Agri-Business
22% rise in rural crime in 2022 - report
Rural crime increased by 22.1% in 2022 to £49.5 million, according to an NFU Mutual report published today (Tuesday, August...
Rural Life
Agri-Business
$1.7m to improve breeding of New Zealand farm dogs
New Zealand is set to spend over NZ$1.7 million (almost €1 million) on a new industry-led project to improve the...
N.Ireland
PSNI investigate theft of 12 sheep in Fermanagh
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the theft of 12 sheep in Co. Fermanagh. The PSNI has...
Rural Life
10 young Welsh farmers awarded travel scholarships
10 young farmers from across Wales have been selected as the recipients of this year’s Gareth Raw Rees Memorial Travel...
N.Ireland
‘Farmers should date other farmers’ – Katch CEO
The CEO of Wexford-based Katch, a socialising app for singles in Ireland, is championing the idea that farmers should date...
N.Ireland
DAERA call for air pollution evidence ‘extremely concerning’ – UFU
A formal call for evidence on air pollution by Northern Ireland’s Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is...
Rural Life
BVA launches menopause hub to help keep vets in profession
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has launched a menopause hub with the aim of keeping “highly skilled vets” in the...
N.Ireland
Irish sheep shearing record attempt to take place in Antrim
An attempt to break the Irish sheep shearing record will take place in Co. Antrim next week. Tom Perry, a...
Rural Life
New signs raise awareness of walking through fields with cattle
NFU Mutual has produced new signs that farmers can use to caution members of the public walking on their land...
Machinery
Farmers urged to consider fire safety following 10ac blaze
Firefighters have urged farmers to think about fire safety following a call out to a field fire in Essex last...
N.Ireland
CAFRE: Hedgerow managing tips that ‘benefit’ the environment
Farmers can make small changes to hedgerow management to benefit the environment, according to an adviser with the College of...
N.Ireland
Man fined by court for causing suffering to hen
A man has been convicted and fined by a court in Northern Ireland for causing unnecessary suffering to a hen...
N.Ireland
NI: Investigation launched into poisoning of 2 white-tailed eagles
Police in Northern Ireland investigating the deaths of two white-tailed eagles last month in Ballymena, Co. Antrim have confirmed the...
Rural Life
Minister drives tractor to Westminster in support of Len's Light
Minister of State for Farming, Fisheries and Food, Mark Spencer, has shown his support for farming and rural communities by...
Environment
18% of waste is illegally managed - survey
According to the National Waste Crime Survey 2023, 18% of all waste is illegally managed. This figure remains unchanged from...
N.Ireland
Man who set wife on fire at family farm jailed for 18 years
A judge in Northern Ireland has sentenced a man, who set his wife on fire, in a car at the...
Rural Life
FUW staff to embark on Welsh 3000s challenge for charity
Eight staff members from the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) and FUW Insurance Service are embarking on a 24-hour challenge...
N.Ireland
NFU calls for goverment to act on water shortages
With temperatures continuing to reach record levels across the UK, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling on the government...
