N.Ireland
NI orgs call for dogs to be kept under control following spate of livestock attacks
Northern Ireland Water, the Mourne Heritage Trust and the National Trust are calling for dog owners to keep their dogs...
Rural Life
Agri-Business
Price of agricultural land in England is 'very variable' - Strutt & Parker
The price of agricultural land in England is “very variable”, with arable land values ranging from £6,500/ac to £17,000/ac during...
Rural Life
Appeal for info after 126 sheep stolen from Yorkshire farm
South Yorkshire Police is appealing for information following the theft of 126 sheep from land on Owday Lane in Worksop....
Rural Life
Derbyshire: Men sentenced for using dogs to hunt deer
Two men have been sentenced after being caught using dogs to hunt deer and hare in Morley, Derbyshire. Derbyshire’s rural...
Agri-Business
Livestock farm with holiday cottages and caravan park comes to the market
A livestock farm near Barnard Castle featuring a 60 pitch static caravan park and the rental income of holiday cottages...
Rural Life
Tickets for Great Yorkshire Show sell out ahead of day 1
Tickets for the Great Yorkshire Show sold out across all four days last week, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS) has...
Rural Life
New research shows some farmers 'pressurised' into diversifying
Current “market dynamics” have “pressurised” some farmers into considering alternative farming activities in order to increase or diversify their income,...
Rural Life
NSA Sheep Event to provide an 'ideal day out' for the sheep industry
The National Sheep Association’s (NSA) Sheep Event, which takes place later this month, is set to be “an ideal day...
Agri Politics
New Labour govt has 'a lot to do' to secure rural confidence - NSA
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has said the new Labour government has “a lot to do” to secure rural confidence...
Agri-Business
Farm Focus: 600-day lactation at multifaceted German farm
Some patterns of farming are so well established that to think beyond what is considered the accepted norm, is to...
Rural Life
Advice needed to support farmers’ safety – expert
The need for practical tips and advice that support farmers’ safety and wellbeing, backed by the sector and policy, was...
Rural Life
AHDB to launch 'Milk Every Moment' campaign
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is set to launch its ‘Milk Every Moment’ campaign on Monday, July 8....
Rural Life
RHASS member wins SRUC Fordyce Maxwell Award
The competitions and livestock executive of the Roya Highland and Agricultural Society (RHASS) has won Scotland’s Rural College’s (SRUC) Fordyce...
Rural Life
Hay fires: Farmers urged to 'keep an eye' on freshly baled hay
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue has issued a reminder to farmers to “keep an eye” on freshly baled hay...
Rural Life
'Farming and lynx can co-exist' - Missing Lynx Project
The Missing Lynx Project has said farming and lynx can co-exist, and is asking communities in Northumberland and the bordering...
Agri-Business
GSC Grays launches 10-year tenancy opportunity on Swinton Estate
GSC Grays has brought a “unique” tenancy opportunity on the Swinton Estate near Masham, North Yorkshire, to the market. Badger...
Sheep
Flintshire: Sheep involved in dog attack found with 'appalling injuries'
North Wales Police’s rural crime team has said an ewe and a lamb were found with “appalling injuries and bitemarks...
Sheep
Welsh shearer to attempt to shear sheep for 9 hours to break record
A Welsh sheep shearer is set to make a record-breaking attempt to shear sheep across nine hours later this month....
