Rural Life
Scottish firefighters work overnight to curb Fraserburgh farm blaze
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has confirmed its officers remain on site of a fire on a farm near...
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Agri Politics
NFU calls for amendments to Scottish Land Reform Bill
The Scottish Land Reform Bill, which seeks to change the way land in Scotland is owned and managed, passed its...
Pig/Poultry
Housed free-range poultry can still be sold as 'free-range'
The government has announced that free-range poultry meat producers and processors will no longer need to change how free-range poultry...
N.Ireland
DAERA confirms appointment of several board members
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has made new non-executive appointments to the departmental board and to...
Agri Politics
Government must stand up for farming in US trade talks - NFU
The four UK farming unions have said that the government must stand up for UK agriculture in any trade negotiations...
N.Ireland
DAERA: Consultation launched on mandatory CCTV in NI slaughterhouses
A new consultation has been launched in Northern Ireland on proposals to make closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems “mandatory” in slaughterhouses....
Agri Politics
NFU: Balanced pesticides action plan 'critically important'
The National Farming Union (NFU) has welcomed the focus on integrated pest management (IPM) in the government’s new pesticide national...
N.Ireland
Muir welcomes launch of pesticides action plan in UK
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has welcomed the publication of the UK Pesticides National Action Plan...
Rural Life
Man charged after entering Devon Farm shop with knife
A man has been charged with two counts of possession of a blade in a public place, assault by beating...
N.Ireland
MP: Lab-grown meat programme ‘hugely concerning’ for agri sector
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a regulatory programme for cell cultivated products (CCPs), or lab-grown meat. Funded by...
Arable
Call for crop inputs in UK & Ireland to be independently trialled
The head of Scottish Agronomy is calling for all crop inputs used within UK and Irish agriculture to be independently...
Agri-Business
Livestock’s role in global society focus of Galway conference
The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) will host its 2025 conference in Galway in the coming weeks where the...
Agri Politics
UKFAR appoints Dr. David Llewellyn as monitoring commissioner
Following the publication of the UK Farm Assurance Review (UKFAR), Dr. David Llewellyn CBE, has been appointed as the independent...
Environment
Soil Association calls for retention of sustainable farming payments
The Soil Association (SA) has criticised the government’s decision to stop taking new applications under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)....
Arable
Polish ware potatoes test positive for ring rot
Two consignments of ware potatoes, imported from Poland to the UK by the same Polish exporter, have tested positive for...
N.Ireland
Illegal EU meat trade ‘deeply concerning’ – MP
MP for Upper Bann, Carla Lockhart, has said that the seizure of illegal meat at the Port of Larne is...
Environment
Wolf reintroduction could help fight climate change - study
Reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands could lead to an expansion of native woodland, which could take in and store...
Machinery
J&S Montgomery expands further with DKR purchase
Consolidation of machinery dealerships continues with Scottish John Deere outlet J&S Montgomery buying DKR Agricultural Services of Coultar in South...
