Agri-Business
Man 'trampled to death' by cattle while wife is left paralysed - HSE
A farmer has been given a suspended jail sentence after his cattle “trampled a man to death” and left his...
Rural Life
N.Ireland
Agri-institute delivers positive change across sectors in NI
The chair of Northern Ireland Institute of Agricultural Science (NIIAS) , Jim Freeburn, has confirmed the key role played by...
Rural Life
'New wave' of GPS thefts is 'incredibly alarming' - NFU Mutual
Rural insurer NFU Mutual has said that a “new wave” of GPS thefts is “incredibly alarming”, and has issued a...
Rural Life
Govt sets out bluetongue disease control framework
The UK government has today Thursday (May 23) set out how it will work with the farming industry to manage...
Rural Life
Estates sector generates £2.4b/year for the Scottish economy
Scottish Land and Estates (SLE) chair, Dee Ward welcomed the renewed focus by political leaders on fostering an economy that...
Rural Life
Thieves throw items at farmer while 'taking off' on his quad bike
On Monday, May 20, a farmer returned back to his farm in Wincle, Chesire to discover two thieves taking off...
Rural Life
Mental health of those in rural communities is 'neglected' - BACP
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) has said that the mental health of those in rural communities is...
Rural Life
Future Countryside to place rural policy 'at the forefront' ahead of General Election
The 2024 Future Countryside conference aims to put rural policy “at the forefront” ahead of the upcoming General Election, organisers...
Rural Life
77% support putting more resources into rural areas
When shown a range of arguments for investing in rural areas, 77% of adults in England polled by YouGov supported...
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Research: UK farmers to get kits to collect canine DNA from attacked livestock
Farmers, vets and police officers in parts of England and Wales are to get early evidence kits to collect canine...
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NFU Cymru to provide food and farming lessons to Welsh schools
The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru), working alongside NFU Education, will stream two food and farming live lessons...
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Scottish Borders farm with country house comes to the market
A Scottish Borders farm with a four-bedroom country house and two-bedroom cottage on 137.7ac has been brought to the market...
Rural Life
Lock farmyard gates at night to deter 'drive through thieves' - crime team
Wiltshire Police’s rural crime team is urging farmers and those living in rural areas to lock their farmyard gates at...
N.Ireland
Gallery: Balmoral Show and Lely’s 50,000th Astronaut robot
With breaks of sunshine in between cloud, day one of Balmoral Show yesterday (Wednesday, May 16) brought thousands of visitors...
N.Ireland
Ex-Irish rugby player raising heart health awareness for farmers
Former Ireland and Ulster rugby prop forward Simon Best has partnered with British Heart Foundation (BHF) Northern Ireland (NI) to...
Rural Life
UK set to ban livestock exports after bill is passed
The UK parliament passed a bill yesterday (Tuesday, May 14), which will ban the livestock exports of animals for slaughter...
N.Ireland
Muir launches £3m Peatland Challenge Fund competition
A new £3 million fund competition to help protect Northern Ireland’s peatlands has been launched by Minister of Agriculture, Environment...
N.Ireland
Men due in court for cutting down ‘world-famous’ sycamore tree
Two men are due to appear in court today (Wednesday, May 15), after cutting down the “world-famous” sycamore gap tree...
