Rural Life
'Farmvention' brings farming to the classroom
The National Farmers’ Unions’s (NFU) ‘Farmvention’ competition, which aims to encourage primary school students to design and create their own...
Rural Life
Agri-Business
Agri-tech entrepreneurs revealed for 2018 world Summit
The upcoming World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit has revealed its line-up of international entrepreneurs selected to showcase their new technologies and...
Rural Life
Industry call for consumers to make Scotch Lamb the 'natural choice' for midweek meals
An industry-led lamb campaign is challenging consumers to reinvent their midweek meals and let Scottish lamb take pride of place...
Rural Life
Farmer urges others to 'take heed' when mixing slurry
One Argyll farmer has attempted to highlight the dangers of the extremely poisonous ‘silent killer’ that is hydrogen sulphide. A video...
Rural Life
Scottish farmers urged to 'make safety a priority'
Farm Safety Partnership Scotland (FSPS) turns its focus on Scotland’s farm safety record which continues to be one of the poorest...
Rural Life
Farmers urged consider succession planning now
The North Ayrshire Monitor farm meeting taking place on September 12 will focus on the important but sometimes sensitive subject...
Rural Life
Barn containing 1,500t of silage and 200 bales goes ablaze
A large barn went on fire in rural Lancashire last night (Thursday, September 6), resulting in 60 firefighters being called in...
Agri-Business
‘Rural Oscars’ are back and searching for the best in countryside business
The Countryside Alliance Awards, also known as the ‘Rural Oscars’, are returning for their 14th year with nominations now open....
Agri-Business
Ayrshire farmer cheated out of thousands in machinery 'ghosting’ scam
Organisers of a rural crime conference have said cybercrime will be included in the event after an Ayrshire farmer was...
Agri-Business
Cuts to Scotland's LFASS payments 'unacceptable'
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland has called for Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing to hold LFA support at current levels during...
Agri-Business
Scottish Government announces plans to create Animal Welfare Commission
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s plans to establish a new Animal Welfare Commission to ensure...
Agri-Business
Red Tractor telly advert to go live next week
UK farm assurance scheme Red Tractor will launch its first ever TV advertising campaign next week in a prime-time slot....
Agri Politics
Westminster joins NFU to Back British Farming
MPs are set to join the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and members of the public to show their support for...
Agri-Business
UK researchers win funding for grass pea project in Sub-Saharan Africa
A groundbreaking UK research project to cultivate grass pea in drought-prone areas of Africa has been awarded £1.2 million funding....
Rural Life
Wales mourns passing of farming stalwart Meurig Voyle at 93
Tributes have been paid to Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) stalwart Meurig Voyle who has sadly passed away at 93....
Machinery
Grassland & Muck 2020 moves to new location...but where?
The UK’s number one working machinery event, Grassland & Muck, has announced it will move to a new location in...
Agri-Business
From living in a yurt to producing the 'creme de la creme' of British beef
A young South Cumbria couple who kick-started their farming career by crowdfunding while living in a yurt has gone on...
Environment
Are old fashioned farming methods the key for a sustainable future?
It might seem counterintuitive, but reverting back to traditional 1940s farming methods has boosted flora and fauna numbers by more...
