Rural Life
French school enrolls sheep in final effort to ‘boost numbers’
With numbers of students in a remote French school dropping, locals took ‘an alternative approach’ to sustaining numbers of pupils...
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Beef
Scottish Limousin breeder to be investigated by Trading Standards
The Scottish cattle breeder behind the Jaegerbomb saga is now understood to be the focus of a multi-agency investigation led...
N.Ireland
Police probe digger interference as ‘attempt made to start’
An incident of interference with a digger, in which the machine’s battery was stolen, is believed by police to have...
Rural Life
Royal Bath Show to cut fourth day from 2020 schedule
Organisers of England’s only four-day agricultural event, the Royal Bath & West Show, have decided to cut a day from...
N.Ireland
Appeal for info following collision involving tractor
Police have launched an appeal for information following a collision involving a tractor and a van on a primary route....
Rural Life
Thieves ‘stung’ with decoy in fight on rural crime
Police are stepping up the fight against thieves who target remote farm buildings and equipment in the UK through the...
Arable
AHDB launches £300,000 drive to control downy mildew and blight
AHDB has launched a three-year research programme to revolutionise understanding and improve the control of downy mildew and late blight...
N.Ireland
Border rustling: ‘They’re taking the cattle in lorry loads’
The president of a farmers’ lobby group in Northern Ireland has said: “It’s not one or two cattle now, they’re...
N.Ireland
Border rustling: ‘They’re taking the cattle in lorry loads’
The president of a farmers’ lobby group in Northern Ireland has said: “It’s not one or two cattle now, they’re...
Rural Life
More than 3,000 young farmers turn up for 'unofficial convention'
The weekend’s unofficial young farmers’ convention appears to have passed off without any significant malice – despite as many as...
Machinery
Battery power of today ‘not feasible’ for bigger tractors – Fendt
A report by German publisher/outlet Top Agrar suggests that the energy density of current-generation batteries is not suitable for use in...
Machinery
Sales of new tractors bounce back in the UK
Sales of new (agricultural) tractors have recovered in the UK, after a troubled start to the year. Data from the UK-based...
Machinery
Big debut for Italian-built self-propelled sprayers
Mazzotti self-propelled sprayers will make their UK show debut under the John Deere banner at Cereals 2019 in Boothby Graffoe,...
Beef
Beef and Lamb prices must strengthen warns UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has told beef processors they must pay more for cattle to stem mounting losses on...
Beef
Beef and lamb prices must strengthen warns UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has told beef processors they must pay more for cattle to stem mounting losses on...
Agri-Business
Defra to take control of wild bird management licensing
Defra has launched a call for evidence on the impact of Natural England’s decision to revoke three general licences for...
Agri-Business
Defra launches science research programme to inform policy-making
A new Systems Research Programme will look at some of the UK’s most pressing environmental issues to inform and shape...
Sheep
Forward focused discussions enjoyed at NSA Breed Society Forum
The National Sheep Association’s (NSA) Breed Society Forum proved the perfect platform for discussion on the future of UK sheep...
