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
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)....
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...
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...
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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...
