Government
Bird flu housing measures to end next Tuesday
The mandatory housing measures currently in place to help halt the spread of avian influenza (bird flu) will be lifted...
England
Agri-Business
Suffolk bank to accept mortgages on properties with agri restrictions
Suffolk Building Society has announced a change to its lending criteria which will allow mortgage applications on residential properties with...
Forestry
Forestry Commission updates oak moth boundaries to manage spread
The Forestry Commission updated operational zones and boundaries in a bid to manage the spread of oak processionary moth (OPM)...
Government
Spring budget: Halving inflation and avoiding recession
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has today (Wednesday, March 15) delivered his spring budget to the House of Commons,...
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
Cold weather alert extended to cover the weekend
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has extended its level 3 cold weather alert to cover the weekend amid amber...
Environment
Waste disposal: Check the collection register and avoid fines
The English, Scottish and Welsh governments have records of all those registered to legally partake in waste collection/disposal and urge...
Sheep
England vs. Wales: Sheep show support for boys in red
England and Wales will face each other in the World Cup this evening (Tuesday, November 29), and two former professional...
Rural Life
Drought threshold reached by large parts of England
The National Drought Group (NDG) has met to discuss the response to the driest summer in fifty years and the...
Environment
Water expert raises drought concerns after dry start to the year
England and Wales have seen the driest start of the year since 1976 and it has raised concerns that the...
Arable
Pesticide users: Deadline to register details approaching
Farmers that use professional Plant Protection Products (PPPs) and adjuvants are being reminded that the deadline to register their details...
Government
UK-wide fuel duty cut of 5p/L from this evening
Fuel duty across the UK will be cut by 5p/L, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak confirmed in his...
N.Ireland
Five-legged lamb born in northeast England
A five-legged lamb has been born on a farm in Northumberland, northeast England. What's more, the extra leg also has...
Beef
BSE case confirmed on farm in England
A single case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm in Somerset, England, the UK's Department...
Rural Life
Investigation launched after 600 bales go up in smoke in UK
An investigation has been launched by local authorities after some 600 bales of straw were destroyed in a fire in...
Agri-Business
70,000 pigs backing up on UK farms amid worker shortage
Healthy pigs will end up being destroyed and wasted - with an estimated 70,000 pigs backing up on farms -...
Rural Life
Animal welfare activists blockade UK dairy factory
A group of animal welfare activists has blockaded an Arla Foods dairy distribution centre in the UK in an overnight...
Rural Life
Sheep ‘butchered’ in field prompts police probe
Police are investigating an incident where two sheep were found butchered in a field in Kent in recent days. The...
