Arable
AHDB releases its final UK Harvest 2025 report
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has gone public with its final UK Harvest 2025 report. As many might...
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World News
UK lifts import ban on Hungary after FMD outbreak contained
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the import ban put in place on Hungary,...
N.Ireland
‘Rural crime is more than farm theft’ – MLA
The East Derry MLA, Claire Sugden has said that rural crime must be understood as more than thefts from farms,...
N.Ireland
PSNI unveils new campaign to tackle ‘rural crime’
A new campaign focusing on rural crime, which is led by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and various...
N.Ireland
20 NI farms signed up to new initiative to reduce GHG emissions
A total of 20 farms in Northern Ireland have signed up to the newly launched initiative, UK Dairy Carbon Network....
Sheep
Video: Welsh fire crews rescue sheep stranded for a week on island
This week, firefighters from Brecon Fire Station in Wales responded to a sheep that had been stranded on an island...
Beef
UK vet practice sounds warning after livestock hemlock poisoning
A veterinary practice based in south west England has sounded a warning to farmers on the possibility of livestock poisoning...
Agri-Business
Bega Cheese potential Fonterra Oceania acquisition not going ahead
Bega Cheese has indicated that its proposed acquisition of certain businesses within the Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited will not go...
Pig/Poultry
Defra upgrades bird flu risk level in England as virus continues to spread
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has upgraded the risk level of the highly pathogenic avian influenza...
Arable
AHDB: UK crop production costs look set to rise in 2026
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is forecasting a rise in crop production costs in the UK during 2026....
Rural Life
Several crews called to tackle Brecon barn fire
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue (MAWWFRS) stated a number of crews from different stations have attended a large...
Rural Life
Drought in England labelled 'significant incident'
The UK’s National Drought Group met yesterday (Monday, August 11) with the current water shortfall situation in England now defined...
Rural Life
Police urge farmers to be 'vigilant' amid spate of quad thefts
Devon and Cornwall Police Rural Affairs Team is urging farmers to be extra vigilant in regard to their quads after...
Rural Life
Man (50s) dies following tractor collision in Gloucestershire
A man has died following an incident involving a tractor in Fiddington, near Tewkesbury during the weekend. The incident occurred...
Arable
AHDB: Rise in UK’s oat planted area as animal feed demand grows
Estimated at 207,000ha, the UK’s oat planted area for 2025 is up 13% year-on-year and now sits at the highest...
Rural Life
Dorset barn fire 'believed to be arson'
A large barn fire that recently took place in Park Lane, Shapwick is now being considered arson by local fire...
Rural Life
Clarkson Farm star Kaleb Cooper reports machinery stolen
Kaleb Cooper, who features in Jeremy Clarkson’s Amazon Prime Video series ‘Clarkson’s Farm’, has taken to social media to share that he...
Beef
Australia develops world-first biodegradable vaccine for FMD
By Chris McCullough The world’s first biodegradable vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been developed in Australia, a country that...