Government
Farmers now face £5,000 fine for offences against animals
Farmers who fail to properly care for livestock could now face fines up to £5,000, under legislation that became law...
Government
Farmers who fail to properly care for livestock could now face fines up to £5,000, under legislation that became law...
Agri-Business
A company that manages poultry farms has been fined £44,000 after a computer malfunction in a broiler shed ventilation system...
N.Ireland
A farmer from Co. Fermanagh has been convicted at Enniskillen Magistrates' Court for water pollution offences that caused fish kill....
Agri-Business
Farming company Velcourt Ltd. has been fined for polluting a Somerset watercourse with dirty, ammonia-rich water, killing hundreds of fish....
Other
A farmer has been fined after a worker suffered multiple injuries after becoming entangled in the contra-rotating rollers of a...
Other
A livestock auction mart has been fined after an employee was fatally injured when he was struck by a dairy...
Sheep
A 26-year-old man from Herefordshire has been ordered to pay £11,000 for stealing over 600 sheep from four locations between...
Rural Life
Police have appealed to farmers to ensure they keep roads in good condition and free from mud. This comes after...
Rural Life
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a man who was fined £2,400 and ordered to pay £1,500 costs and a...
N.Ireland
Two Northern Ireland (NI) poultry companies have been prosecuted for health and safety failings that resulted in an employee receiving...
N.Ireland
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted and fined in court after pleading guilty to charges relating to the...
Sheep
A livestock farmer from Staffordshire Moorlands has been fined a total of £1250 and given a 12-month community order for...
N.Ireland
Londonderry-based construction company Taggart Homes Limavady Limited has been fined today (Monday, December 20) for two health and safety failings,...
Other
Somerset farm business Alvis Brothers Ltd of Lye Cross Farm, a cheese supplier to major supermarkets, has been ordered to...
Rural Life
A man has been banned from dealing in most forms of waste and ordered to pay more than £5,000 for...
Other
A farmer from Somerset has been fined – for the second time in five years – for polluting a watercourse...
Agri-Business
The French government has moved to shelter and confine all poultry as the country is placed at ‘high risk’ considering...
N.Ireland
An Armagh farmer has been convicted at Armagh Magistrates Court today (October 4) for two charges relating to livestock movements...