Rural Life
'Chaotic' record-keeping lands farmer in court
A Carmarthenshire dairy farmer has been fined for ‘chaotic’ record-keeping that may have contributed to the spread of bovine tuberculosis...
Courts
Rural Life
Derbyshire farm fraudster ordered to repay stolen tax or face jail
A Derbyshire farmer, who evaded more than £70,000 of Income Tax contributions, has been told she must repay all the stolen...
Rural Life
Inspectors find 58 carcasses on farm with extreme neglect
Two Ceredigion brothers have been fined and banned from keeping livestock for five years after 58 bovine carcasses were found on...
Rural Life
Devon farmer convicted of welfare offences loses appeal
A Devon farmer who ignored animal welfare advice has lost his appeal to avoid jail time. William Douglas Dolley, of...
Rural Life
Devon farming partnership fined £53,000 after digger accident kills worker
A Devon farming partnership has been fined more than £53,000 after a worker was crushed to death by a faulty...
N.Ireland
Tyrone man convicted of tyre burning at Lough Neagh
A Co. Tyrone man has today, November 6, been convicted of burning tyres on the shore of Lough Neagh in...
N.Ireland
Tyrone man convicted of tyre burning at Lough Neagh
A Co. Tyrone man has today, November 6, been convicted of burning tyres on the shore of Lough Neagh in...
Rural Life
Yorkshire farmer pleads guilty to 22 offences after burned carcass found on farm
A Yorkshire farmer has been given a suspended sentence for breaches of the Cattle Identification Regulations and for failing to...
Agri-Business
NI farmer banned from keeping animals for life after mistreating pigs
A Co. Antrim farmer was today banned from keeping animals and sentenced to 18 months in prison suspended for four years...
Rural Life
Hare coursing group caught out by new database banned from Cambs farmland
Four men have been handed County Court injunctions to prevent them from hare coursing in Cambridgeshire. Denny Loveridge, James Crickmore,...
Rural Life
Cornish farmer banned for life after animals were found 'drowning in muck'
A Cornwall farmer responsible for one of the worst cases of animal neglect seen by a judge has been banned...
Agri-Business
Yorkshire couple banned from selling farm machinery
The East Riding couple behind QF Tractors has been banned from selling tractors and agricultural machinery to members of the public...
N.Ireland
Father and son who tried to fake TB test reactions convicted in court
A father and son from Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, who attempted to alter TB test reactions, have been convicted on...
Rural Life
Father and son who tried to fake TB test reactions convicted in court
A father and son from Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, who attempted to alter TB test reactions, have been convicted on...
N.Ireland
Council issues warning to dog owners after 3 huskies worry housed sheep
A Northern Ireland council is urging members of the public to keep their dogs under control after a man was...
N.Ireland
Council issues warning to dog owners after 3 huskies worry housed sheep
A Northern Ireland council is urging members of the public to keep their dogs under control after a man was...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted of 3 animal movement charges
A farmer was convicted of three animal movement offences at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court today (Monday, August 13). These comprised one...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted of 3 animal movement charges
A farmer was convicted of three animal movement offences at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court today (Monday, August 13). These comprised one...
