N.Ireland
Farmer convicted for failing to notify movement of animals
A Co. Down farmer has been convicted of 24 charges of failure to notify the movement of animals onto his...
Rural Life
Rural Life
Farm safety - is it worth taking the risk? - FUW
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) and FUW Insurance Services are urging the farming community to carefully consider the risks...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: Review on-farm work practices
Today (Monday, July 19) marks the ninth annual Farm Safety Week in Ireland and the UK, an initiative led by...
Agri-Business
Excavator raffle raises over £20,000 for children’s charity
Derby-based Bobcat dealer, Butler Reynolds Ltd. has announced that the winner of the company’s charity raffle for a Bobcat E10z...
Rural Life
CAAV is equipping UK agriculture 'for the future'
Advancing knowledge and skills in areas like technology is key to farmers enhancing productivity and meeting the challenges ahead, according...
Rural Life
Scottish tractor run to raise money for cancer and haematology care
A spectacular array of vintage tractors will take to the road in Scotland this weekend in aid of cancer charities....
Agri-Business
Moy Park launches 2 new training academies for staff
Northern Ireland headquartered poultry giant Moy Park has launched two new learning and development programmes for its staff. Following the...
Rural Life
Make teaching the Countryside Code for children compulsory - CLA
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has written to the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson again calling on him to...
Rural Life
New research shows stress and tiredness are ‘key factors’ in farm accidents
Stress and fatigue have been identified as a key cause of farm accidents by researchers from the University of Aberdeen....
Rural Life
LAA reinforces safety messages ahead of Farm Safety Week
A new awareness campaign to help hammer home the message that livestock markets across England and Wales continue to work...
Rural Life
Competition for farms and estates heats up in busy land market
England’s farm-land market is busier than it has been for some time, with many farms and estates attracting multiple bidders...
Rural Life
'Protect your business, protect your family' - FUW on farm safety
Farm safety and how farmers can protect themselves and their business will be under the spotlight at an upcoming webinar,...
Machinery
Young farmers plan 24-hour plough in 60-year-old tractor
It might be a bit rusty around the edges and pack a tiny 25hp, but young farmers in the Northern...
Rural Life
Police appeal for info on JCB telehandler stolen from construction site in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire Police is appealing for information to help trace a JCB telehandler which was stolen from a building site. The...
N.Ireland
What’s planned for 2021 Virtual Farm Weekend?
The countdown is on for this year’s Bank of Ireland Virtual Farm Weekend in Northern Ireland. The event will take...
Rural Life
2 males arrested for drug offences after being spotted chasing livestock around a field
Police in Cheshire have arrested two males for drug offences after a farmer reported them to the police for chasing...
N.Ireland
Changes to CAFRE fees likely to impact families of migrant workers most
New legislation introduced as a result of Brexit could cut students out of agri-food education in Northern Ireland. The new...
Agri-Business
Unite: Solution to farm labour shortage is simple
One of Northern Ireland's biggest unions has warned agricultural employers they must pay their workers more if they want to...
