Charles O'Donnell

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,...

From MI6 to CRT: Dame Judi Dench takes on new role
From MI6 to CRT: Dame Judi Dench takes on new role

The Countryside Restoration Trust (CRT) has announced its new official patron: actor Dame Judi Dench, who, the national charity says,...

First Milk reveals price for May supplies
First Milk reveals price for May supplies

Scottish-based co-op First Milk has revealed its milk price for its members in the month of May, in what is...

‘SNP refusal to accept UK legislation damaging farmers’
‘SNP refusal to accept UK legislation damaging farmers’

The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has labelled as ‘damaging’ the decision by the Scottish National Party (SNP) not to...

Parliament to force prime minister to request further Brexit extension
Parliament to force prime minister to request further Brexit extension

The parliament has voted by a majority of just one solitary vote to force the prime minister, Theresa May, to...

Scottish suckler beef scheme payments ‘ahead of schedule’
Scottish suckler beef scheme payments ‘ahead of schedule’

Payments for beef farmers under the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) will be a month ahead of schedule, according...

‘No compensation’ for sheep or lambs killed by released eagles
‘No compensation’ for sheep or lambs killed by released eagles

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has expressed its concern that there will be no compensation for farmers whose sheep or...

FUW: 5G coverage plans have ‘hidden costs’ for farmers
FUW: 5G coverage plans have ‘hidden costs’ for farmers

The UK Government’s plans to increase mobile phone coverage across Wales has “hidden and potentially expensive side effects for farmers”,...

UK to seek further Brexit extension ‘to leave in timely and orderly way’
UK to seek further Brexit extension ‘to leave in timely and orderly way’

The UK is to seek a further extension to Article 50 for “as short as possible” to secure a timely...

Sheep event to tackle key issues in Welsh industry
Sheep event to tackle key issues in Welsh industry

Brexit, animal health, and the environment will be some of the key issues to be addressed at the Welsh Sheep...

FSP launches second phase of farm safety campaign
FSP launches second phase of farm safety campaign

The Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) is launching the second phase of its farm safety campaign, which now brings livestock handling...

Co-operative launches new farmer insurance scheme
Co-operative launches new farmer insurance scheme

A leading co-operative has launched a new wholly-owned insurance service for its farmer members. Fram Farmers co-operative has launched the...

FUW: Revoke Article 50 to stop ‘ticking Brexit time bomb’
FUW: Revoke Article 50 to stop ‘ticking Brexit time bomb’

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has reacted to the latest votes in the House of Commons, again arguing that...

‘You think your dog is just playing with sheep…that could change’
‘You think your dog is just playing with sheep…that could change’

The National Farmers Union for Scotland (NFU Scotland) and local police in the Lothians and Borders region are teaming up...

Facebook removes ‘online harassment’ of game farmers
Facebook removes ‘online harassment’ of game farmers

Facebook has decided to remove a post on its website that revealed personal information, including locations, about game farmers and...