N.Ireland
Safety tips for hay bales following ‘number of hayshed fires’
While the weather has changed for the worse over the past few days, the recent heat wave provided plenty of...
Rural Life
Rural Life
Duchy College launches new construction apprenticeship
Duchy College has announced a brand-new programme that will see professional training in construction and plant operations delivered as an...
N.Ireland
Invasive species costs UK £5 billion over last 5 decades 40-50 years
Invasive species, like the grey squirrel, European rabbit and Japanese knotweed, have cost the UK economy over £5 billion over...
Rural Life
Woman killed in collision between car and tractor in Tayside
Police have appealed for witnessed to a collision between a car and a tractor which resulted in a fatality. The...
Rural Life
NFU Scotland appoints new policy manager for livestock and LFA
Hannah Baker joined National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland last week, taking on the role of policy manager for Livestock and...
Rural Life
Pet owners urged to consult vets well in advance before bringing pets abroad
Pet owners wishing to take their dogs, cats or ferrets abroad with them this year should consult a vet well...
N.Ireland
Increase reported in NI shed and outhouse thefts
There has been a "slight increase" in shed and outhouse thefts in the Antrim area of Northern Ireland, according to...
Rural Life
Research: Pandemic making young people ‘more aware of eating healthily’
Findings of a new survey of young people "point to a generation that is very interested, knowledgeable and entrepreneurial" when...
Environment
Hydrogen could have a ‘revolutionary role’ for hard-to-abate sectors
Hydrogen is "fast being recognised as having a potentially revolutionary role" to play in decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors. This is according...
Agri-Business
Extreme weather conditions sees farmers facing a challenging summer
Scotland’s farmers and crofters are facing a challenging summer as a period of extreme dry weather looks set to be...
N.Ireland
UK vets report steep increase in intimidation levels during Covid-19
Vets across the UK experienced an alarming increase in levels of intimidation from animal owners over the past year, according...
Dairy
100-year-old family farm hosts Holstein Premier Herd Open Day
A record number of people descended on Berry Holme Farm for the Holstein Premier Herd Open Day on Thursday, July...
N.Ireland
Appeal for information after bales set alight in field
An appeal has been made for information in relation to an incident where a number of hay bales were set...
Agri-Business
RCVS to survey vets and vet nurses on their experiences through Covid-19
Vets and vet nurses have been asked to share their experiences as individuals working through the Covid-19 pandemic by a new...
Beef
UFU president defends badger culling in TB strategy
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Victor Chestnutt has taken to the BBC airwaves in order to defend the validity of...
Agri-Business
Great Yorkshire Success gives hope for September Balmoral
The prospect of 26,000 people gathering for England's premier agricultural show might have seemed like wishful thinking this year, but...
N.Ireland
Clarkson’s Farm set to return for second series
Those disappointed thinking they had seen the last from Diddly Squat Farm will welcome news that a second series of...
N.Ireland
Man convicted of failing to provide BVD sample
A Co. Down man has pleaded guilty to the offence of failing to provide a Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) sample from...
