Rural Life
Vets call for crackdown on unregulated fertility clinics
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has doubled down on calls for an urgent crackdown on unregulated dog fertility clinics as...
Rural Life
Rural Life
FUW presents outstanding service award to David Lewis
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has presented David Lewis, past Chairman of the Royal Welsh Agricultural society’s council with...
Government
Defra's actions on waste crime are 'slow and piecemeal' - PAC
The Public Accounts Commitee (PAC) has concluded that progress by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in...
N.Ireland
NI: Extension to general licences welcomed
The Countryside Alliance has welcomed an urgent extension to general licences in Northern Ireland, but are concerned that they are...
N.Ireland
Poots launches £500k rural enterprise scheme
Northern Ireland Rural Affairs Minster Edwin Poots has launched a £500,000 capital grant scheme to aid established rural social enterprises...
Rural Life
FUW seeks entries for children's Christmas card competition
Primary school pupils from all over Wales are being invited to enter a Christmas card design themed around farming for...
Rural Life
Farmland values set to reach £10,000/ac
Farmland is climbing in value with the average price of arable land in England forecast to reach £10,000/ac by the...
Rural Life
'Facebook fly-tipper' caught by Wiltshire Council
A Hampshire man who used Facebook to facilitate his fly-tipping offences has been prosecuted by Wiltshire Council. Nicholas Farmer of...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru concerned over 'eye-watering' NRW increases
The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) has expressed concern at proposals for increases to Natural Resource Wales’ (NRW)...
N.Ireland
One third of adults consume dairy alternatives – all-island research
One third of all adults on the island of Ireland consume plant-based dairy alternatives, of which 10% have said they...
N.Ireland
HSENI reminds farmers to follow slurry mixing code
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is reminding farmers to follow the slurry mixing code to stay...
Rural Life
Keep the spotlight on mental health in rural areas - FUW
President of the Farmer’s Union of Wales (FUW), Glyn Roberts, has said that the spotlight must be kept on mental...
Sheep
Couple petitions to dredge River Derwent after losing 58 lambs in flood
A farming couple in Yorkshire has started a petition to dredge the River Derwent near Keswick on the back of...
Agri-Business
Poultry abattoir fined £300,000 for odour pollution of 'rotting flesh'
A poultry abattoir in Attleborough, Norfolk has been fined £300,000 for odour pollution after the Environment Agency received nearly 350...
Other
Study: Mental health services at marts can help remove stigma
A recent study has shown that putting healthcare professionals in a place where farmers meet and work with others regularly,...
N.Ireland
Video: Tractor and car driver escape serious injury in head-on collision
A car driver had a lucky escape after being involved in a head-on collision with a tractor and trailer outside...
Agri-Business
John Nix Pocketbook identifies winners and losers for 2023
According to the John Nix Farm Management Pocketbook, there has seldom been such a wide variation in prospects for UK...
Dairy
Wales leads the way for providing milk to school kids
For the second year running, Wales leads the way amongst UK nations when it comes to providing primary school age...
