Rural Life
£156k rural crime partnership to protect rural Oxfordshire
A new rural crime partnership, funded by £156,000, is aiming to protect the fields and farms of rural Oxfordshire. The...
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Environment
West Oxfordshire Council to increase fly-tipping penalties
West Oxfordshire District Council has said it will increase fixed penalty notices to the maximum allowed by the government to...
Rural Life
7 men sentenced for trespassing and poaching in Oxfordshire
Seven men have been sentenced for entering land as a trespasser with poaching equipment in Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire. Following a...
Other
Boy pleads guilty to arson on Oxfordshire farm
A teenage boy has pleaded guilty to causing £1 million worth of damage to a farm in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, by...
Agri-Business
Oxfordshire County Council fails to debate vegan-only meal policy
Rural campaigners have expressed disappointment that Oxfordshire councilors failed to debate a motion which could have ended the vegan meals...
Rural Life
Oxfordshire County Council votes to provide entirely plant-based food at meetings
Despite protests outside from local farmers, including Jeremy Clarkson, the Oxfordshire County Council cabinet have voted in favour of officers’...
Pig/Poultry
Insurers now investigating Oxfordshire pig-farm fire
Insurers are now investigating the cause of a fire that killed a number of pigs in Oxfordshire last week, as...
Other
Pigs killed in Oxfordshire fire
A number of pigs were killed in a fire in Oxfordshire just before the weekend, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service...
Rural Life
Oxfordshire farmer to attempt new world sheep shearing record
A professional shearer and English national team member, will attempt to break not only the nine-hour British lamb-shearing record but...
Dairy
'Meticulous' Oxfordshire herd manager wins national award
Leigh Woolmer of Stuchbury Manor Farm, Banbury has been named Promar’s 2018 Milkminder Manager of the Year. Leigh, who manages...
Rural Life
40 finalists revealed for 2024 Young Farmers' Club awards
40 finalists have been shortlisted for the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs’ (NFYFC) 2024 YFC Achiever Awards. Stars of...
Pig/Poultry
Young Person's Award launches for those interested in poultry
The South West Chicken Association (SWCA) has developed a new Young Person’s Development Award, which offers up to £2,000 to...
Rural Life
Appeal for info after sheep found 'disembowelled' in Shrivenham
Rural crime officers are appealing for information after a sheep was found “disembowelled” in Shrivenham, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire....
Rural Life
Teenage boy arrested for tractor theft and dangerous driving in Dorchester
A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the theft of a tractor and subsequent dangerous driving near Dorchester....
Agri-Business
Poor weather means 'a crisis is building' for farmers - NFU
The vice president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said that it is “no exaggeration to say a crisis...
Agri-Business
Fund to support farmers affected by flooding opens
The UK government has today (Tuesday, April 9) opened the Farming Recovery Fund to support farmers affected by flooding. The...
Machinery
Watch: Machinery – Kubota updates compact telehandler
Kubota is a large corporation with the resources to back the development of its product ranges, both from an engineering...
Agri-Business
Inventor James Dyson linked to purchase of Ballynatray House
Speculation is mounting that the historic Ballynatray House set in an estate spanning 850ac has been sold to British inventor...
