Rural Life
Farmer left dumbfounded after birth of quadruplet heifer calves
A farmer in north Co. Clare was left dumbfounded after a cow gave birth to four identical heifer calves over...
Farmer
N.Ireland
Landowner fined for damaging protected habitat
A landowner has been fined £3,400 (€3,990) recently at Newry Magistrates’ court for breaches of Environment Order legislation. The Co....
Rural Life
Video: Farmer ditches modern machinery in favour of horses
A farmer in Co. Louth has decided to ditch modern machinery in favour of ploughing, cultivating and harvesting with horses....
N.Ireland
Farmer handed suspended jail sentence for animal movement offences
A Co. Armagh farmer was convicted at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court recently on 21 charges relating to animal movement offences. Jim Thompson,...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined over £1,250 for failure to notify animal movements
A Co. Down farmer was convicted recently at Newry Magistrates’ Court of one charge of failure to notify the births or movement...
N.Ireland
Farmer and haulier convicted and fined on animal welfare charge
A farmer and a haulier were recently convicted at Armagh Magistrates’ Court on a charge connected with the transportation of an...
Rural Life
10 last minute Christmas gift ideas for your farmer father
With just one more shopping day left until Christmas Day, most of the presents should all be wrapped and placed...
Rural Life
Farmer who shot 3 deer out of season says he was preventing TB being spread
A farmer, who previously pleaded guilty to two counts under the Wildlife Act, has claimed that he shot three deer...
N.Ireland
Five cattle die and farmer lucky to be alive after slurry incident on farm
Three cows and two calves have died on a farm in Northern Ireland and a farmer is lucky to be...
N.Ireland
Farmer receives 3-month suspended sentence on animal welfare charges
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been handed a three-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, on several animal welfare...
World News
Woman receives 25 years in prison for killing her husband with a pitchfork
A woman in the US has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing her husband with a pitchfork...
Rural Life
Video: Croatian farmer blocks cars in field by ploughing
An annoyed Croatian farmer has decided to block cars into his field by ploughing around them. The disgruntled farmer came...
N.Ireland
Tyrone farmer fined for moving a sheep unfit for journey
A Northern Ireland farmer has been fined £500 by Craigavon Magistrates’ Court for transporting a sheep that was not fit for the...
Rural Life
Video: This Laois farmer hit the headlines over the weekend
A Laois farmer’s dance moves hit the headlines over the weekend after he was filmed by his cousin throwing shapes...
World News
Leroy the calf saved by a dip in the hot tub
A US farmer has saved the life of one of his calves after he missed one of his cows give...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted for transporting injured animal to factory
A Tyrone farmer was fined in recent weeks after he was convicted of transporting an animal with a broken leg....
Dairy
UK farmer anger as co-op delays January milk cheques
Some UK dairy farmers will see their milk cheques delayed by two weeks this month amid cash flow concerns at...
