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...
Rural Life
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...
Rural Life
NFU sets new challenges as schools’ Farmvention competition returns
The NFU has set three exciting new challenges for the second year of its national primary school competition, Farmvention. The...
Rural Life
£1 farm tenant cleared of Trading Standards charges
The Great Orme farmer who won tenancy of the National Trust owned Parc Farm for just £1 has been declared...
Sheep
NSA launches Next Generation summer workshops
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is excited to announce that bookings are now open for young sheep farmers to sign...
Rural Life
Scottish pair charged over sheep worrying incident
A 32-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman have been charged following an incident of alleged sheep worrying involving a dog...
N.Ireland
Slurry warning issued after Fermanagh farmer loses consciousness
Emergency services have warned farmers to take care when mixing slurry after a man in his 70s had to be...
Dairy
Fair Oaks Farms takes action following emergence of calf abuse video
Fair Oaks Farms, one of the largest dairy farms in the US, has announced that it has sacked a number...
Rural Life
Activists target UK farmer bringing sheep to factory
A number of what are believed to be vegan activists recently attempted to impede on a farmer bringing sheep to...
