N.Ireland
Fears windblown timber will ‘flood’ NI market
Large tonnages of windblown timber will be potentially available for sale across Northern Ireland in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn....
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Rural Life
Report: 91% of farmers say poor mental health is a problem
A recent study by rural charity, Farm Safety Foundation, also known as Yellow Wellies, revealed that 91% of British farmers...
Pig/Poultry
Scottish egg producer endorses part of 'new deal' for farmers
A third generation egg producer from Scotland has tentatively welcomed the government’s so-called ‘new deal for farmers’, while stopping short...
Rural Life
Police warn of rise in farm machinery fraud crime
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary have issued a warning to farmers to be weary of farm machinery fraud, amid...
Sheep
Study: Sheep involved in human livelihoods for 11,000 years
Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans...
Pig/Poultry
Avian influenza prevention zone implemented in Wales
The Welsh government has today (Thursday, January 30, implemented a nationwide ‘avian influenza prevention zone’ (AIPZ), to combat the spread...
Agri Politics
NFU petition to No. 10 includes over 270,000 signatures
A petition with over 270,000 signatures has been handed in to No. 10 Downing Street by National Farmers’ Union (NFU)...
Environment
New report highlights human cost of TB on health and wellbeing
A new report commissioned by the Farming Community Network (FCN) has explored the health and wellbeing impacts of bovine tuberculosis...
Arable
Concern at decline in English national phosphate balance
New figures from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have indicated that the national balance for phosphate...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: Human case detected in England
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed a case of bird flu in a human in the West Midlands...
Rural Life
UFU publishes tractor rally routes ahead of mass protest
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has published the routes of its upcoming mass tractor rallies, due to take place across...
Sheep
Gates Foundation awards £1.7m towards barber's pole worm vaccine
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has donated £1.7 million towards the development of a vaccine against barbers pole worm...
N.Ireland
NI to remain exempt from new gun licensing fees
DUP spokesperson for environment, food and rural affairs, MP Carla Lockhart, has reassured Northern Ireland’s (NI) 53,000 gun holders that...
Agri Politics
Gun license fees to rise by 144% to £194
The government have published a new structure for gun license fees, effective from February 5 2025, which will see the...
N.Ireland
MP accuses Reeves of ‘burying her head in the sand’
Upper Bann MP, Carla Lockhart, has challenged the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves to prioritise the repair of her...
Rural Life
4 lynx illegally released into Scottish Highlands - RZSS
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has announced it has successfully captured a total of four wild lynx, which...
N.Ireland
NI charity offers ‘substantial financial contribution’ to agriculture students
A charity in Northern Ireland is offering “a substantial financial contribution” to students on agriculture programmes this year. According to...
Sheep
NSA seeks policy enthusiasts for complementary London trip
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has announced it has opened applications for young sheep farmers with a particular interest in...
