N.Ireland
Dromore gears up for International Sheepdog Trial 2018
Thousands of local, national and international visitors will descend on Dromore’s Gill Hall Estate, Co. Down, when the International Sheepdog...
Rural Life
N.Ireland
Dromore gears up for International Sheepdog Trial 2018
Thousands of local, national and international visitors will descend on Dromore’s Gill Hall Estate, Co. Down, when the International Sheepdog...
Agri-Business
Early closure of New Entrant scheme causing 'angst and anxiety'
Scotland’s Next Generation Group has written to Rural Economy Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing expressing “extreme disappointment” at news the New...
Agri-Business
2 of Scotland's largest estates to merge
Two of Scotland’s largest estates – Bowhill Estate and Eskdale and Liddesdale Estate – are to merge to form one...
Agri-Business
Orkney cheese firm fined £8,000 after employee fell through roof
A Scottish islands cheese company has been fined £8,000 after an employee was seriously injured after falling through a fragile...
Agri-Business
UK food prices set to see 5% hike due to extreme weather
Extreme weather in the British Isles this year – ranging from a harsh, wet winter and spring to a drought-parched...
Rural Life
Half of the nation 'does not have time' to get outdoors
Half of the nation does not have time to get outdoors and explore nature, according to research commissioned on behalf...
Dairy
Nominations open for Welsh dairy awards
Farmers who have made the biggest contribution towards the development of the dairy industry and have become an integral part...
Rural Life
Event aims to introduce newcomers to hunting
An upcoming event aims to introduce new faces to the hunting field and to encourage people to give it a...
Environment
Northern Irish sunflower crop becomes surprise regional attraction
When Portglenone farmer Damien Mc Allister was sowing a pollinator strip as part of an environmental scheme, he certainly didn’t think...
Rural Life
30 farmers scale Snowdon for worthy charities
A team of 30 dedicated staff and members of the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) have recently succeeded in scaling...
Rural Life
£20,000 of straw destroyed in Hertfordshire blaze
A fire which destroyed around 250t of straw at a farm in St. Albans is being treated as suspected arson...
Rural Life
Two-thirds of country sports supporters have been targeted online
The Countryside Alliance has been concerned over the last couple of years about the rise of online abuse against the...
Agri-Business
High-achieving trio joins D&R board of directors
Rural surveying firm Davidson & Robertson (D&R) has appointed three new directors in a bid to expand the breadth of...
Rural Life
Police warn motorists to ‘expect the unexpected’ on rural roads
Police have warned motorists to “expect the unexpected” following an incident involving a car and farm machinery near Malton, North...
N.Ireland
Land Cruiser and trailer stolen in farmyard raid
An appeal for information has been launched after a new Toyota Land Cruiser was stolen from a farmyard in Co....
N.Ireland
Land Cruiser and trailer stolen in farmyard raid
An appeal for information has been launched after a new Toyota Land Cruiser was stolen from a farmyard in Co....
Rural Life
ATM ripped from shop wall using stolen telehandler
Detectives in England are appealing for witnesses to come forward after an ATM cashpoint in a small town was ripped...
