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Person dies from E.coli from a 'type of lettuce used in sandwiches'
One person has died from an infection with Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) linked to a type of lettuce used in...
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Rural Life
GSC Grays brings Tursdale House Farm to the market for £3.25m
GSC Grays has brought Tursdale House Farm, based in Co. Durham, to the market for offers over £3,250,000. The farm...
Agri-Business
Ehrmann acquires Trewithen Dairy to open UK production plant
Global dairy company Ehrmann is set to open a UK production plant following its acquisition of Cornwall-based Trewithen Dairy. Ehrmann...
Environment
Scottish agriculture emissions fell by 3% in 2022
The Scottish chief statistician has released more detailed figures on agricultural emissions, revealing that, in 2022, total agriculture emissions fell...
N.Ireland
Court: Farmer fined for unlawful possession of veterinary medicines
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined in court for unlawful possession of veterinary medicines and failure to keep...
Machinery
Claas launches 15m unit into tedder market
With 14 rotor heads of 1.5m each, the Claas Volto 1500 T/TS tedder tops the latest group of tedders brought...
N.Ireland
14-year-old boy dies after quad collision in Derry
A 14-year old boy has died in hospital following a collision involving a quad that occurred outside Eglinton, Co. Derry,...
N.Ireland
Revisiting tower silos with deep pit silage
Until round bales arrived on the scene, the major decision when it came to silage systems was whether to go...
N.Ireland
Watch: How can grazing prevent further climate change?
Farmers have the ability to create carbon sinks with livestock by employing a system known as Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) grazing...
Rural Life
North Yorkshire: Fire crews extinguish tractor fire
A tractor on fire has been extinguished by fire crews, the North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service has said. Crews...
Rural Life
North Wales Police investigates 2 livestock attacks
North Wales Police is investigating two separate livestock attacks at the same location on land at the rear of CwmAlis...
Agri-Business
Welsh family farm prosecuted following pollution of 12km of waterways
A family farm business at Rhydsais Farm in Talgarreg, Ceredigion, has been prosecuted after a slurry store collapse resulted in...
Agri-Business
British Wool invests in NexGen Tree Shelters
British Wool has announced an investment in NexGen Tree Shelters Ltd., a company specialising in bio and environmentally degradable tree...
Forestry
FLS to carry out 'sustained period' of felling work across Tweed Valley
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has said it will be embarking on a “sustained period” of felling work in its...
Government
Further changes made to bovine TB testing in Wales
Further changes have been made to bovine tuberculosis (bTB) testing in Wales by Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural...
Agri-Business
5,044ac Sutton Bridge Estate comes to the market
The Sutton Bridge Estate, which comprises 5,044ac, has been brought to the market by Savills for sale as a whole...
Agri-Business
Cork’s Dairy Concepts secures international contract with M&S
Dairy Concepts, headquartered at Moorepark dairy research and development campus in Fermoy, Co. Cork, has clinched a significant international contract...
Rural Life
CLA finds 'large disparity' in funding for UK rural crime teams
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has found a “large disparity” in rural crime team funding, with some UK...