UK announces 3-week lockdown to halt spread of Covid-19 March 24, 2020 Agri-Business UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a three-week lockdown for Britain in an effort to contain Covid-19. In an address this evening,…
Farm fire started…by ‘pigs and a pedometer’ March 9, 2020 Rural Life Firefighters were called out to a fire at a farm over the weekend – only to find that the blaze had been started…
Farming ‘not important’ to economy – senior UK government aide March 2, 2020 Rural Life One of the most senior (UK) government advisors has apparently said that Britain does not need its farming or fishing industries. That’s according…
EU-UK negotiations set to kick-off next month February 27, 2020 It is expected that the first formal meeting between EU and UK free-trade deal negotiators will take place early next month, March. Early…
Cattle rescued following close call with slurry store January 23, 2020 Rural Life A number of cattle have been safely rescued following an incident where livestock gained access to a slurry store on a UK farm.…
Video: Jovial Jerseys in jumpers the star attractions in festive footage December 26, 2019 Rural Life The unusual sight of four Jersey cows kitted out in matching Christmas jumpers with their farmer owner is the centre-piece for a clever…
Overturned lorry load of Brussels sprouts causes road closure December 19, 2019 Rural Life An overturned lorry on a UK road caused quite a stir this week and could well affect supplies of a well-known staple on…
3 jailed for illegal cigarette trade following HMRC farm raid December 19, 2019 Rural Life Three men have been jailed for a total of 10 years and nine months after they were caught with millions of illegal cigarettes…
Johnson takes landslide victory as Conservatives secure majority December 13, 2019 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has secured a comfortable majority in the House of Commons following a landslide victory in the…
Farmer finds himself in court using tractor ‘for social purposes’ December 6, 2019 Rural Life A farmer in the UK who drove to a local public house in his tractor after work has been hit with a fine…
Video: Close call for driver following costly collision October 31, 2019 Rural Life Substantial damage was caused to a vehicle following a collision with a tractor towing what appears to be a power harrow in the…
5 arrested following discovery of migrants in cattle truck October 22, 2019 Rural Life Five men have been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into a crime group suspected of hiding migrants in…
‘Several sheep killed and injured’ following UK trailer accident October 7, 2019 Rural Life Several sheep were killed and injured following a road accident involving a livestock trailer in the UK over the weekend, according to local…
Grain price: Fall from last week; UK has over 1 million tonnes to export August 31, 2019 Arable This week, Teagasc estimated the Irish cereal harvest at 2.1 million tonnes. This is behind the five-year average of 2.3 million tonnes. The…
3 injured as tractor spills bales outside English pub August 29, 2019 Rural Life A number of people were injured when a tractor towing a trailer of bales shed its load outside a pub in England over…
6 teens arrested in connection with 140ac UK crop fire August 7, 2019 Rural Life Six teenage boys have been arrested in connection with a large-scale crop fire in Cleethorpes, England earlier this week. The incident saw 140ac…
35ac of barley up in smoke due to suspected rubbish burning in Suffolk July 18, 2019 N.Ireland 35ac of barley was burnt in a widespread field fire, thought to have been started by rubbish burning in Suffolk, England, yesterday, Wednesday,…
Ornua announces move to close UK production facility July 16, 2019 Agri-Business Following a major review of its European operations, Ornua has announced a proposal to close its Whitchurch site. The proposal intends to transfer…
