Rural Life
Wiltshire: Thieves are targeting Massey Fergusons to sell overseas
Rural thieves are targeting classic Massey Fergusons and exporting them overseas due to the simpler level of mechanical maintenance, according...
Rural Life
Agri-Business
Non-farmers bought more than half the farms sold in 2023
Non-farmers bought more than half of the farms and estates sold on the open market in England in 2023, according...
Rural Life
60% see no improvement to rural policing with crime commissioners - survey
Nearly 60% of those surveyed by the Countryside Alliance do not think rural policing has improved since the introduction of...
Agri-Business
Farmers and vets team up to improve animal health in Welsh pilot project
Farmers and vets are set to team up to help improve animal health and farm productivity under a pilot project...
Rural Life
Surrey: Lambs run over with vehicle in 'extremely unusual' incident
Surrey Police is investigating the deaths of several lambs after they were run over with a vehicle at a farm...
Rural Life
Six cows rescued from slurry pit after being 'trapped' for hours
Fire crews from Dorchester assisted in the rescuing of six cows from an underground slurry pit on a farm near...
Rural Life
NSA reminds farmers to look out for each other this month
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is urging the farming community to look out for their farming peers this January, as...
Environment
Burnley farmer faces £1,000 fine for illegal burning
A farmer in Burnley has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 after Burnley Council took legal action to stop...
Rural Life
NFU urges farmers to take part in the 2024 Big Farmland Bird Count
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is urging farmers and growers to get involved with the 2024 Big Farmland Bird Count....
Agri-Business
Sell land before the General Election to avoid impact of tax changes
Selling land before the next General Election could be the right decision to avoid the potential impact of tax changes....
Rural Life
Countryside Alliance takes issue with vegan promotion by councils
The Countryside Alliance has called for two councils to retract their public support for vegan diets, in a bid to...
N.Ireland
Vet prices and treatments ‘must be fair’ – Sugden
Vet prices are rising faster than inflation but a review by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) should help...
Sheep
Farmer found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals
A Gloucestershire farmer has pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a ram, failing in his duty of care to...
Rural Life
UK government offers grants to farmers impacted by flooding
The UK government has announced grants of up to £25,000 (€29,000) for farmers who have been severely impacted by flooding...
N.Ireland
100 ferrets have been caught on Rathlin Island
Efforts to eradicate ferrets entirely are well underway on Rathlin Island, off the coast of Co. Antrim. The conservation project...
Environment
Scottish fly-tippers now face fines of £500
Fly-tipping offences in Scotland are now punishable by on-the-spot fines of £500 as new regulations come into force. The new...
Pig/Poultry
Cornwall farmer receives suspended sentence for animal welfare offences
A farmer from North Cornwall has been given a suspended prison sentence after he admitted to a string of animal...
Rural Life
Farmer rescues two people from sinking car in Lincolnshire river
Lincolnshire Police has thanked a local farmer for his role in rescuing people from a car stranded in a river....
