Machinery
TV scouts on the hunt for NI’s best tractor driver teams…could it be you?
Television producers are on the hunt for Northern Ireland’s top tractor drivers for a lively, light-hearted entertainment show “as light-hearted...
Rural Life
Machinery
TV scouts on the hunt for NI’s best tractor driver teams…could it be you?
Television producers are on the hunt for Northern Ireland’s top tractor drivers for a lively, light-hearted entertainment show “as light-hearted...
Agri-Business
CAFRE to become Northern Ireland’s first VetSkill centre
Plans have been approved for the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) to become the first VetSkill Centre...
Agri-Business
CAFRE to become Northern Ireland’s first VetSkill centre
Plans have been approved for the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) to become the first VetSkill Centre...
Agri-Business
Planning still underway for August Balmoral Show
Organisers have confirmed planning will continue for the postponed 2020 Balmoral Show in August, despite a ban on large public...
Agri-Business
Millions of dollars’ worth of crops being destroyed in California
Crops are being destroyed in California as farmers lose markets amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. California produces the most fruit and...
Rural Life
Rural organisations call for lockdown travel guidelines to be reviewed
Rural bodies are asking the Justice Secretary to urgently review the police’s interpretation of the coronavirus lockdown enforcement measures. It...
Sheep
10 sheep killed in Borders worrying incident
Police are appealing for witnesses after 10 sheep were killed in a suspected livestock worrying incident in the Scottish Borders....
N.Ireland
£4.5 million redirected to help NI rural dwellers cope through Covid-19
Over £4.5 million of public money has been redirected to help around 50,000 vulnerable and isolated people in rural communities...
N.Ireland
£4.5 million redirected to help NI rural dwellers cope through Covid-19
Over £4.5 million of public money has been redirected to help around 50,000 vulnerable and isolated people in rural communities...
N.Ireland
£4.5 million redirected to help NI rural dwellers cope through Covid-19
Over £4.5 million of public money has been redirected to help around 50,000 vulnerable and isolated people in rural communities...
Rural Life
SRUC makes major donation to food bank charity
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has donated a whopping 1.4t donation of chicken to food banks, school breakfast clubs and homeless shelters...
Agri-Business
Seasonal worker shortage sees eastern Europeans flown into UK
Several large UK farms are taking drastic steps to cope with the seasonal labour shortage chartering flights for eastern European...
Arable
‘Agriculture is going full throttle; yet emissions remain the same’ – US scientist
Agriculture is going “full throttle” across the globe, yet the sector’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions remain at pre-Covid-19 levels, it...
Agri-Business
Public urged to holiday local to help under-threat rural businesses
The millions of people who have had to cancel their Easter holiday plans because of coronavirus have been used to...
Rural Life
Scottish skills matching service to help rural businesses
A new service has been launched to match Scottish rural businesses with potential employees and volunteers during the Covid-19 lockdown....
Agri-Business
UK agricultural university offers drones to disinfect Covid-19 hotspots
An English agricultural university has offered to deliver drone sprayer training to qualified emergency services drone pilots, to enable them...
Agri-Business
Union launches survey to gauge Scottish farmers' Covid-19 experiences
A survey launched this week aims to help farmers in Scotland communicate the issues they are facing as a result...
