Rural Life
Rural minister goes in search of facts on Scottish estate visit
Scotland’s Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment was welcomed to an East Lothian estate, holding a prestigious wildlife...
Rural Life
Agri-Business
New TFA National chairman calls for action on farm rents
The new national chairman of the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA), Mark Coulman, is encouraging tenant farmers to consider triggering farm...
Rural Life
Farm fire started…by ‘pigs and a pedometer’
Firefighters were called out to a fire at a farm over the weekend – only to find that the blaze...
Rural Life
Veterinary body to tackle 3 biggest mental health concerns
A UK body has committed to tackling three of the veterinary’s biggest mental health worries – online abuse, self-harming and...
Rural Life
Buccleuch and community group agree 'historic' land transfer
An agreement for a transfer of land to the community has been reached between Buccleuch and a nearby community trust....
Rural Life
Coronavirus: Reports of human-to-animal transmission in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department has said that a pet dog belonging to an owner with novel Coronavirus...
Agri-Business
NI agri-businesswomen learn about the challenges facing Ugandan females in farming
Ahead of International Women’s Day (March 8), two senior managers from Belfast agri-tech firm Devenish have been reflecting on their...
N.Ireland
Diesel dilemma: Driver ‘obviously thought he was driving a tractor’
A driver found himself “in the red” with local authorities last week in Co. Tyrone following the discovery of a...
N.Ireland
Diesel dilemma: Driver ‘obviously thought he was driving a tractor’
A driver found himself “in the red” with local authorities last week in Co. Tyrone following the discovery of a...
N.Ireland
Livestock ‘seized for further examination’ following searches
Livestock and documentation have been “seized for further examination” by members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) following...
N.Ireland
Livestock ‘seized for further examination’ following searches
Livestock and documentation have been “seized for further examination” by members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) following...
N.Ireland
Livestock ‘seized for further examination’ following searches
Livestock and documentation have been “seized for further examination” by members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) following...
Rural Life
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to visit Teagasc’s demo suckler herd today
The UK’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Catherine, are set to visit the Derrypatrick demonstration suckler herd at...
Rural Life
Torque of the farm: Scottish strongwoman pits herself against a 6t tractor
Record-breaking Scottish strongwoman Kim Best has borrowed one of her employer’s 6t tractors while training for her next event. The...
N.Ireland
Child dies and woman and baby injured in Larne farmhouse incident
A young child has died and a woman and baby were injured in an incident which took place in a...
N.Ireland
Child dies and woman and baby injured in Larne farmhouse incident
A young child has died and a woman and baby were injured in an incident which took place in a...
Dairy
Evidence of dairy diets in Meath…from 4,000 years ago
Archaeologists in University College Dublin (UCD) have found evidence that prehistoric people in Meath had dairy diets – some 4,000...
Agri-Business
UCD smashes subsidy debate to come out tops at the Great Agri-food Debate
Two days of vigorous and lively debate over some of agriculture’s most controversial topics saw University College Dublin (UCD) come out...
