William Kellett

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William Kellett is a third year Journalism and New Media student at the University of Limerick. He hails from Co. Meath and comes from a farming background on both sides of his family. Outside of writing he is a former winner of the Irish National Racing Driver of the Year award.

NI: £2m scheme to improve health of bees and pollinators
NI: £2m scheme to improve health of bees and pollinators

Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots MLA has launched a scheme specifically for schools to...

Bath and West show to return this June
Bath and West show to return this June

The Royal Bath and West show is set to return on June 2, for a three-day celebration of Great British...

DAERA seizes illegal veterinary medicines imported from Singapore
DAERA seizes illegal veterinary medicines imported from Singapore

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that they have seized a quantity of illegal veterinary...

Balmoral Show prepares to return to traditional dates
Balmoral Show prepares to return to traditional dates

Representatives from Ulster Bank and the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) have come together to kickstart the countdown to this...

Poots orders a halt to all NI Protocol border checks
Poots orders a halt to all NI Protocol border checks

Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has issued an order to his department to stop the border checks of any...

‘A vet school for Coleraine would be a win-win’ – Sugden
‘A vet school for Coleraine would be a win-win’ – Sugden

East Derry MLA Claire Sugden has said the overdue report into the need for a vet school in Northern Ireland...

£2m awarded to search and rescue teams across NI
£2m awarded to search and rescue teams across NI

A new £2 million Covid-19 scheme to help support vital search and rescue teams across Northern Ireland has been announced...

Landscape Recovery scheme applications now open
Landscape Recovery scheme applications now open

Farmers and landowners will be able to apply for funding to support projects that will restore nature, reduce flood risks...

AHDB to showcase red meat and dairy at Gulfood
AHDB to showcase red meat and dairy at Gulfood

Red meat and dairy from the UK will take centre stage this month at one of the world’s largest food...

Poots awards £300,000 funding boost to NI food and drink sector
Poots awards £300,000 funding boost to NI food and drink sector

Funding to showcase the Northern Irish food and drink sector has been announced by Northern Ireland (NI) Agriculture Minister Edwin...

Project Stratum expansion is ‘vital for rural communities’ – Sugden
Project Stratum expansion is ‘vital for rural communities’ – Sugden

East Derry MLA Claire Sugden has welcomed the expansion of the Project Stratum internet roll-out to include a further 8,500...

SCOPS Nematodirus Forecast to go live on February 1
SCOPS Nematodirus Forecast to go live on February 1

Mild conditions experienced in parts of the UK at the New Year, coupled with a predicted warm end to January,...

Cranswick acquires Grove Pet Foods
Cranswick acquires Grove Pet Foods

Cranswick a leading UK food producer, announces today (Monday, January 31) that it has acquired the entire issued share capital...

NSA ARMM meeting moved to end of February
NSA ARMM meeting moved to end of February

National Sheep Association (NSA) members and others linked to the sheep industry in Scotland are invited to the NSA Scottish...

FUW breakfast events to continue across Wales
FUW breakfast events to continue across Wales

The Ceredigion branch of the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is hosting three breakfast events in February to celebrate not...

Jimmy Doherty named the next Chancellor of Writtle University College
Jimmy Doherty named the next Chancellor of Writtle University College

Farmer and television presenter Jimmy Doherty has accepted an exciting new role as the Chancellor of Writtle University College in...

New head of regulatory affairs at ADAMA UK
New head of regulatory affairs at ADAMA UK

ADAMA Agricultural Solutions has appointed Dr. Lesley Young as the company’s new head of regulatory affairs for the UK and...

Lancashire farmers to benefit from technology project
Lancashire farmers to benefit from technology project

Dozens of farmers across Lancashire are starting to learn new skills thanks to a major investment in the very latest...