Rural Life
Rural groups take next step in legal bid to challenge shooting ban
Three of the UK’s leading rural organisations have launched the next stage of their legal action against Natural Resources Wales’...
Rural Life
N.Ireland
Farm death being investigated in Antrim
The sudden death of a farmer is being investigated by authorities in Co. Antrim, the Police Service of Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
Death of farmer being investigated in Antrim
The sudden death of a farmer is being investigated by authorities in Co. Antrim, the Police Service of Northern Ireland...
Rural Life
Nominations now open for 2019 BVA presidential team
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is calling for nominations for its 2019-20 junior vice president. The officer position is open...
Rural Life
Devon farmer convicted of welfare offences loses appeal
A Devon farmer who ignored animal welfare advice has lost his appeal to avoid jail time. William Douglas Dolley, of...
Rural Life
Farm of Dyson boss targeted in suspected arson attack
A farm building owned by engineer and founder of the Dyson electronics and technology firm, James Dyson, went up in...
Rural Life
Police appeal for info following dusk farm assault
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault and attempted burglary in Oxfordshire over the weekend. On Saturday (December 1)...
Rural Life
Extensive 98ac residential farm with well-maintained outbuildings
An extensive 98ac farm, Ashdene, is new to the market at 48 Loughabin Road, Dunloy, Ballymena, Co. Antrim. The holding includes...
Agri-Business
Welsh afforestation plans could drive 1,400 farming families off the land
The burden of decarbonisation should not fall unequally on Wales’ farming community, the NFU Cymru Rural Affairs Board has warned....
Rural Life
Appeal to find £200,000 of farm machinery stolen in East Lothian
Police in East Lothian are appealing for information after over £200,000 worth of farm machinery was stolen overnight from a...
Rural Life
562ac mixed farm hits market at £7.8 million in Somerset
A 562ac dairy, pig and arable farm with an array of buildings has hit the market in Wanstrow, Shepton Mallet,...
Rural Life
62ac mixed farm for sale at £10,000 an acre in North Antrim
A retirement sale has brought a tidy 62ac mixed farm to the market in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim at £625,000. Including a...
Rural Life
1,500 reports of animals caught in litter last year
Shocking figures released as part of a new campaign launched today (November 30) to crack down on littering have laid...
Agri-Business
'Government must commit to a new Enterprising Countryside Charter' - CLA
The CLA is calling for Government to commit to a new Enterprising Countryside Charter as 500 of its farmers and...
Agri-Business
Vet Wellbeing Awards: Last chance to nominate your Practice Stars
The deadline for submissions to the joint Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) and Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) Vet Wellbeing...
Rural Life
Tiny live calf born in the US weighing just 4.5kg
A tiny calf, weighing just 4.5kg, was born in the US in recent days, appropriately named “Lil’ Bill” by the...
Rural Life
Star JB backs campaign to get young people into farming
Northern Ireland millennials don’t view farming as a desirable career, despite over half saying they want to work with animals,...
Rural Life
Fly-tipping: New measures introduced in fight against waste crime
The Government has announced it will step up the fight against rogue ‘man-with-a-van’ waste carriers who fly-tip. The issue has...
