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...
Rural Life
Rural Life
Peak District farmer assaulted by walker
A farmer in Peak District has appealed for the UK to enter a total lockdown after he was reportedly punched...
Agri-Business
Covid-19: Veterinary practices to open for emergency care only
UK veterinary practices will offer emergency care only as measures ramp up against the Covid-19 pandemic. In a joint statement,...
Agri-Business
Covid-19: Farmers urged to have a plan in place in case they get sick
Northern Ireland farmers have been urged to make contingency plans for their farms in case they are infected with Covid-19...
Agri-Business
Covid-19: Farmers urged to have a plan in place in case they get sick
Northern Ireland farmers have been urged to make contingency plans for their farms in case they are infected with Covid-19...
N.Ireland
Investigations ongoing following theft of ewe lambs
Investigations are ongoing following the theft of 15 ewe lambs, as well as a galvanised gate from a farm in...
N.Ireland
Investigations ongoing following theft of ewe lambs
Investigations are ongoing following the theft of 15 ewe lambs, as well as a galvanised gate from a farm in...
Agri-Business
Department to continue farm inspections and TB testing in NI
Departmental farm inspections and testing for bovine TB are set to continue in Northern Ireland, despite extreme lockdown measures across...
Agri-Business
Department to continue farm inspections and TB testing in NI
Departmental farm inspections and testing for bovine TB are set to continue in Northern Ireland, despite extreme lockdown measures across...
Rural Life
Operation Stock: Third man pleads guilty to illegal sheep butchery offences
A third man has this week pleaded guilty to illegal sheep butchery offences as part of Operation Stock. Viorel Manu,...
N.Ireland
Face-to-face teaching stops at NI’s agricultural college
Northern Ireland’s agricultural college – CAFRE – has ceased all face-to-face teaching and education programmes. The decision was made by DAERA...
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...
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...
