Rural Life
NSA welcomes U-turn from Blue Peter on anti-meat messaging
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is pleased to commend the three British levy bodies on their swift action to instigate...
Rural Life
Rural Life
Welsh river turned white as milk tanker overturns and spills milk into the river
A river in Wales has turned completely white after a milk tanker overturned and spilled its contents into the river...
N.Ireland
3-hour operation to save stuck bullock from slurry tank
Five crews of firefighters spent a gruelling three and a half hours trying to free a stuck bullock from a...
Agri-Business
Agricultural bodies join forces to form NI Rural Health Forum
Agricultural stakeholders in Northern Ireland have joined forces to establish a NI Rural Health Forum to lobby on health issues...
Beef
Blue Peter executives row back over meat-free challenge
Blue Peter bosses appear to have rowed back over a nationwide challenge in which children were encouraged to swap meat...
Beef
Blue Peter angers agri-food groups over green badge challenge
Long-running children's TV programme Blue Peter has angered agri-food bodies by encouraging children to go meat-free as part of its...
N.Ireland
RBST Watchlist: 75 of the UK’s rarest breeds listed as ‘high priority’
A total of 75 native UK livestock and poultry breeds - including the cattle breed behind the world's first vaccine...
N.Ireland
Rare Breed series finale postponed
The broadcast of the final episode of the current series of UTV’s Rare Breed – A Farming Year, has been...
N.Ireland
Air Ambulance fundraiser set to be one of NI’s biggest rural charity auctions
An auction held in aid of the Air Ambulance Northern Ireland is set to be one of the region's biggest...
Rural Life
NFU Scotland creates posters to educate the public on responsible farmland access
NFU Scotland’s Next Generation group are reminding members that they have developed a range of colourful, educational posters, that are...
Rural Life
Refreshed Countryside Code 'has fallen short of the mark' - NSA
Following the launch of a new, refreshed Countryside Code last week, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has highlighted inadequacies in...
Rural Life
Game management qualification launched to boost industry standards
Gamekeepers, estate managers and shoot managers looking to brush up on their skills can now apply for places on a...
N.Ireland
Investigation over buried machinery continues one year on
A year on from the discovery of hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of stolen machinery found buried on a...
Agri-Business
CAFRE advisory body seeks new chairperson and dairy rep
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is seeking a new chairperson and member for CAFRE’s College Advisory...
Rural Life
First ‘European Wool Day’ to be held this Friday
The European Wool Exchange Foundation (EWE) is holding its first European Wool Day this Friday (April 9) virtually. The aim...
N.Ireland
YFCU reports losses at both club level and headquarters
Northern Ireland's largest rural youth organisation, YFCU, is bracing itself to notify members of losses at both headquarters and club...
Agri-Business
Moy Park to launch ‘Agricultural Academy’
Poultry giant Moy Park has announced plans to launch an ‘Agricultural Academy’ aimed at upskilling its UK agricultural team. The...
N.Ireland
Man killed in collision between motorbike and JCB
A man in his 60s was killed in a collision between a motorbike and JCB telehandler in Co. Antrim over...
