Government
Wales introduces total ban on snares and glue traps
Wales has introduced the first total ban on the use of snares and glue traps in the UK. Rural Affairs...
Rural Life
Rural Life
Dorset & Wiltshire fire service battles fire in barn with 75t of hay
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has been tackling a barn fire in Bromham since shortly after 3:00a.m this...
Agri-Business
10% drop in farmers buying farmland this year - GSC Grays
Rural land and property specialist GSC Grays has said the number of farmer buyers for farmland in 2023 has dropped...
Rural Life
Record number of young competitors set for this year's English Winter Fair
A record number of young competitors are set to attend this year’s English Winter Fair, organisers have said. The event,...
Agri-Business
Using satellite data to enhance global food security
Accurate estimates and forecasts of crop area and yield play an important role in guiding policy decisions related to food...
Government
Bus fares in rural England drop by 11%
Bus fares in rural areas of England have dropped by 11%, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)...
Agri-Business
Galbraith brings Whitlaw Farm on 107ha to the market
Whitlaw Farm, sitting on over 107ha of land northwest of Lauder, has been brought to the market by Galbraith. The...
Rural Life
Rural Crime Action Week is a 'reminder' of farmers' needs - NFU
National Rural Crime Action Week, which is underway this week (September 18-22), is a timely reminder that farmers need greater...
Rural Life
Staffordshire: Appeals for info after the theft of New Holland tractor
Staffordshire Police rural and wildlife crime team has appealed for information regarding the theft of a blue New Holland tractor...
Rural Life
DM Hall brings farmhouse and outbuildings on 8ac site to the market
A “rarely available” combination of a derelict farmhouse, mixed outbuildings and land on 8ac outside Falkirk has been brought to...
Agri-Business
Lodi UK publishes tips to protect grain stores from rodents
Pest control products manufacturer, Lodi UK, has said rodent numbers have risen sharply following Covid-19 and, as temperatures fall, rodents...
Rural Life
Mental health of farmers comes down to their 'financial resilience' - BACP
Finance is the biggest source of stress for farmers and others living in rural communities, leading to their mental health...
N.Ireland
Focus: Adding value to a sheep enterprise with ‘lamb ham’
By Barbara Collins Alan and Wendy Dempster breed sheep on their 50ac farm near Ballymoney in Co. Antrim. It is...
Rural Life
North Yorkshire Police to lead 'major clampdown' on rural crime
North Yorkshire Police’s rural taskforce has said it will spearhead a “major clampdown” on rural crime next week. The taskforce...
Rural Life
High suicide rates in farmers linked to a 'masculine workforce'
High suicide rates among farmers have been linked to a masculine workforce which “finds it harder to talk about their...
Dairy
UK Dairy Day 2023: Timetables, parking info and maps
This year’s UK Dairy Day takes place at the International Centre, Telford, tomorrow (Wednesday, September 13), with over 270 exhibitors...
Rural Life
3 people in agriculture die by suicide every week - BACP
Three people in the UK farming and agricultural industry die by suicide every week, according to the British Association for...
Arable
Galbraith brings farmhouse on 112ac site to the market
Galbraith has brought Cockmuir Farm – a 112ac site including a farmhouse, arable and pasture land, wetland and woodland –...
