N.Ireland
Reward for information about culprits who dumped milk on Antrim coast
A DUP councillor has offered a reward for catching those responsible for dumping milk cartons off the Antrim coast in...
Rural Life
N.Ireland
‘Northern Ireland’s pet owners now facing onerous documentary checks’ – Poots
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots, has written to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Secretary of...
Beef
Declassified files: ‘Fish was on the plate, but beef (and BSE) were on the menu’
A meeting between British and Irish ministers at Maryfield, the base of the Anglo-Irish Secretariat, descended into jibes over how...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru calls for greater responsibility from dog owners after sheep attack
NFU Cymru’s Livestock Board chairman has renewed the union’s call for dog owners to keep their pets on a lead...
N.Ireland
Researchers find food behaviour in UK and Ireland altered ‘significantly’ during Covid-19
An international survey led by Queen’s University Belfast has found “significant” changes to eating patterns during the Covid-19 pandemic. Positive...
Agri-Business
Minister Dodds calls for ‘urgent action’ as retailers pull deliveries to Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Economy Minister has written to Cabinet Office Secretary Michael Gove to call for “urgent action” to be taken...
Rural Life
160 cows evacuated to safety after barn catches fire in Cumbria
160 cows had to be evacuated to safety this morning (December 4), after a fire broke out in a barn...
Rural Life
How does Brexit affect travelling abroad with your pets?
As the UK has officially now left the EU, rules surrounding the travelling of pets has now changed in light...
Rural Life
2 quadbikes and a scrambler bike among items stolen in farm theft in Surrey
An appeal for information has been launched by police in Surrey after a burglary on a farm in Farnham has...
Sheep
NSA launches new Breakfast Club to inform and update sheep farmers
With the start of 2021 set to bring change and uncertainty to the UK’s sheep sector, the National Sheep Association...
N.Ireland
Chestnutt: Let’s use 2021 to show what the public can gain from backing NI farming
2020 has certainly been challenging for everyone and as we enter a new year, however, it’s important that as a...
Rural Life
New report shows the importance of game shooting to the Welsh public
“I am more active, and more engaged with nature and conservation due to my involvement in country sports,” said Sarah...
Rural Life
New partnership formed to combat fly-tipping in Scotland
Over the Covid-19 lockdown period, fly-tipping has remained a major cause of concern and anger to the rural communities of...
Rural Life
4.3ac site for sale in Scotland with active car park
Property consultancy Galbraith is handling the sale of a prime 4.3ac site with an active car park at Arrochar, Argyll...
Rural Life
RCVS launches information campaign for new graduate development programme
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has launched a new information campaign to help veterinary practices and veterinary students...
N.Ireland
QUB theory suggests emotions underpin animal behaviour
A new theory from researchers at the School of Biological Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast suggests animals experience emotions much...
Rural Life
One Show farming presenter and Women in Dairy chair on New Year Honours List
A leading farming TV presenter and a dairy farming champion are among those from the food and farming industry to be...
N.Ireland
Declassified files reveal fears axing headage payments would disproportionately affect Catholic farmers
Officials in Northern Ireland feared swapping headage payments for area-based payments would have a disproportionate impact on Catholic farmers, newly declassified...
