Rachel Birch

RSPCA issues advice to dog owners for sheep worrying week
RSPCA issues advice to dog owners for sheep worrying week

To mark the National Sheep Association’s ‘Sheep Worrying Week’, which takes place from this week from April 14 until April...

Scottish firefighters work overnight to curb Fraserburgh farm blaze
Scottish firefighters work overnight to curb Fraserburgh farm blaze

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has confirmed its officers remain on site of a fire on a farm near...

Poll shows fox hunting low on voters’ agenda – Countryside Alliance
Poll shows fox hunting low on voters’ agenda – Countryside Alliance

Countryside Alliance Ireland has called on Stormont to focus on the priorities of people in Northern Ireland, after a new...

67% of rural retailers reported a crime in the last 12 months – NFU Mutual
67% of rural retailers reported a crime in the last 12 months – NFU Mutual

More than two-thirds (67%) of rural retailers have suffered from crime in the last 12 months, new research from NFU...

‘When I tell them I’m a butcher, they say, oh really?’
‘When I tell them I’m a butcher, they say, oh really?’

For 23-year-old apprentice butcher, Ebony Murtagh, the challenge of overcoming the traditional gender stereotype that has become a hallmark of...

‘Designated sites are quite literally adding fuel to the fire’ – UFU
‘Designated sites are quite literally adding fuel to the fire’ – UFU

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU is calling for urgent action and improved support for farmers to help manage hill ground...

NI ‘Rural Needs Annual Monitoring Report’ published
NI ‘Rural Needs Annual Monitoring Report’ published

Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has published his department’s seventh ‘Rural Needs Annual Monitoring Report’. The...

Police appeal for witnesses following theft of 19 pregnant ewes
Police appeal for witnesses following theft of 19 pregnant ewes

Police have appealed for witnesses to assist investigations into the alleged theft of 19 pregnant ewes from a farm in...

Fermanagh council issues reminder to dog owners amid lambing
Fermanagh council issues reminder to dog owners amid lambing

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council have issued a reminder to dog owners to be extra vigilant around livestock over the...

Watch: Cow dance ‘koeiendans’ marks springtime in Netherlands
Watch: Cow dance ‘koeiendans’ marks springtime in Netherlands

Every spring, Dutch people flock to their local farms to watch ‘the dance of the cows’ (koeiendans), which occurs when...

Clarkson’s Farm set to return to screens in May
Clarkson’s Farm set to return to screens in May

Season four of the tv programme, Clarkson’s Farm, has just been confirmed, with the show set to premiere on May...

Tractor strikes two houses in Chester following collision
Tractor strikes two houses in Chester following collision

Cheshire Constabulary has confirmed reports of a collision between a tractor and a car, which resulted in the tractor driving...

RaboResearch: EU chicken prices up 15% in Q2 2025
RaboResearch: EU chicken prices up 15% in Q2 2025

According to RaboResearch’s latest animal protein report, EU chicken prices have risen 15% year-on-year during the first quarter of 2025,...

What you need to know about the NI pay increase for agri workers
What you need to know about the NI pay increase for agri workers

The Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland has confirmed a pay increase for agricultural workers. The pay increase, which was...

Harvard scientists warn of bird flu pandemic
Harvard scientists warn of bird flu pandemic

Medical and infectious disease specialists from Harvard University have expressed concern about the growing incidence of bird flu outbreaks in...

UK government has confirmed first case of bird flu in a sheep
UK government has confirmed first case of bird flu in a sheep

The UK government today (Monday, March 24) confirmed that avian influenza (bird flu) has been detected in a single sheep...

UK food exports to EU down 34.6% since Brexit – FDF
UK food exports to EU down 34.6% since Brexit – FDF

A new report from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has revealed that UK food exports to the EU fell by 34.6%...

Antrim farmer fined £6k for illegal disposal of controlled waste
Antrim farmer fined £6k for illegal disposal of controlled waste

A Co. Antrim farmer has been fined £6,000 by the Antrim Crown Court, after pleading guilty to two breaches of...