Rural Life
220 vet nurses welcomed to profession at London Zoo ceremonies
Over 220 new veterinary nurses were welcomed to the profession at a series of ceremonies at the Zoological Society of London....
Rural Life
Rural Life
NFU Cymru staff awarded for charity fundraising efforts
A group of staff, members and supporters of the National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) has been recognised for...
Rural Life
Farmer fined after worker dies from roof fall
A farmer has been fined following a worker’s fatal fall through the fragile roof of a milking parlour. Mold Magistrates’...
Sheep
Worrying: Calls for jail time to be made available to judges
NFU Scotland has called for lawmakers to allow judges to hand down prison sentences in order to punish the most...
Agri-Business
Defra data shows growth among UK organic producers
New figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) show that the number of organic producers in...
Rural Life
Investigations into ‘hit-and-run’ incident…involving tractor
Police investigations are ongoing into a fail-to-stop ‘hit-and-run’ style collision in the UK last month. Dorset Police have issued a...
N.Ireland
Renewed appeal for info on farmyard cattle raid
Police have made a renewed appeal for information on cattle which were stolen from a farmyard in Co. Armagh in...
Rural Life
Firefighters tackle blaze affecting 6 barns on Gloucestershire holding
Firefighters were up against it earlier this week following a response to a fire affecting six barns on a premises...
Rural Life
Paramedic: ‘Don’t put the farm work above your own health’
One of the UK’s highest honoured air ambulance paramedics has spoken of his admiration for Northern Ireland’s farming community –...
Rural Life
Overseas research grants to be launched from tomorrow
From tomorrow, Thursday, May 16, grants for overseas research will be launched for the purpose of “strengthening all aspects of...
Dairy
Cows arrive aboard ‘world’s first’ floating farm in Dutch city
A total of 32 cows have taken up residence in “the world’s first” floating farm in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The...
Rural Life
NFYFC AGM: Members agree on fees hike
Farming Today and BBC Countryfile presenter Charlotte Smith urged YFC members to unite during her third and final year as...
Rural Life
Couple awarded $2 billion following Roundup cancer claim
A California jury has awarded more than US$2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer...
Rural Life
Police launch appeal for tractor and baler stolen from Hertfordshire site
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following the theft of a tractor and baler, which was stolen during a...
Arable
Producing high-iron wheat in the UK
Researchers at the John Innes Centre in the UK have developed wheat with a high-iron content. The wheat is genetically...
Rural Life
Scottish livestock farmers urged to sign up for Open Farm Sunday
With one month to go until LEAF Open Farm Sunday, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is calling on Scottish livestock farmers...
Rural Life
Cows on Tour take to Wales to educate children
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is one of a number of organisations joining the Cows on Tour...
Agri-Business
Animal feed firm fined £15,000 after unsafe pellet press crushes worker's hand
A Devon animal feed manufacturer has been fined after an employee’s hand was crushed in a pellet press causing life-changing...
