sheep
NSA Sheep Event goes goes virtual for 2020
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has announced plans to run a two-day virtual event after its headquarters’ 40th-anniversary celebrations had...
Rural Life
Dairy Show gets the green light for October
Dairy producers will, at last, be able to get out and about to meet colleagues, see new kit and hear...
Agri-Business
Former Wales rugby player joins NHS staff and keyworkers to thank community
Welsh NHS staff and keyworkers have come together to pay a moving tribute to their communities for their support during...
Other
Resistant ‘super rats’ are breeding in the UK
A new survey will compile data to establish the extent to which resistance is understood and what methods farmers are...
N.Ireland
Minister announces ‘phased return’ of face-to-face industry support by CAFRE
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has announced plans to gradually reintroduce CAFRE’s face-to-face knowledge and technology programmes in Northern Ireland. To...
N.Ireland
Minister announces ‘phased return’ of face-to-face industry support by CAFRE
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has announced plans to gradually reintroduce CAFRE’s face-to-face knowledge and technology programmes in Northern Ireland. To...
Dairy
From grass to glass: Selling bottled milk from a vending machine…on the farm
William and Alison Chestnutt have seen a “phenomenal demand” for their milk, as they launched a milk vending machine on...
N.Ireland
Almost 15,000 cattle ‘stolen’ in NI in just 4 years
“Astonishing” figures show as many as 14,506 cattle have gone missing in Northern Ireland over the last four years. The...
N.Ireland
Almost 15,000 cattle ‘stolen’ in NI in just 4 years
“Astonishing” figures show as many as 14,506 cattle have gone missing in Northern Ireland over the last four years. The...
Sheep
Almost 18,000 sign campaign for wool to be mandated in construction
Almost 18,000 people have signed a petition calling for wool-based insulation and carpeting to be made mandatory in publicly-financed building...
N.Ireland
Firefighters douse tractor ‘well alight in a field’
Firefighters were called in to extinguish a tractor which was “well alight in a field” in Somerset, England, this week....
