Charles O'Donnell

Countryside Alliance aims to tackle hare poaching
Countryside Alliance aims to tackle hare poaching

More needs to be done to tackle the growing issue of hare poaching – or coursing – according to the...

‘AHDB must give farmers value for money’ – CLA
‘AHDB must give farmers value for money’ – CLA

The roles and activities of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) need to be reviewed, according to the Country...

Dairy exporters heading for leading food and drink fair in China
Dairy exporters heading for leading food and drink fair in China

Dairy exporters will be travelling to China later this month, in a UK delegation led by the Agriculture and Horticulture...

World War I: Tributes to those who farmed to feed the country
World War I: Tributes to those who farmed to feed the country

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has paid tribute to the ‘key role’ of those who worked to...

Welsh sausage crowned ‘Champion of Champions’
Welsh sausage crowned ‘Champion of Champions’

A butcher shop in Wales has had its own sausage creation named the ‘Champion of Champions’ at the Butcher Shop...

Tyrone man convicted of tyre burning at Lough Neagh
Tyrone man convicted of tyre burning at Lough Neagh

A Co. Tyrone man has today, November 6, been convicted of burning tyres on the shore of Lough Neagh in...

Defra seeks ‘environmentally-sound’ farming in new strategy
Defra seeks ‘environmentally-sound’ farming in new strategy

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has set down a new environmental strategy, in which it outlines...

Farm succession the focus at Borders Monitor farm meeting
Farm succession the focus at Borders Monitor farm meeting

Farm succession will come into focus at the next meeting of the Borders Monitor farm, where the importance of planning...

Vaccination for ewes required to prevent orf – MSD
Vaccination for ewes required to prevent orf – MSD

MSD Animal Health has said that it’s “impossible” to prevent the spread of orf without vaccinating both ewes and lambs....

Major Brexit conference scheduled in Wales
Major Brexit conference scheduled in Wales

Farmers, processors, retailers and politicians will gather in Wales next week to discuss Brexit and the possibility of the UK...

Norwich-based professor wins prestigious farming lecture award
Norwich-based professor wins prestigious farming lecture award

A Professor at Norwich Business School has won the 2020 Nuffield Farming Lecture Award, which will see him address the...

Grant funding on the way for computerised calf feeders
Grant funding on the way for computerised calf feeders

Farmers looking to get their hands on computerised calf feeders may soon be able do so, thanks to a new...

Farming unions underline vision for the future
Farming unions underline vision for the future

The presidents of the four farming unions have described their shared ambitions for the future of farming in the UK,...

Now is the ideal time for soil-sampling, says NI agriculture department
Now is the ideal time for soil-sampling, says NI agriculture department

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is urging farmers to start sampling their soil now. Only...