Rural Life
Rural organisations call for lockdown travel guidelines to be reviewed
Rural bodies are asking the Justice Secretary to urgently review the police’s interpretation of the coronavirus lockdown enforcement measures. It...
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Dairy
UK dairy farmers asked to submit daily accounts of losses
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) is urging producers affected by the Covid-19 milk crisis to submit an...
Dairy
Dairy industry calls for national production reduction scheme to 'save sector'
Appeals for urgent government action to save the dairy industry have been backed by the entire supply chain, including UK...
Sheep
10 sheep killed in Borders worrying incident
Police are appealing for witnesses after 10 sheep were killed in a suspected livestock worrying incident in the Scottish Borders....
N.Ireland
£4.5 million redirected to help NI rural dwellers cope through Covid-19
Over £4.5 million of public money has been redirected to help around 50,000 vulnerable and isolated people in rural communities...
N.Ireland
£4.5 million redirected to help NI rural dwellers cope through Covid-19
Over £4.5 million of public money has been redirected to help around 50,000 vulnerable and isolated people in rural communities...
N.Ireland
£4.5 million redirected to help NI rural dwellers cope through Covid-19
Over £4.5 million of public money has been redirected to help around 50,000 vulnerable and isolated people in rural communities...
Sheep
What parasites are young lambs susceptible of picking up this time of the year?
Over the last two weeks or so, the weather has finally become good and grass growth rates are on the...
Rural Life
SRUC makes major donation to food bank charity
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has donated a whopping 1.4t donation of chicken to food banks, school breakfast clubs and homeless shelters...
Dairy
UK relaxes competition law to help struggling dairy industry
Elements of UK competition law will be temporarily relaxed to support the dairy industry through the coronavirus outbreak. The intention...
Dairy
What are my options when it comes to heat detection?
Preparations for the breeding season are more than likely underway on many dairy farms across the country. Over the coming...
Dairy
What are my options when it comes to heat detection?
Preparations for the breeding season are more than likely underway on many dairy farms across the country. Over the coming...
Agri-Business
Seasonal worker shortage sees eastern Europeans flown into UK
Several large UK farms are taking drastic steps to cope with the seasonal labour shortage chartering flights for eastern European...
Arable
‘Agriculture is going full throttle; yet emissions remain the same’ – US scientist
Agriculture is going “full throttle” across the globe, yet the sector’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions remain at pre-Covid-19 levels, it...
Agri-Business
Public urged to holiday local to help under-threat rural businesses
The millions of people who have had to cancel their Easter holiday plans because of coronavirus have been used to...
Arable
Can drones now be used to spot disease earlier in crops?
Developers have launched a new mobile phone app designed to use drone imagery to pinpoint diseases such as yellow rust...
Beef
Consumers encouraged to learn with leading chefs during lockdown
As people are spending more time at home than ever before, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is encouraging consumers to use...
Rural Life
Scottish skills matching service to help rural businesses
A new service has been launched to match Scottish rural businesses with potential employees and volunteers during the Covid-19 lockdown....
