Rural Life
Tractor carrying 20 unstrapped bales stopped by police
A tractor carrying 20 unstrapped bales on a trailer was stopped by Staffordshire Roads Policing Unit yesterday (Thursday, December 29)....
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N.Ireland
Scientists fight to control sheep scab in the UK
Scientists at Moredun Research Institute are fighting to control the prevalence of sheep scab across the UK. Sheep scab, caused...
Rural Life
3 hospitalised after crash between car and tractor
Three people have been sent to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment following a crash between a...
N.Ireland
Lack of allotments and community gardens highlighted
The lack of allotments and community gardens on the island of Ireland was highlighted recently, at a meeting of community...
N.Ireland
Factory offering farmers free AI straws ‘to show benefit of better genetics’
In current times, all sectors of agriculture are working to find new ways of improving the efficiency of their operations...
Other
NSA award winner to be celebrated at formal presentation
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is set present the George Hedley Memorial Award to Scottish sheep farmer Ian Duncan Miller...
Rural Life
NFU Mutual raised £1m for farm organisations in 2022
The rural insurance branch of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU Mutual) has announced that its Charitable Trust collected donations amounting...
Other
Machine dubbed 'Sproutatron' groups sprouts by size
Agricultural scientists at R&K Drysdale have said that a high-tech grading machine, nicknamed the ‘sproutatron‘, is helping them select the...
Sheep
Data 'key' to future sheep success - Texel Sheep Society
The Texel Sheep Society has said that there is “huge value” for sheep farmers in collecting data on their flocks,...
Other
NFUS President to stand unchallenged for re-election
Martin Kennedy is set to stand unchallenged for the position of the President of the National Farmers’ Union of Scotland...
Environment
Poor grid connections restricting contributions to renewable energy targets
Inability to secure grid connections and planning permission limitations are severely restricting the role that farmers, crofters and landowners are...
Other
NFUS launches survey to guage impact of rising input costs
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) has today (Wednesday, December 14) launched a survey to gauge the impact of...
Agri Politics
Farming and food production must be classed as 'critical industries' - NFUS
Farming and food production must be viewed as critical industries when the UK government announces its review of the Energy...
Arable
Record year for Scottish cereal yield
2022 was a record year for cereal yields in Scotland, according to recently released figures on the 2022 Scottish harvest....
Dairy
Welsh farmer's milk wasted due to 'adverse' weather conditions
A Welsh dairy farmer has taken to Twitter to highlight the disruption caused by current weather conditions which has resulted...
Other
Ice, fog and snow warnings across UK as cold spell continues
Weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office until Thursday of this week (December 15). The yellow weather warnings...
Farm Building
Baird Lumsden brings 1.2ac rural property to the market
Real estate agency Baird Lumsden has brought a 1.2ac site fit for a rural enterprise opportunity or a private home...
Agri-Business
Scottish agritourism sector to receive more than £442,000 in funding
A programme to drive the economic growth of the agritourism sector in Scotland is set to receive more than £442,000,...
