N.Ireland
UFU launches ‘Dig In!’ schools’ competition
Schools across Northern Ireland are being challenged to “Dig In!” to life on the farm by putting their creative skills...
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Oxford Farming Conference on the hunt for new directors
One of the UK’s best-known industry conferences for farming and agri-business, the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC), is seeking new directors...
Beef
Angus Challenge semi-finalists impress judges with wide farming interests
Teams of young people vying for the chance to rear their own Angus-cross calves have impressed judges with their interest in...
Rural Life
Fox breaks into chicken coop…and gets pecked to death
Chickens on a farm in Brittany, France, appear to have ganged up on and killed an intruder fox that broke...
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RCVS elects first black council member as junior vice-president
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Council has elected its first black Council member as junior vice-president of the...
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Scottish communicator to lead new international agricultural 'Vision 2025'
A Scottish agricultural communicator has been selected to head up an international committee setting out goals for the future of...
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British Lion eggs kick off campaign with England football captain
Steph Houghton, the Manchester City and England football captain, is kicking off the next phase of the British Lion eggs...
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All Breeds All Britain Calf Show judges confirmed for 2019
The East of England Showground will see the return of this year’s All Breeds All Britain (ABAB) Calf Show. Organised...
N.Ireland
RUAS elects new president at AGM
Members at today’s Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) annual meeting elected a new president and heard that 2018 had been...
Agri-Business
Checking and moving stock on the farm…with drones that bark
Farmers are increasingly using technology to try and take the hardship out of farming, with drones now taking on the...
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SAS show shepherdess to speak at farming conference
Two prominent farming icons will be joining NFU Cymru for its inaugural conference, entitled She Who Dares…Farms, aimed at showcasing...
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Stolen tractor found…overturned on roadside
Police are appealing for information after a stolen tractor was found overturned on the side of a road in England...
Pig/Poultry
NPA weighing up legal action after 200 vegan activists storm pig farm
The National Pig Association has said it is seeking legal advice after around 200 vegan protestors targetted a Lincolnshire pig farm...
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Arable and pasture land for sale in lots on 95.41ac
The land at Drumbauchly Farm forms an area of productive farmland which is situated in four blocks, extending to 95.41ac in...
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Retired Ayrshire farmers invited to 'First Gathering'
Retired Ayrshire farmers are invited to the inaugural meeting of ‘Still Ploughing On’ – a group designed to ease social...
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DUI…in a Deere: US thieves arrested for drunken Gator joyride
Three men were arrested on the campus of a US state university for the theft of a John Deere vehicle...
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Firefighters called in to help 400-cow UK dairy farm
A number of firefighters were called to assist some 400 cows at a dairy farm in the UK last night (Tuesday,...
Sheep
NSA calls for National Trust to ditch its fleeces
The National Sheep Association has called for conservation charity the National Trust to ditch its polyester fleeces in favour of...
