Rural Life
76% of farmers started driving tractors before leaving primary school
Some 76% of farmers drove a tractor for the first time before they were 12 years old, according to an...
Rural Life
Rural Life
Lely milking robots to join the machinery lineup in Farming Simulator
Starting next year users of the game Farming Simulator will be able to milk their cows virtually with the Lely Astronaut...
Rural Life
Video: A bride arrived to her wedding reception on a transport box
A Co. Sligo bride arrived in style to her wedding at the weekend; on the back of a transport box....
Rural Life
Know the legal age for driving a tractor? It's different on a farm...
With a 13-year-old boy stopped by Northern police for driving a tractor under the legal age limit it’s important to...
Rural Life
Warning issued after 13-year-old found driving tractor on public road
Both a father and son have been reported to the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland after the 13-year-old boy was...
Rural Life
Potato vending machines are now a thing in Scotland
Potato vending machines are turning over £1,000 a week for two farmers in Scotland. Pete and Euan Grewar, two of Scotland’s...
Rural Life
Videos: From woolly jumpers to locking horns
The change in the weather in the past week across the country might have had an impact on these sheep...
Rural Life
Video: BBC reporter left feeling sheepish after lamb has 'wee moment'
A BBC Northern Ireland reporter recently had a ‘wee moment’ with a lamb when it heeded the call of nature....
Rural Life
Three classic farmer moments from the D'Unbelievables
Pat Shortt and John Kenny’s exploits in their collection of D’Unbelievables movies are much loved in the farming community. Agriland...
N.Ireland
GAA and Ulster Farmers’ Union team-up for Farm Safety Week
The GAA and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) have teamed-up to support Farm Safety Week. Running this week (July 6...
N.Ireland
GAA and Ulster Farmers’ Union team-up for Farm Safety Week
The GAA and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) have teamed-up to support Farm Safety Week. Running this week (July 6...
Rural Life
2,500 acres of land in the UK is on the market for €24m
A total of over 2,500 acres of farm land has come on the market in the UK for a total of...
Rural Life
No farm death due to overhead lines since 2004
While 2014 saw a horrific amount of farm fatalities in Ireland one area where safety on Irish farms has improved...
Rural Life
Video: Baling hay for the Aga Khan in Laois
Silage-making has been hitting the headlines in recent weeks, but what about the tradition of square baling? Paul Brennan of...
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Female vets and those in rural practices most optimistic about the future
Vets in rural practices and business owners/partners were found to be the most optimistic about the future of the vet...
Rural Life
10 things your non farming friends just don't understand
There are certain things that only Irish farmers would understand and we’ve compiled a list of some of our favourites!...
EU
'We need to improve access to finance for agriculture'
Wilhelm Molterer, the Vice President of the European Investment Bank told the EU financial instruments conference that with over half...
EU
EU financial instruments will help attract private money - Hogan
New financial instruments will attract private investment to rural Europe, according to the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development...
