Rural Life
Charges made after man was shot twice during Lancs farm incident
A man has been charged by police investigating an armed robbery on a farm in England, where the occupier was...
England
Rural Life
65-year-old shot in armed robbery on UK farm
Detectives have launched an investigation after a man was shot and firearms stolen during an armed robbery on a farm...
N.Ireland
9 lambs killed in latest spate of UK lamb butchering
The latest incident of illegal sheep butchery is being investigated by police in Northamptonshire, England, following reports of nine lambs...
Rural Life
Handler injured by ‘spooked’ bull at Great Yorkshire show
A man was injured by a Limousin bull at the Great Yorkshire Show in the UK yesterday, Tuesday, July 9,...
Rural Life
Video: Culprits caught on camera trying to butcher sheep
Three men were caught on camera attempting to catch and butcher sheep in a field in the UK earlier this...
Rural Life
Video: Bale trailer breaks loose from towing tractor
Farmers and agricultural contractors who are in the midst of ‘busy season’ have been warned to ensure that their tractors...
Rural Life
Arson attack on former farm ‘backfires’ badly
Police have released footage showing a former farm being targeted by an arsonist – who ends up being set alight...
Rural Life
Stolen tractor found…overturned on roadside
Police are appealing for information after a stolen tractor was found overturned on the side of a road in England...
Rural Life
More than 400 stolen animals located in police raid
Police are working to reunite hundreds of suspected stolen animals with their rightful owners in north Yorkshire following a recent...
Dairy
Fancy some farm-fresh milk…from a vending machine?
Fancy selling fresh milk straight from a farm – through a vending machine? That’s exactly what one English farm has...
Machinery
Kuhn appoints new English dealer...but who is it?
Kuhn Farm Machinery has appointed a family-owned machinery chain as an additional dealer of its full range of agricultural and...
Agri-Business
English Total Farm Income up 41% in 2017
Total Income from Farming (TIFF) in England increased by 41% last year compared to 2016. It brings the amount earned...
Rural Life
'Quick thinking' ploughing halts crop fires across England
Fire crews and farmers worked together over the weekend to stop the spread of fires across fields of standing crops....
Agri-Business
Producers band together to call for protection for Devon Cider name
An application has been submitted for Devon Cider to become a protected brand, only able to be used by companies...
Arable
Oilseed rape area increases for the first time in 7 years
The area of oilseed rape planted in England and Scotland has increased for the first time in seven years – up...
Rural Life
Driver makes lucky escape after 'frightening' smash with cow in Durham
A driver in Durham was lucky to escape uninjured after colliding with a cow late last night. Police in the...
Agri-Business
Director banned after failing to pay minimum wage to farm labourers
A director of a company that supplied farm labourers has been banned for seven years after he repeatedly failed to...
Agri-Business
‘Smart’ farms to transform how we produce food
The University of Leeds has launched a new ‘smart farming’ initiative aiming to give farms and business a competitive advantage...
