Rachel Birch

Retailers voice support for farmers amid inheritance tax changes
Retailers voice support for farmers amid inheritance tax changes

Lidl, Tesco, M&S, Asda, Aldi, Morrisons and the Co-op, are among the growing number of British retailers to voice their...

Jersey suspends German animal imports following FMD outbreak
Jersey suspends German animal imports following FMD outbreak

The sovereign island of Jersey has suspended the import of livestock, fresh meat, dairy products and animal by-products from Germany,...

Storm Éowyn generates red weather warnings in NI and Scotland
Storm Éowyn generates red weather warnings in NI and Scotland

The Met Office has recorded gusts of over 90mph in Northern Ireland (NI) and northern Wales this morning (January 24),...

Dangerous driving by hare and deer coursers cause crop damage
Dangerous driving by hare and deer coursers cause crop damage

Lincolnshire Police have received reports of dangerous driving resulting in “thousands of pounds’ worth” of crop damage to farms in...

UFU publishes tractor rally routes ahead of mass protest
UFU publishes tractor rally routes ahead of mass protest

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has published the routes of its upcoming mass tractor rallies, due to take place across...

Quality Meat from Britain brand expansion to boost exports
Quality Meat from Britain brand expansion to boost exports

Exports of British red meat to Europe are expected to rise in the coming months following the Agriculture and Horticulture...

Low Carbon Agriculture Show advocates for ‘Regenuary’
Low Carbon Agriculture Show advocates for ‘Regenuary’

Organisers of the upcoming Low Carbon Agriculture Show 2025 are advocating for the adoption of ‘Regenuary’, a movement coined by...

Bluetongue restrictions ease as seasonal vector low period announced
Bluetongue restrictions ease as seasonal vector low period announced

The UK’s chief veterinary officer has announced that the country is now in the seasonal vector low period for bluetongue...

Wiltshire farmer convicted of animal welfare charge
Wiltshire farmer convicted of animal welfare charge

Wiltshire Council has announced the sentencing of local farmer, Daniel Hayward, who received a 10 month imprisonment, suspended for 12...

New study to focus on health and well-being of women in agriculture
New study to focus on health and well-being of women in agriculture

A new study by the University of Exeter’s Centre for Rural Policy Research (CRPR) and The Farming Community Network (FCN),...

Two lecturers appointed as co-deans at the RAU
Two lecturers appointed as co-deans at the RAU

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) have announced a university first with the joint appointment of two associate professors as co-deans...

Gates Foundation awards £1.7m towards barber’s pole worm vaccine
Gates Foundation awards £1.7m towards barber’s pole worm vaccine

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has donated £1.7 million towards the development of a vaccine against barbers pole worm...

NI to remain exempt from new gun licensing fees
NI to remain exempt from new gun licensing fees

DUP spokesperson for environment, food and rural affairs, MP Carla Lockhart, has reassured Northern Ireland’s (NI) 53,000 gun holders that...

Farmer Network workshops to help young farmers with finances
Farmer Network workshops to help young farmers with finances

The Farmer Network has launched a series of workshops, supported by the National Lottery Reaching Communities fund to assist the...

Gun license fees to rise by 144% to £194
Gun license fees to rise by 144% to £194

The government have published a new structure for gun license fees, effective from February 5 2025, which will see the...

Lancashire dairy farm fined £10,000 for slurry pollution
Lancashire dairy farm fined £10,000 for slurry pollution

A dairy farm in Lancashire has been ordered to pay over £10,000 by the Lancaster Magistrates’ Court for slurry pollution, following...

MP accuses Reeves of ‘burying her head in the sand’
MP accuses Reeves of ‘burying her head in the sand’

Upper Bann MP, Carla Lockhart, has challenged the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves to prioritise the repair of her...

NSA urges vigilance following news of foot and mouth in Germany
NSA urges vigilance following news of foot and mouth in Germany

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has called for vigilance among the nation’s sheep farmers, following the news of a confirmed...