Charles O'Donnell

AHDB publishes guidelines for water supply interruption
AHDB publishes guidelines for water supply interruption

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has compiled a new set of guidelines advising farmers what to do if...

NFU Scotland ‘sets out its vision’ for food quality
NFU Scotland ‘sets out its vision’ for food quality

The National Farmers Union of Scotland (NFU Scotland) has responded to a Scottish Government consultation, where it “sets out its...

Welsh MP to put forward bill on dog attacks following campaign
Welsh MP to put forward bill on dog attacks following campaign

A Welsh MP has committed to putting forward a private members bill in the House of Commons that would hold...

RCVS marks 175th anniversary with new initiatives
RCVS marks 175th anniversary with new initiatives

Yesterday, Monday, April 15, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) marked the 175th anniversary of its first meeting, announcing...

FUW reiterates call for revoking Article 50 despite extension
FUW reiterates call for revoking Article 50 despite extension

The Farmers Union of Wales (FUW) has again called for Article 50 to be revoked, holding steadfast to this view,...

New fertiliser – made from used batteries – to hit the market
New fertiliser – made from used batteries – to hit the market

A company in Finland has developed a new type of zinc and manganese-based fertiliser – made from ordinary, everyday alkaline...

Dairy cows rescued from slurry pit in Wales
Dairy cows rescued from slurry pit in Wales

Fire personnel were on hand at a farm in east Wales today, Thursday, April 11, to rescue three dairy cows...

Scottish Sheep farmers still have Brexit worries, despite extension
Scottish Sheep farmers still have Brexit worries, despite extension

Scottish Sheep farmers still “harbour concerns” about the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, despite the EU’s offering of an extension...

CLA: Brexit extension offers ‘welcome breathing space’
CLA: Brexit extension offers ‘welcome breathing space’

The extension to Article 50, which was decided upon by the EU last night, has been welcomed by the Country...

UK granted October extension to Brexit
UK granted October extension to Brexit

The UK has been granted another extension to Article 50, again pushing out the date at which it is due...

UK approved for ‘third country’ listed status
UK approved for ‘third country’ listed status

EU member states have agreed the UK’s ‘listed status’ application after the country met the animal health and biosecurity assurances...

Devenish launches £1.7 million investment in Kenya
Devenish launches £1.7 million investment in Kenya

Belfast-based agri-technology company Devenish has launched a £1.7 million investment in an agri-services firm in Kenya. Sidai Africa provides crop...

UK unions reach out to European farmers on Brexit
UK unions reach out to European farmers on Brexit

UK farming unions are reaching out to their counterparts on the continent to seek support in avoiding a ‘no-deal’ Brexit....

Tenancy consultations to be held for England and Wales
Tenancy consultations to be held for England and Wales

Two concurrent consultation processes will be launched tomorrow in England and Wales on the issue of agricultural tenancy, on foot...

SPARC launches three-year rural crime strategy
SPARC launches three-year rural crime strategy

The Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC) has launched a new three-year ‘strategy’ to tackle this type of crime, and...

CLA: ‘We should be wary of normalising bridging payments’
CLA: ‘We should be wary of normalising bridging payments’

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) as welcomed the announcement that the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will begin making...

Leading vet: ‘UK has become a hard sell’
Leading vet: ‘UK has become a hard sell’

A Leeds-based vet has told a veterinary conference in Portugal that the UK “has become a hard sell” as a...

NFUS presses new Defra minister on Brexit challenges
NFUS presses new Defra minister on Brexit challenges

Robert Goodwill, the new Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, toured two farms in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on Friday,...