Rural Life
16 sheep killed in dog attack on a farm in Sussex
A loose dog has killed 16 sheep on a farm in Sussex and has left the owner of the flock...
Rural Life
Rural Life
FUW addresses mental health concerns with Minister Morgan
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has highlighted an array of issues facing the farming community, which if left unaddressed...
N.Ireland
NI’s 5 Angus Youth Challenge finalist teams named
Agri-food business ABP is taking five teams forward to the final stage of its skills development programme for teenagers, the...
Rural Life
School milk is to remain on the menu for Scottish schoolchildren
School milk is to remain on the menu for Scottish schoolchildren following NFU Scotland raising concerns about future support for...
Rural Life
2 lots of farmland and a croft with development permission up for grabs
Galbraith is marketing two separate blocks of farmland and a croft with permission for residential development in Argyll and Bute,...
Rural Life
Moy Park awards over £60,000 to community organisations
Moy Park has awarded over £60,000 to 15 community organisations across the UK for projects aimed at supporting and enriching...
Agri-Business
Peat slide: Ministers ‘shocked’ at devastation as cross-border response group visits site
Ministers Poots and McConalogue were shocked to see the devastation caused by a peat slide that has polluted the Mourne Beg...
Agri-Business
Marts and agricultural supply shops to stay open as NI announces further restrictions
Livestock marts and agricultural supply shops have been included on the exemption list to stay open as Northern Ireland enters...
Rural Life
Farmer dies after being struck by a vehicle at a livestock mart
A farmer in North Yorkshire has died from injuries sustained in an accident at a livestock mart. The incident happened...
Rural Life
NFU Scotland launches broadband connectivity survey
NFU Scotland is asking its members to fill out its inaugural connectivity survey, to help lobby for improved mobile and...
N.Ireland
Dungiven farmer fined £750 for breaches of movement notifications
A Dungiven farmer has been convicted of five charges relating to failure to record animal movements to and from his...
Rural Life
2020 Midlands Agricultural Engineering apprentice winners announced
The winners of the 2020 Midlands Agricultural Engineering Apprentice Awards have been announced, with four young agricultural apprentices the happy...
Rural Life
Oxford University students have voted to ban beef and lamb on campus
Oxford University students have voted to ban beef and lamb at campus canteens. The Oxford University Student Union passed a...
Environment
RSPB NI launches 5-point ‘Green Recovery Plan’ for Covid-19
Investing in Northern Ireland’s natural environment has a “vitally important” role to play in the economic recovery from Covid-19, according...
N.Ireland
Two-thirds of speed-related deaths in NI took place on rural roads
Over two-thirds of people killed in speed-related crashes in Northern Ireland in the last five years were killed on rural...
Rural Life
Farmer suffers serious injuries after falling into a quarry
A farmer is in a “serious but stable” condition after falling 40m into a quarry while tending to his livestock....
Rural Life
Pet owners warned to be wary of being 'Petfished'
Those looking to bring a new puppy or kitten home this Christmas are being urged to research the person behind...
Agri-Business
Poots launches £300,000 Rural Social Economy Investment Scheme for NI
Northern Ireland Rural Affairs Minster Edwin Poots has announced a £300,000 capital grant scheme to help rural social enterprises increase...
