Agri-Business
Calls for 'Land Army' to fill UK labour shortfall for harvest
Calls have been made for a modern ‘Land Army’ to help save harvests across the country as the agricultural industry...
Rural Life
Agri-Business
Union launches employment service for labour shortage
Scotland’s farming union has launched a service to help fruit and vegetable growers recruit workers who have lost their jobs...
Agri-Business
Diageo pledges 2 million litres of alcohol to produce sanitiser
Diageo has pledged to enable the creation of more than eight million bottles of hand sanitiser, by donating up to...
Rural Life
2020 Great Yorkshire Show cancelled
Organisers have been forced to call off the 2020 Great Yorkshire Show as the UK ramps up measures against Covid-19. The...
Rural Life
Vet nurses pulled out of placements as social distancing measures ramp up
The Veterinary Nurses Council has agreed to temporarily suspend placement requirements for student vet nurses and training programmes as several...
Rural Life
School closures raise farm safety concerns
The Farm Safety Foundation is highlighting the link between the closure of schools and the need for a clear focus...
N.Ireland
Investigations underway into theft of cattle scales
Investigations are underway into the theft of a cattle weighing scales from a property in Co. Armagh earlier in the...
N.Ireland
Investigations underway into theft of cattle scales
Investigations are underway into the theft of a cattle weighing scales from a property in Co. Armagh earlier in the...
Rural Life
Brexit negotiator Barnier tests positive for Covid-19
Chief Brexit negotiator for the European Commission Michel Barnier has confirmed that he has tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus....
N.Ireland
‘Both dipped: driver was clear; tank wasn’t’
Drivers are advised to “never put claret in yourself – or your tank” by members of the Police Service of...
N.Ireland
‘Both dipped: driver was clear; tank wasn’t’
Drivers are advised to “never put claret in yourself – or your tank” by members of the Police Service of...
Rural Life
LEAF Open Farm Sunday postponed until September
Organisers of Open Farm Sunday have announced the event will be postponed until September due to the global coronavirus (Covid-19)...
Rural Life
£100,000 of stolen machinery recovered in North Warwickshire
Stolen farming and construction machinery valued in excess of £100,000 has been recovered in Bedworth, North Warwickshire. The machines seized include:...
Agri-Business
Royal Highland Show cancelled – amidst growing concerns over Covid-19
The Royal Highland Show – held each year just outside Edinburgh, Scotland – has been cancelled, amidst mounting concerns over Covid-19...
Agri-Business
Royal Highland Show cancelled – amidst growing concerns over Covid-19
The Royal Highland Show – due to be held on June 18-21 just outside Edinburgh, Scotland – has been cancelled, amidst...
Agri-Business
Newry and Lurgan shows cancelled, as well as UK Grassland & Muck event
Covid-19 (coronavirus) continues to take its toll on the calendar of agricultural events. The latest cancellations in Northern Ireland include...
Agri-Business
Newry and Lurgan shows cancelled, as well as UK Grassland & Muck event
Covid-19 (coronavirus) continues to take its toll on the calendar of agricultural events. The latest cancellations in Northern Ireland include...
Rural Life
Police appeal after 18 sheep believed to have been ran over 'deliberately'
Warwickshire Police is appealing for information after a total of 18 sheep were believed to have been run over in...
