Environment
Biodiversity crisis will kill humans, Environment Agency warns
The scale of loss of complex natural ecosystems in England and globally could pose an existential risk to human survival,...
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Dairy
Inaugural Great British Calf Week to take place in February
The inaugural Great British Calf Week will take place between February 2 and February 9, to celebrate the progress that...
Beef
Latest LMC advertising campaign goes down a ‘treat’
The Livestock and Meat Commission’s (LMC) recent advertising campaign, themed: 'Good Honest Food: The Truth About Beef' has proven to...
Arable
GLBG calls for research support for the horticulture industry
The Growers’ Better Levy Group (GBLG) is calling for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to support...
Agri-Business
FAI Farms appoints new director and COO
FAI Farms, a global food system consultancy, data and education business working in partnership with major brands, has announced the...
Rural Life
2 quadbikes and a scrambler bike among items stolen in farm theft in Surrey
An appeal for information has been launched by police in Surrey after a burglary on a farm in Farnham has...
Rural Life
30 sheep killed in Christmas dog attack on a Cheshire farm
A farm in Cheshire has had 30 sheep killed in what was described as an ‘atrocious’ dog attack by Cheshire...
Rural Life
A Christmas feast for your garden birds
Christmas may look quite different for many of us this year, but your garden birds will be just as hungry...
Agri-Business
Cost of farm fires up by £1 million in Northern Ireland
Rural insurer NFU Mutual is urging farmers to check their fire precautions and have emergency plans in place, as the...
Agri-Business
Agri-business leader honoured with IoD award
Co. Tyrone agri-business leader Glenn Speer was among those honoured at the annual Institute of Directors Northern Ireland (IoD NI)...
Pig/Poultry
UK pig industry antibiotic use plateaus as dysentery challenges herd health
The latest antibiotic usage figures for the UK pig industry show that levels remain unchanged last year, despite significant disease...
Rural Life
Cornwall YFC gets a bumper crop of entries for online Competitions Week
Young farmers from across Cornwall have been demonstrating their skills and creativity as part of the Cornwall Young Farmers’ Clubs...
N.Ireland
Police stop man driving ‘in and out’ of farm yards with ‘offensive weapon’
Members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) stopped and searched a vehicle which was reported to have been...
Agri-Business
UK agricultural university offers drones to disinfect Covid-19 hotspots
An English agricultural university has offered to deliver drone sprayer training to qualified emergency services drone pilots, to enable them...
N.Ireland
Avoid Harm on the Farm: 2020 NI children’s farm safety calendar launched
A farm safety calendar competition received entries from more than 3,800 school children from across Northern Ireland. The chief executive...
Agri-Business
Views sought on strategy to make NI agri-food sector the most innovative in the UK
The Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is seeking the public’s views on ambitious plans to make Northern...
Rural Life
Wife and her lover guilty of killing Hertfordshire farmer after he refused divorce
An estranged wife and her lover who plotted to kill a wealthy farmer after he refused to agree to a...
Rural Life
Almost £2,500 worth of hay ‘set alight’ in barn fire
An incident is under investigation in the UK after a fire took place in a barn near the A46 Cattle...
