Rural Life
Lorry carrying 190 pigs overturns overnight
A number of pigs died when a lorry carrying 190 animals overturned in the UK late last night, according to...
Rural Life
Agri-Business
QMS set to inspire Royal Highland Show visitors
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) will be pulling out all the stops this week to make the most of the opportunity...
Rural Life
3 arrested following police chase…of stolen tractor
Three individuals were arrested following a police chase involving a stolen tractor in Yorkshire over the weekend, according to local police....
Rural Life
Countryside Restoration Trust invites families to the first Wildlife, Food and Farming day
National charity the Countryside Restoration Trust (CRT) will open its farm gates to families next month for the first Wildlife,...
Rural Life
RHET unveils Highland cow Massey to kick off 20th anniversary tour
The Royal Highland Education Trust has unveiled its very own Highland cow Massey Ferguson to kickstart its 20th anniversary Tractor...
Rural Life
300ac mixed farming unit comes with traditional and modern agricultural buildings
New to the market is Clatto Barns, a productive farm in Fife offering over 300ac of good-quality farmland. Alongside this,...
Rural Life
Queen's Honours: Who in farming made this year's list?
Several champions of British agriculture and rural communities have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours. Defra’s chief scientific...
Environment
Defra announces restoration of 3 more General Licences
Three new general licences allowing farmers to protect their stock and crops through the killing or taking of wild birds...
Dairy
‘Suspected activists’ set dairy farmer’s shed alight overnight
The operators of one of the biggest dairy farms in South Australia have expressed fear that they are being targeted...
Rural Life
Union calls for inquiry into Conwy Council’s Great Orme ‘Witch Hunt’
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has demanded Conwy Borough County Council conduct a full investigation into its decision to...
Rural Life
The end of a nightmare: Great Orme farmer thanks farming community for support
The Great Orme farmer involved in a court case that spectacularly collapsed just days into the trial has issued a...
Agri-Business
Shortage Occupation List review criticised for not including farm workers
Publication of the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) review into the Shortage Occupation List does little to address NFU Scotland’s concerns...
Rural Life
230,000 visitors take to farms for 2019 Open Farm Sunday
More than 230,000 people are estimated to have visited more than 361 working farms in England, Wales and Scotland for this...
N.Ireland
NI environment authority works with landowner to re-develop country park
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), with the assistance of a local landowner, is redeveloping a Derry country park, ares...
Rural Life
Nuffield farming scholars included in Queen's Birthday Honours List
Two Nuffield Farming Scholars have received awards as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for 2019. Barbara Bray, a...
Rural Life
'Record-breaking' turnout for charity stockjudging event in Scotland
A “record-breaking” turnout of 430 people came out for the Annual Joe Watson Stockjudging event in Keith, Scotland, which saw...
Agri-Business
Less than a month left in consultation to 'shake-up' tenancy legislation
There is less than one month remaining for submissions to be made for a consultation on a “radical shake-up” of...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru launches new Sustainable Agriculture Award
NFU Cymru has launched a new Sustainable Agriculture Award to recognise the unparalleled contribution Welsh farming enterprises make to the...
