Rural Life
Greenmount College offers its biggest ever bursary fund
This year’s Higher Education bursary programme has been officially launched at Greenmount Campus with a bumper £24,000 available. The 24...
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Rural Life
Metal thieves let cows out after stealing 700m of wire
Metal thieves in Lincolnshire are thought to have inadvertently let a herd of cows loose when they stole 700m of wire...
Rural Life
Police dog helps officers track down farm quad theft suspect
Two suspected stolen quad bikes have been recovered and a man arrested after a late-night farm theft. A vigilant member...
Agri-Business
Bank lending to Scottish agriculture down £13 million
There was a slow-down in the total lending from banks to Scottish agriculture in 2018 compared to the year before...
Agri-Business
Board to end pheasant shoots on Welsh Government land
The board of Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has voted to end the leasing of pheasant shooting on the Welsh Government...
Agri-Business
Tesco's new budget chain pledges to back British farming
A new budget UK supermarket brand launched by Tesco has pledged to stock its shelves almost exclusively with British produce....
Rural Life
NFU president features in new film from farming charity
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters features in a new film made by The Farming Community Network (FCN) to...
Agri-Business
Construction firm fined £150,000 after worker fell through farm building roof
A construction company has been sentenced after a worker was injured while demolishing a farm building. South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court...
Agri-Business
£200,000 investment sees Cloughbane Farm expand into new markets
Following an investment of over £200,000, Nothern Ireland based Cloughbane Farm has launched a new range of convenience meals for...
Agri-Business
10 start-ups to go head-to-head at World Agri-Tech Pitch Day 2018
A total of 10 international start-ups have been selected to pitch their breakthrough agri-tech solutions to leading UK retailer Tesco,...
Sheep
British Wool shearing manager retires after 20 years
One of British Wool’s key figures has announced his retirement after more than 20 years as a shearing instructor at...
Agri-Business
Agriculture Bill 'effectively a notice period' for British farmers
Former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has warned the Government’s Agriculture Bill plans British agriculture are effectively a “notice period” for farmers...
Arable
Cabbage beetles with suspected resistance wanted for research
Researchers are appealing for growers to submit live samples of cabbage stem flea beetle with suspected resistance to pyrethroid insecticides...
Agri-Business
30 sheep illegally dumped at Cornwall reservoir
Around 30 sheep carcasses have been found illegally dumped at a reservoir in Cornwall on land managed by South West Water....
Dairy
Almost 9,000t SMP sold out of intervention in latest tender
Provisional results for the latest tender of sales of skimmed milk powder (SMP) from intervention by the European Commission saw...
Machinery
Auction report: Case IH highlights from monster tractor sale
Monday, September 3, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
Agri-Business
Coalition joins forces to address agricultural skills gap
A new industry coalition has united to kick-start a new agricultural skills strategy with the ambition to equip the UK’s...
Sheep
Could you lower your losses? Sheep events seek to find out
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has announced it will hold more collaborative events for those seeking to minimise losses throughout...
