Rural Life
JLS star lends backing to Farm Safety Week campaign
Former JLS star turned farmer JB Gill who now runs his own farm rearing pigs, turkeys and chickens near Kent,...
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Rural Life
Mother speaks out about tragic farm accident to help others recognise the risks
At three years old, Linzi Nelson’s son, Stuart, had his life cut short in a tragic accident on their family...
Sheep
NSA highlights the risk of reintroducing lynx into the UK
One year on from the initial licence application by the Lynx UK Trust to reintroduce lynx to the British countryside,...
Rural Life
£4.5 million Crown Estate investment to support Scottish farm tenants
Crown Estate Scotland is investing £4.5 million over two years in a range of activity on its four rural estates,...
Machinery
The ultimate ‘one-pass’ system: Could it work here?
“You’re already harvesting the grain from your fields; why not bale in the same pass?” That’s the question Hillco Technologies...
Machinery
New tractor sales in the UK on the increase
The latest figures from the AEA (Agricultural Engineers Association) show that 1,187 new (agricultural) tractors were registered in the UK...
Agri-Business
Near-miss tractor cam footage watched more than a million times in just 2 days
Machinery drivers have taken to social media asking motorists to take extra care around tractors in light of a dashcam compilation...
Dairy
First ever Louise Hartley Award winner to tour West Wales
Holstein Young Breeders (HYB) is thrilled to be sending one of its members to West Wales for a dairy trip...
Machinery
Auction report: John Deere highlights from July Cambridge sale
Monday of last week (July 9) saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale...
Environment
Farmers urged to plan ahead to meet impending ammonia regulations
With ammonia regulations set to be enforced from as early as 2020, dairy and beef farmers are being encouraged to...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: How to plan a safe school visit
Farms and crofts can often be dangerous places for children but, according to the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET), with...
Agri Politics
Green MEP believes that Brexit white paper falls 'between every stool'
Green MEP for the South East Keith Taylor has branded the Government’s Brexit plans “far too deluded for realists and...
Arable
3 weeks without rain: How tech is helping one Perthshire potato farmer hold up
After three weeks without rainfall, AHDB’s Strategic Potato (SPot) Farm Scotland Open Day took place on the light loams of...
N.Ireland
15 people treated after tractor-drawn tanker crashes into bus
Around 15 bus passengers are understood to have received medical treatment after a tractor-drawn water tanker collided with their vehicle this...
Sheep
Texels could provide tremendous potential for post-Brexit profitability
Sheep farmers are being reminded of the added-value opportunity that exists from using pedigree Texel rams across their flocks beyond...
N.Ireland
15 people treated after tractor-drawn tanker crashes into bus
Around 15 bus passengers are understood to have received medical treatment after a tractor-drawn water tanker collided with their vehicle this...
Rural Life
Researcher's pictures show frightening extent of 6,400ac moor fire
Pictures taken by a scientist on board a research aircraft show the full extent of the devastation caused by the...
Arable
#YourHarvest campaign urges MPs to visit a farm
The NFU will urge MPs to pledge to visit a farm over harvest at the Westminster launch of its ‘#YourHarvest’...
