Rural Life
Welsh farmhouse breakfasts raise nearly £15,000 for charity
The Farmers’ Union of Wales annual Farmhouse Breakfast Week has raised more than just awareness of the great food farmers...
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Rural Life
Stolen tractor found…submerged underwater
A tractor which had been reported stolen was discovered submerged in the sea in Scotland in recent days. Police in...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm to bring Wheyhey products across Ireland
Dairy cooperative Dale Farm has partnered with Wheyhey – creators of naturally sugar-free, high protein ice cream and brownies –...
Agri-Business
NI farm income crashes more than £100 million in a year
First estimates show Northern Ireland’s farm income has fallen by a staggering £107 million in just a year. The grim...
Agri-Business
Report shows food-producing animals account a quarter of UK antibiotics
Antibiotics in livestock account for just 26% of the UK’s total antibiotics use, a report published today has revealed. Of...
Rural Life
Police release CCTV image of sheep theft suspect
Humberside police have released a CCTV image purporting to show a suspect in a spate of sheep thefts in East...
Beef
Scotch Beef announced as healthy eating partner of Scottish Rugby
One of Scotland’s best-loved food brands, Scotch Beef PGI, has been announced as the official healthy eating partner of Scottish...
Agri-Business
‘People are starting to get jittery’: Brexit nerves grow among border farms
Farmers and agribusinesses on both sides of the Northern Irish border are getting increasingly concerned as a no-deal Brexit looks...
Agri-Business
‘People are starting to get jittery’: Brexit nerves grow among border farms
Farmers and agri-businesses on both sides of the Northern Irish border are getting increasingly concerned as a no-deal Brexit looks...
Agri-Business
£509 million Greencore tender offer oversubscribed
Greencore Group plc has announced the results of its tender offer, which it announced last month. The tender offer closed...
Agri-Business
Commons votes have 'done little' to provide Brexit certainty
UK farm union leaders have warned they are still ‘hugely concerned’ about how Brexit will play out following a series...
Agri-Business
Monitor meet to show NI farmers how to review their machinery costs
The next monitor farm meeting to be held in Co. Down, Northern Ireland will look at whether farmers could be missing...
Agri-Business
Scottish farm income falls by £57 million
Scottish farm income is estimated to have fallen by a total of £57 million in 2018, after increasing in 2017. The...
Rural Life
Stolen machinery worth £100,000 recovered
Police have recovered six stolen vintage and classic tractors and machines worth approximately £100,000 in the UK over the weekend,...
N.Ireland
Farm Safety Partnership presents recognition award
A healthcare trust which runs several programmes for rural and farming families – including drop-in sessions at local marts –...
Arable
MSG seeks extension on metaldehyde withdrawal period
The Metaldehyde Stewardship Group (MSG) has called for the Health and Safety Executive to urgently consider an extension of the...
Agri-Business
Inequalities in digital infastructure treat rural population as a second-class
A Welsh farmers union has slammed inequalities in the UK’s digital infrastructure claiming rural dwellers are treated as “second-class citizens”...
Machinery
Table: How did new tractor sales fare in the US last year?
US tractor and combine harvester sales reports show that all machine categories recorded “year-to-date growth as 2018 closed out”. That’s...
