Agri-Business
UK animal charity wound up amid allegations of ‘serious mismanagement’
A Lincolnshire animal charity which raised more than £10 million in just over a decade has been wound up after...
Rural Life
Agri-Business
UK miscanthus research gets government funding to help meet net-zero
A project to facilitate more planting of the bioenergy crop, miscanthus, has been awarded over £150,000 of funding. The money...
Rural Life
Gloucester TB-positive alpaca destroyed, Defra confirms
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed a Gloucester-based alpaca that tested positive twice for bovine...
Rural Life
Animal welfare activists blockade UK dairy factory
A group of animal welfare activists has blockaded an Arla Foods dairy distribution centre in the UK in an overnight...
Rural Life
RSABI launches new multi-lingual helpline to support migrant workers
Scotland’s rural charity, RSABI, has launched a new multi-lingual helpline to improve its accessibility to seasonal migrant workers. The charity, which...
Rural Life
Agricultural livelihoods ‘under extreme pressure’ in Afghanistan
The combination of "severe drought, Covid-19 related economic impacts and widespread displacement" has hit rural communities in Afghanistan hard, particularly...
Agri-Business
Report warns of 500,000 UK food industry vacancies amid calls for 'Recovery Visa'
A new cross-industry report calls for a 12-month ‘Covid Recovery Visa’ to help alleviate workforce shortages that causing serious disruption...
Rural Life
Welsh government hubs to put lamb on the menu for Love Lamb Week
Love Lamb Week, the farmer-led UK-wide annual celebration of all things lamb and mutton, is being celebrated in Wales with...
N.Ireland
Bereavement service launched to help NI farm families
A new loss and bereavement service, Life Beyond, has been launched specifically for farm families in Northern Ireland. Rural Support...
N.Ireland
Livestock judges announced for 2021 Balmoral Show
Judges have been announced for livestock classes at this year's Balmoral Show. The 152nd Balmoral Show, run in partnership with...
Agri-Business
Dairy farm joins Armagh Food & Cider Weekend line-up
Dromore dairy farm 'Brookvale Farm' has joined the line-up for this year’s Armagh Food and Cider Weekend. Richard and Pamela,...
Rural Life
Vets warn pet owners to keep them away from kebab skewers and corn cobs
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is advising anyone having a barbecue this bank holiday weekend to keep kebab skewers and...
N.Ireland
Farmers urged to share their bovine TB story in NI consultation
Farmers have been urged to share their personal bovine TB story in response to the consultation over Northern Ireland's new...
N.Ireland
‘Where’s the cows daddy?’ UFU tells of farmers’ heartbreak over bovine TB
The chilling psychological effects of bovine TB have left some farmers unable to even enter their own yards, according to...
Rural Life
Man fined £840 for operating illegal waste site from his home
A 49-year-old man who operated an illegal waste site at Sunnyside, on Barnby Road, Balderton, Newark, has been fined £840...
Rural Life
Farmers warned to be vigilant of credit card scams
Farmers and the wider public are being urged to remain vigilant as credit card scams have been circulating in the...
Rural Life
Police recover stolen quad bikes in Fife
Police in Fife have recovered two stolen quadbikes after they were taken from a farm in Fife this morning (August...
Rural Life
Police appeal for info after around £50,000 of damage done to tractors during farm theft
Police in Scotland have launched an investigation after around £50,000 of damage was caused to two tractors in the Banff...
