Rural Life
Prince heads to Royal Welsh Show to hear about sustainable farming the ‘Welsh Way’
As part of his visit to the opening day of the Royal Welsh Show, His Royal Highness the Prince of...
Rural Life
Rural Life
WATCH: Scottish tourist board sends Highland Cow into space
Forget flying pigs, a plucky little Highland Cow has just become the world’s first ‘coosmonaut’ after being launched into space...
Agri-Business
Third of rural police forces lack a dedicated strategy to combat rural crime
New analysis by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), has revealed that police forces across England and Wales are...
Rural Life
3 in 5 farm vets report being injured on the job in the last year
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is urging farmers and veterinarians to develop robust on-farm health and safety procedures after it...
Rural Life
Inspirational farms in the running for top education awards
Nine British farms and farming organisations have been shortlisted for awards recognising their work educating young people about food and...
Rural Life
Parliamentary Committee finds Scottish dog control laws 'not fit for purpose'
NFU Scotland has welcomed a report from an influential parliamentary committee that scrutinised the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010...
Rural Life
NFU transforms London school into farm
Children at an urban primary school in the centre of London got the chance to delve into life as a...
Environment
‘Europe can comfortably and sustainably supply all the ethanol that it needs’
The production of fuel ethanol in Europe is sustainable and uses a small amount of land. It does not cause...
N.Ireland
35ac of barley up in smoke due to suspected rubbish burning in Suffolk
35ac of barley was burnt in a widespread field fire, thought to have been started by rubbish burning in Suffolk,...
N.Ireland
35ac of barley up in smoke due to suspected rubbish burning in Suffolk
35ac of barley was burnt in a widespread field fire, thought to have been started by rubbish burning in Suffolk,...
Rural Life
Farmers urged to ramp up safety efforts for Farm Safety Week
Farmers across the country have been urged to ramp up their efforts to make health and safety a priority in...
N.Ireland
9 lambs killed in latest spate of UK lamb butchering
The latest incident of illegal sheep butchery is being investigated by police in Northamptonshire, England, following reports of nine lambs...
Rural Life
PETA buys Facebook shares in a bid to boost social media visibility
Extremist animal rights organisation PETA has bought its way into Facebook in a bid to increase the visibility of its...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: Scotland sees Britain's largest farm death increase
More needs to be done across Scotland to tackle the death rate in agriculture, as it is revealed 13 people...
Rural Life
West Yorkshire farmer sentenced for animal welfare offences
A West Yorkshire farmer has been banned from keeping livestock for seven years, after failing to comply with animal welfare legislation....
Rural Life
Police appeal for information after more sheep butchered in fields
Northamptonshire Police is urging rural communities to look out for any suspicious activity following more incidents within the last week...
Rural Life
Holstein UK Team selected for European Young Breeders School
Seven young aspiring dairy breeders have been selected to represent the UK at the European Young Breeders School (EYBS) in...
Rural Life
Derbyshire farm fraudster ordered to repay stolen tax or face jail
A Derbyshire farmer, who evaded more than £70,000 of Income Tax contributions, has been told she must repay all the stolen...
