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...
Rural Life
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...
Rural Life
Cattle take McDonald’s drive-thru detour following escape
A number of cattle escaped from their trailer when it overturned beside a Welsh McDonald’s fast food outlet this morning...
N.Ireland
Mid-town manure mess explained
The town of Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone, woke up yesterday (Thursday, August 30) to find its streets covered in a mess of...
N.Ireland
Mid-town manure mess explained
The town of Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone, woke up yesterday (Thursday, August 30) to find its streets covered in a mess of...
Agri-Business
Beef processor raises over £100,000 for Hospitality Action
ABP Food Group’s renewables division Olleco has recently raised more than £100,000 for the UK charity Hospitality Action. The funds...
N.Ireland
Overnight incident leaves town covered in ‘slurry’
An incident has occurred in Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone, in which one of the village’s streets has been layered in a...
Machinery
Meet the mini monster tank tackling Scotland's gorse fires
He might only be a volunteer, but armed with his remote control ‘tank’, Cameron McCrae is the latest crucial addition...
Rural Life
Search is on for Welsh Dairy Stockman of the Year
Nation Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru and NFU Mutual have once again launched the search for the Dairy Stockman of the...
Rural Life
New study finds goats prefer smiling faces
A new London-based study has found that not only can goats differentiate between human facial expressions – but that they...
Rural Life
Gorse offered to farmers as animal bedding in Wales
Farmers in Wales are reportedly being offered an unusual form of animal bedding in light of straw price hikes caused...
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...
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...
