Charity

ABP raises £10,000 for union’s air ambulance centenary charity appeal

ABP raises £10,000 for union’s air ambulance centenary charity appeal

One of Northern Ireland’s leading beef and lamb processors, ABP, has raised an “impressive” £10,000 for Air Ambulance NI. The meat...

September 2, 2018
30 farmers scale Snowdon for worthy charities

30 farmers scale Snowdon for worthy charities

A team of 30 dedicated staff and members of the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) have recently succeeded in scaling...

August 25, 2018
NFU Cymru tackles the Welsh ‘Hike and Bike’ challenge for charity

NFU Cymru tackles the Welsh ‘Hike and Bike’ challenge for charity

NFU (National Farmer’s Union) Cymru has launched a ‘Hike and Bike’ challenge to raise money for local charity. The event...

July 29, 2018
Humorous new book raises vital funds for farming charity

Humorous new book raises vital funds for farming charity

An unconventional children’s book bringing the absurd and the wonderful together hopes to raise charity funds for displaced UK farming families....

July 14, 2018
Tractor Run in Memory of Alistair Sloss raises more than £7,000 for Charity

Tractor Run in Memory of Alistair Sloss raises more than £7,000 for Charity

A tractor run held in memory of Co. Tyrone farmer Alistair Sloss, who was killed in a slurry accident, has...

February 10, 2018
Devenish boss to take on 100km trek for Farm Africa

Devenish boss to take on 100km trek for Farm Africa

One of agri-technology firm Devenish’s top brass will this weekend join 12 other UK food industry leaders to face a...

January 27, 2018
Charity livestock auctions reach just shy of £100,000 target

Charity livestock auctions reach just shy of £100,000 target

The grand total raised by farmers for a children’s heart charity has managed to pass the £80,000 mark – hitting...

December 7, 2017
Farmers raise hands to dig deep for charity’s biggest fundraiser

Farmers raise hands to dig deep for charity’s biggest fundraiser

A livestock auction organised by a Co. Armagh farmer has turned into a children’s heart charity’s biggest ever single fundraiser...

November 28, 2017
Brave farm girl Grace inspires marts to drop the hammer for charity

Brave farm girl Grace inspires marts to drop the hammer for charity

The brave battle of an eight-year-old farmer’s daughter has inspired Northern Ireland’s farming community to rally together for heart disease...

November 21, 2017
One year on: Alistair Sloss’ daughter relives the day a slurry tragedy took her father’s life

One year on: Alistair Sloss’ daughter relives the day a slurry tragedy took her father’s life

This time last year the Sloss family’s lives changed forever when Co. Tyrone dairy farmer Alistair Sloss was killed in...

October 21, 2017
Tractor runs set to roll, including a special women’s event

Tractor runs set to roll, including a special women’s event

Two tractor runs will take place this May bank holiday weekend, in the counties of Laois and Westmeath, in aid...

April 23, 2017
Galway man’s bid to set Connacht tractor run record

Galway man’s bid to set Connacht tractor run record

A Co. Galway farmer has put plans in motion to organise a record-breaking tractor run during the bank holiday weekend...

April 10, 2017
Christmas tractor run expected to attract over 200 participants

Christmas tractor run expected to attract over 200 participants

A Christmas charity tractor run due to place tomorrow, Tuesday, December 27, in Co. Limerick is set to attract over 200...

December 26, 2016
94 John Deere tractors line out together for charity

94 John Deere tractors line out together for charity

Some 94 John Deere tractors lined out last weekend in the name of charity at the Greybridge Classic Club in...

August 26, 2016
Greybridge Classic Club to celebrate John Deere

Greybridge Classic Club to celebrate John Deere

A Limerick based vintage club are holding their popular tractor lineout event to help celebrate John Deere’s 50 year anniversary...

July 10, 2016
Charity helping distribute surplus food wins award for innovation

Charity helping distribute surplus food wins award for innovation

FoodCloud has won the ‘Industry Innovator’ award at the Checkout Best In Fresh Awards for its work distributing surplus food...

June 28, 2015