N.Ireland
28-year-old killed in Co. Tyrone quad accident
Police have confirmed a 28-year-old was killed in a quad accident in Co. Tyrone on Tuesday (August 17). The incident...
Rural Life
Environment
SSE Renewables gave over €1m to community groups in Ireland in the last year
SSE Renewables gave €1.1 million in funding to 412 community groups near its wind farms in the Republic of Ireland...
Rural Life
3 farms in North Wiltshire hit by gang of GPS thieves
Three farms in the North Wiltshire area were struck by a gang of thieves who stole GPS systems from tractors...
Rural Life
#SaveGeronimo campaign is ‘undermining the current TB controls’
A campaign to save an alpaca called Geronimo in the UK - #SaveGeronimo - who has twice tested positive for...
Rural Life
HSE issues safety call to farmers after a series of farm fatalities
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging farmers to make safety a priority to reduce the number of deaths...
Rural Life
Blazing baler extinguished by Cornwall fire crews
Fire crews in Cornwall were called to the scene of a baler fire in Padstow yesterday afternoon (August 17). A...
Agri-Business
Agriculture Committee learns about ‘scientific approach’ to greener farming in Co. Tyrone
Members of Stormont's Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs committee visited a farm in Co. Tyrone to see for themselves the...
N.Ireland
2 arrests made as part of rural crime clampdown in Down
Two arrests were made for criminal offences during vehicle checkpoints conducted as part of an operation targeting rural crime in...
Rural Life
Farm partnership fined £18,000 after worker fell from excavator
A farm partnership in North Yorkshire has been fined £18,000 after a self-employed farm worker fell around 3m from a...
Rural Life
Appeal for info launched as up to 45 sheep stolen from Cheshire field
Police in Cheshire have appealed for information relating to the theft up to 45 sheep from a field in Northwich,...
Rural Life
Agricultural fatal injury rate in the UK was 20 times higher than the all-industry rate
Solutions to the ongoing farm safety dilemma in the UK were discussed at a webinar organised by Farmers’ Union of...
Rural Life
Broadband rollout trial to target hard-to-reach homes through UK’s water pipes
Fibre broadband cables could be fed through the country’s water pipes as part of the government’s plan to speed up...
Rural Life
Oxford Farming Conference's Breaking Barriers Scholarship to return for second year
The Oxford Farming Conference has announced the return of its Breaking Barriers Scholarship for a second year. The programme, which was...
Dairy
Women in Dairy reveals 2021 Dairy Industry Woman of the Year finalists
Three finalists have been selected for this year’s Dairy Industry Woman of the Year Award. Run as part of the...
Machinery
Buying farm machinery: What should you look out for?
With farm machinery becoming an increasingly important element in the business of farming today, particular care must be paid when...
Pig/Poultry
Applications open for AHDB’s Pig Industry Scholarship programme
Companies in the pig industry have until August 31 to apply to take an agricultural student on in their business...
Rural Life
Sheep ‘butchered’ in field prompts police probe
Police are investigating an incident where two sheep were found butchered in a field in Kent in recent days. The...
Rural Life
Milkman mistaken for burglar and arrested by UK police
A milkman doing a delivery run for a local dairy was arrested by police in the UK in recent days...
