Rural Life
Cornish farmer fined after cow attacks
A 75-year-old man said he feared for his life after being attacked by cows while walking his dog on a...
Court
N.Ireland
Court: NI farmer sentenced in animal welfare case
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been banned from owning or looking after animals following a conviction at Dungannon Court....
N.Ireland
NI farmer who breached animal ban given 5-month prison sentence
A Northern Ireland farmer who breached a court order banning him from keeping animals has been handed a five-month prison...
Environment
Court: UK farmer fined £7,000 for slurry pollution offence
A Glouchestershire farmer has been convicted in court of illegally discharging slurry into a river due to a leaking pipe...
N.Ireland
NI farmer convicted for water pollution offence
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted in court of a water pollution offence. Martin Millar (44), of Glenleary...
N.Ireland
Court: NI farmer convicted for water pollution
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted in court for a water pollution offence. 45-year-old Michael Donnelly from Drumenny...
N.Ireland
Court: NI farmer fined £1,500 for water pollution offence
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted and fined in court for a water pollution offence committed last year....
Agri-Business
Jail sentences for men for diverting expired meat into food chain
Four men have been given custodial sentences for diverting meat not fit for human consumption back into the human food...
N.Ireland
Court: NI farmer fined for water pollution offences
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that a farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined...
N.Ireland
Court: NI farmer convicted and fined for water pollution incident
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that a farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined...
N.Ireland
Fermanagh farmer convicted over animals in ‘poor condition’
A Co. Fermanagh farmer has been convicted in court over the condition of animals on his farm. 78-year-old Wesley Lee...
N.Ireland
Moy Park fined for failing to comply with pollution prevention permit
Poultry company Moy Park has been fined a total of £4,000 for failing to comply with conditions of its pollution...
N.Ireland
Court: NI farmer convicted of ‘causing unnecessary suffering to an animal’
A Co. Armagh farmer has been convicted at Newry Court of five animal welfare charges. Tiernan McMullen (23) of Granary...
Rural Life
Shropshire farmer banned from keeping animals for 5 years
A Whixhall farmer has been banned from keeping animals for five years – with immediate effect – following a prosecution...
N.Ireland
Man convicted in NI suspected badger baiting case
A 56-year-old man has been convicted of attempting to ‘Damage Or Destroy the Shelter of a Wild Animal’ and fined...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted at Tyrone court for water pollution offence
A Co. Tyrone farmer pleaded guilty and was convicted at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court today (Monday, June 9) in relation to...
N.Ireland
Court: NI farmer fined for water pollution offence
A court in Northern Ireland has fined a farmer for a water pollution offence arising from “farm effluent” being discharged...
Rural Life
Husband and wife sentenced after breaching animal welfare order
Two farmers from Orcheston, near Salisbury have been sentenced at Salisbury Magistrates Court after previously being found guilty of animal...
