Rural Life
Scottish flock of sheep enlisted in battle against Covid-19
Researchers at the University of Dundee are using sheep in the fight against Covid-19. The flock will be used to...
Rural Life
N.Ireland
DAERA minister calls for halt to prescribed burning
Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has urged farmers and land managers to halt all prescribed burning in the...
N.Ireland
DAERA minister calls for halt to prescribed burning
Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has urged farmers and land managers to halt all prescribed burning in the...
Rural Life
Man killed and 6-year-old injured in Cornwall incidents
A 38-year-old motorcyclist has lost his life and a six-year-old girl left injured in two separate incidents involving farm vehicles in...
Agri-Business
Emergency measures to support Welsh farmers during Covid-19 unveiled
A series of emergency measures to support Welsh farmers during the Covid-19 outbreak has been announced by Minister for Environment,...
Rural Life
3 Birmingham men jailed for illegal sheep butchery
Three Birmingham men have been jailed after admitting carrying out a campaign of barbaric illegal sheep butchery across Northamptonshire. Between...
Sheep
Dog attacks leave Anglesey farm ‘hanging in the balance’
Anglesey farmer Esther Howie was left in a state of shock when she went for her routine check-up on the...
N.Ireland
Farm model mania the ‘perfect’ distraction in troubled times
A specialist in making farm models and buildings is fielding lots of new enquiries at present as model mania is...
Rural Life
For sale: Small farm with potential, within Loch Lomond National Park
Galbraith brings to the market Old Kirk Farm, a compact livestock and amenity farm situated within a beautiful setting within...
Rural Life
Land managers asked to stop muirburn during Covid-19 pandemic
Moorland managers are being urged by Scottish Land & Estates not to undertake muirburn (controlled burning of heather) during the...
Rural Life
Applications open for UK heats of Worldskills butchery competition
Time is running out to register for one of the biggest butchery competitions in the UK. Hybu Cig Cymru- Meat...
Agri-Business
Department encourages farmers to phone-in cattle movements
A new, extended telephone service has been set up by Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots to avoid delays in...
Agri-Business
Department encourages farmers to phone-in cattle movements
A new, extended telephone service has been set up by Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots to avoid delays in...
Rural Life
Feed the Nation: 11,000 sign up to 'Land Army' style scheme
More than 11,000 people have signed up to a new ‘Land Army’ style scheme to help farms across the UK...
Agri-Business
25,000 new customers sign up to Milk & More in unprecedented surge
The UK’s largest milk and grocery doorstep delivery service, Milk & More, has launched a new recruitment drive as new...
Rural Life
Spanish farmers aid authorities in battle against Covid-19
Spanish farmers have joined in the fight alongside the country’s authorities to tackle the spread of Covid-19 in the southern EU nation...
Rural Life
Pirbright begins testing potential Covid-19 vaccines on animals
The UK’s Pirbright Institute is to begin testing new coronavirus vaccines on animals to help combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Working...
Agri-Business
Farmers asked to safeguard agri contractors during pandemic
Farmers have been asked to do what they can to protect agricultural contractors as UK Government implements stricter ‘stay at...
