Forestry
Applications open for paid forestry apprenticeship programme
Applications have opened for the next cohort of the Professional Forester Apprenticeship programme. The thee-year programme offers a paid development...
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Rural Life
GSC Grays brings £4.7m Greenside Estate to the market
The Greenside Estate, exceeding 1,800ac, has been brought to the market by estate agency GSC Grays. The £4,795,000 estate, which...
Agri-Business
'Revamped' Farmer Network programme to feature new workshops
The Farmer Network has announced that it has “revamped” it’s Farming Ambition Programme with the addition of new workshops. The...
Dairy
AHDB launches first three new strategic dairy farms
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has released details of the first three of ten new strategic dairy farms....
Dairy
RABDF appoints First Milk farmer director as new chair
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has appointed Robert Craig, First Milk non-executive farmer director, as its new...
Environment
Storm Agnes to intensify as it makes way to UK
The Met Office has said that Storm Agnes will “rapidly intensify” over the next 18 hours as it moves towards...
Agri-Business
10% drop in farmers buying farmland this year - GSC Grays
Rural land and property specialist GSC Grays has said the number of farmer buyers for farmland in 2023 has dropped...
Environment
141 hen harrier chicks have fledged this year - Natural England
141 hen harrier chicks have fledged in England this year, making 2023 the seventh year in a row that numbers...
Environment
Defra: 12 peatland restoration projects to be funded by £16m
12 new projects focused on the restoration of peatlands across England have received £16 million in funding. The Department for...
Rural Life
Police appeal for info after 150 hay bales set alight in Staffordshire
Police are appealing for information after 150 hay bales were deemed to have been deliberately set alight at a farm...
Rural Life
Over £20k in prize money up for grabs at English Winter Fair 2023
Over £20,000 of prize money will be up for grabs at this year’s English Winter Fair at the Staffordshire County...
Agri-Business
Young sheep farmers to access 'top-class genetics' through NSA initiative
Nine young sheep farmers across the UK are set to benefit from access to “top-class genetics” through a National Sheep...
Agri-Business
AHDB event to promote better grazing use in high-yielding herds
An event hosted by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) next week aims to highlight how better use of...
Other
New video for farmers promotes sepsis awareness
A new video aimed at raising awareness of sepsis and its symptoms in farming and rural communities has been launched...
Agri-Business
New president chosen for agricultural valuers' association
The Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) has appointed a new president, with Malcolm Gale taking over the position from...
Pig/Poultry
AIPZ lifted as bird flu risk is reduced to 'low'
The avian influenza (bird flu) prevention zones (AIPZ) for poultry and captive birds in England, Wales and Scotland have been...
Rural Life
UK appoints first-ever 'Rural Connectivity Champion'
Simon Fell MP has been announced as the UK’s first Rural Connectivity Champion – a role that will see him...
Dairy
Coloured breed judges confirmed for UK Dairy Day 2023
The UK Dairy Day 2023 judging panel for the coloured breed classes, which includes Dairy Shorthorn, Guernsey and Jersey classes,...
