Rachel Birch

AWF receives £12,000 for student grant scheme
AWF receives £12,000 for student grant scheme

British Veterinary Association‘s charity, Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF), secured £12,000 from the Benefact Group to fund its student grant scheme,...

Marks & Spencer paves way for robotic farming
Marks & Spencer paves way for robotic farming

The retailer Marks & Spencer is trialling robotically farmed parsnips which are due to be sold in stores from November,...

Muir urges NI farmers to avail of BCR scheme
Muir urges NI farmers to avail of BCR scheme

Minister for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) for Northern Ireland Andrew Muir, has issued a reminder...

RHASS holds Harvest Thanksgiving service for Scottish farmers
RHASS holds Harvest Thanksgiving service for Scottish farmers

Scotland’s farming community were celebrated in a Harvest Thanksgiving service hosted by Edinburgh’s St Giles Cathedral in conjunction with the...

Welsh farmer sentenced for disposal of cattle in slurry pit
Welsh farmer sentenced for disposal of cattle in slurry pit

A Welsh farmer was handed a 12-month suspended sentence for several counts of animal welfare charges, including the disposal of...

NI farmer and owl conservationist slams ‘ludicrous’ EFS
NI farmer and owl conservationist slams ‘ludicrous’ EFS

A Co. Down farmer and wildlife conservationist has highlighted inadequacies in Northern Ireland’s current agri-environment legislation, referring to it as...

Muir pays tribute to vets during BVA dinner speech
Muir pays tribute to vets during BVA dinner speech

Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, paid tribute to the veterinary industry during his keynote...

Elderly farmer served 6-month sentence for animal abuse
Elderly farmer served 6-month sentence for animal abuse

An elderly Welsh farmer has received a 6-month sentence, which was suspended for a year, after she pleaded guilty to...

8-year-old boy who died by gunshot on English farm named
8-year-old boy who died by gunshot on English farm named

An eight-year-old boy, who died as a result of gunshot wounds sustained in an incident on a farm in East...

AHDB: Strong demand for British beef exports in first half of 2024
AHDB: Strong demand for British beef exports in first half of 2024

British beef exports enjoyed a strong performance from both EU and non EU markets in the first half of 2024,...

Meat Promotion Wales: Record high for British beef prices
Meat Promotion Wales: Record high for British beef prices

Deadweight british beef prices have soared to a record high as a result of strong domestic and international demand and...

Soil Association disappointed over new precision breeding law
Soil Association disappointed over new precision breeding law

The Soil Association has expressed disappointment in response to today’s announcement by the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural...

American man charged for conspiracy to clone giant sheep
American man charged for conspiracy to clone giant sheep

An American man was charged in connection with committing two felony wildlife crimes yesterday (Monday, September 30) at the U.S...

Women in Dairy celebrates 10th anniversary conference
Women in Dairy celebrates 10th anniversary conference

The 10th anniversary Women in Dairy Conference was celebrated in Stoneleigh Abbey on September 19, with a host of speeches...

3D printed vegan steak launches in UK retailers
3D printed vegan steak launches in UK retailers

Redefine meat, a meat substitute company pioneering the use of 3D printing technology in the manufacturing of plant-based alternatives, has...

Bluetongue survey launched to assess impact on farms
Bluetongue survey launched to assess impact on farms

The livestock industry have come together to launch a bluetongue survey aimed at understanding the impact of bluetongue variant 3...

Secretary of state visits Essex farm to discuss bluetongue
Secretary of state visits Essex farm to discuss bluetongue

Secretary of state, Steve Reed, visited a farm in Essex on Wednesday, September 25, to meet the farmer and NFU...

NSA announces appointment of new NI development officer
NSA announces appointment of new NI development officer

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has announced the appointment of Ellen Moorehead as new NSA Northern Ireland regional coordinator. Moorehead...