Rural Life
NFU president features in new film from farming charity
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters features in a new film made by The Farming Community Network (FCN) to...
Rural Life
Agri-Business
£200,000 investment sees Cloughbane Farm expand into new markets
Following an investment of over £200,000, Nothern Ireland based Cloughbane Farm has launched a new range of convenience meals for...
Agri-Business
Coalition joins forces to address agricultural skills gap
A new industry coalition has united to kick-start a new agricultural skills strategy with the ambition to equip the UK’s...
Rural Life
Storm Ali: Europe's largest agricultural show postponed for the morning
The starting time for day two of Europe’s largest agricultural show, the National Ploughing Championships, has been postponed due to...
N.Ireland
75% rate Open Farm Weekend 10 out of 10
Three-quarters of those who visited Northern Ireland farms through this year’s Open Farm Weekend rated the event ’10 out of...
Rural Life
Pics: 10-mile stretch of motorway closed after milk tanker crash
A 10-mile stretch of motorway in Wiltshire was closed for almost 14 hours after a milk tanker overturned on one...
Rural Life
£2.5 million ‘Pick Pork’ TV promotion to launch today
The latest £2.5 million phase of the AHDB ‘Pick Pork’ advertising campaign will hit TV screens today (September 17). The...
Rural Life
Diversified dairy farm comes out top at Food Heartland Awards
The biennial Food Heartland Awards saw food, drink and hospitality businesses including the region’s only dairy farm to make its own cheese...
Agri-Business
Farm management training scheme opens for 2019 applications
Applications have opened for the 2019 intake of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) professional farm management course. The recognised...
Rural Life
North England police join forces for 'largest rural crime operation of its kind'
Five police forces covering 6,500 square miles of northern England came together earlier this month for what has been described...
Rural Life
Cows die on German farm following overnight release
Four cows have died with up to 40 others in severe difficulty on an organic dairy farm in Germany, due...
Agri-Business
Strutt & Parker, one of the UK's largest farm businesses for sale for £200 million
One of the UK’s largest farm companies, Strutt & Parker (Farms) Ltd, has hit the market with a hefty £200...
Agri-Business
Reprimand and warning issued to Essex vet convicted of harassment
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Disciplinary Committee has issued a reprimand and a warning to an Essex vet...
Agri-Business
Overseas-based vet suspended from register over fake email
The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has decided to suspend an overseas-based vet for a...
Rural Life
Tractor stuck on Exmouth beach for 2 days pulled free
A tractor which sank on a beach at the estuary of the River Exe in England was finally pulled free...
Agri-Business
Farm tenants must consider rent review 'safety valve'
Tenant farmers have been urged to take urgent advice about serving rent review notices to provide a “safety valve” in...
Rural Life
Farmers and growers encouraged to support Home Office rural crime survey
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is encouraging farmers and growers to take part in the Government’s Commercial Victimisation Survey to...
Rural Life
8 potential slavery victims rescued from Cambridge farm
Eight potential modern-day slavery victims have been rescued and safeguarded in a multi-agency operation in Cambridgeshire on Friday (September 7)....
