Agri-Business
FUW to host Brexit seminar at Royal Welsh Show
The Farmers Union of Wales (FUW) is hosting Brexit seminar at this year’s Royal Welsh Show. The event titled ‘Brexit:...
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Arable
'Trailblazing' agri-robotics trial launched in Lincolnshire
An international agri-robotics project based in Lincoln, which has been described by the Government as ‘trailblazing’, is set to revolutionise...
N.Ireland
Heart attack leads to tractor crash fatality
An elderly man died in a single-vehicle tractor collision in Co. Armagh yesterday (Tuesday, July 17), it has been confirmed....
Rural Life
Vandals caught setting bale alight – while still in a baler
Two teenagers were caught red-handed attempting to set a hay bale alight – while the bale was still inside the...
Environment
How agronomists are helping water companies plan ahead
Water companies are calling for more agronomists’ support on the back of the success of the metaldehyde campaign ‘Get Pelletwise!’...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: Lanark woman left with broken bones after farm quad accident
Quad bikes can be a useful piece of equipment on any farm, but when not used properly or with the...
Rural Life
29 farm workers killed on the job over last year
A total of 33 fatal injuries – including 29 farm worker deaths – were recorded on British farms over the...
Rural Life
JLS star lends backing to Farm Safety Week campaign
Former JLS star turned farmer JB Gill who now runs his own farm rearing pigs, turkeys and chickens near Kent,...
Rural Life
Mother speaks out about tragic farm accident to help others recognise the risks
At three years old, Linzi Nelson’s son, Stuart, had his life cut short in a tragic accident on their family...
Sheep
NSA highlights the risk of reintroducing lynx into the UK
One year on from the initial licence application by the Lynx UK Trust to reintroduce lynx to the British countryside,...
Rural Life
£4.5 million Crown Estate investment to support Scottish farm tenants
Crown Estate Scotland is investing £4.5 million over two years in a range of activity on its four rural estates,...
Machinery
The ultimate ‘one-pass’ system: Could it work here?
“You’re already harvesting the grain from your fields; why not bale in the same pass?” That’s the question Hillco Technologies...
Machinery
New tractor sales in the UK on the increase
The latest figures from the AEA (Agricultural Engineers Association) show that 1,187 new (agricultural) tractors were registered in the UK...
Agri-Business
Near-miss tractor cam footage watched more than a million times in just 2 days
Machinery drivers have taken to social media asking motorists to take extra care around tractors in light of a dashcam compilation...
Dairy
First ever Louise Hartley Award winner to tour West Wales
Holstein Young Breeders (HYB) is thrilled to be sending one of its members to West Wales for a dairy trip...
Machinery
Auction report: John Deere highlights from July Cambridge sale
Monday of last week (July 9) saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale...
Environment
Farmers urged to plan ahead to meet impending ammonia regulations
With ammonia regulations set to be enforced from as early as 2020, dairy and beef farmers are being encouraged to...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: How to plan a safe school visit
Farms and crofts can often be dangerous places for children but, according to the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET), with...
