N.Ireland
Community Growers highlight challenge of finding land
An increasing number of people want to grow their own food locally, but finding suitable land to establish community gardens...
Rural Life
Environment
Man wanted for illegal waste activities on Cotswolds farm
A warrant is out for the arrest of a waste offender who participated in illegal waste activities on a Cotswolds...
Rural Life
Stolen £40k pump and £4k trailer recovered in Derbyshire
Derbyshire Constabulary’s rural crime team has seized and recovered a number of high-value agricultural machinery items during the last week,...
Beef
NFU Scotland to host bovine TB webinar
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland is to host a webinar this week on the topic of bovine tuberculosis (bTB)...
Agri-Business
JCP Solicitors appoints new head of rural practice team
Law firm JCP Solicitors has announced the appointment of Rhys Evans as the new head of its rural practice team....
Rural Life
Shrewsbury's free health checks for farmers scheme extended
Shropshire Council has provided free health checks to farmers through its community wellbeing outreach team at Shrewsbury Livestock Auction Centre...
Rural Life
Strutt & Parker announces new natural capital team
Property consultant Strutt & Parker has announced the members of its natural capital team – a new team that will...
Agri-Business
World Farmers’ Organisation sets up solidarity fund for members
The World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) has announced the establishment of a solidarity fund to assist and support the member organisations...
Machinery
Farmers seek 4x4 vehicles to send to Ukraine
A group of UK farmers is looking for support in their mission to supply 4×4 vehicles to the front line...
Agri Politics
Spring budget: More money to tackle 'curse of potholes'
An additional £200 million has been allocated to the UK’s pothole repair budget, bringing the total funds available to local...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined after dog walker thrown and trampled by his cow
A farmer in the UK has been fined after a dog walker was thrown 8ft into the air by one...
Rural Life
7 men sentenced for trespassing and poaching in Oxfordshire
Seven men have been sentenced for entering land as a trespasser with poaching equipment in Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire. Following a...
Beef
Anglesey farmers to be advised on TB measures
The Welsh government is set to issue advice for cattle keepers on Anglesey to help keep bovine tuberculosis (bTB) incidences...
Rural Life
Four men charged with hare coursing offences in Lincolnshire
Four men have been charged with hare coursing offences after Lincolnshire Police received several reports from the Common Drove area...
Rural Life
CLA calls for Starmer to scrap his promise of a Right to Roam Act
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has written to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer calling on him to scrap...
Machinery
£158k of machinery recovered from 'scene like an Avengers film'
Warwickshire Police’s rural crime team has recovered £158,000 worth of stolen machinery in a mission it said was “like a...
Rural Life
Pics: Tractor fire sets barn alight in Cornwall
A tractor fire resulted in an entire agricultural building in Callington, east Cornwall, going up in flames on Wednesday (March...
Rural Life
'Blizzard conditions' likely in England, Wales and NI
The Met Office has warned that “blizzard conditions are likely for a time” in northern England, Wales, and of Northern...
