Rural Life
Entries open for 3 days of Royal Bath & West Show competitions
Entries are now open for competitions running across the three days of the Royal Bath & West Show. The show...
Farmers
Agri-Business
Open Farm Sunday presents 'huge opportunity' for participating farmers
The Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) group has said that Open Farm Sunday presents participating farmers with a “huge opportunity”...
Agri-Business
Scotland: New calving interval of 410 days added to SSBSS
A new calving interval of 410 days measured on an individual animal basis has been added to the Scottish Suckler...
Agri-Business
Red Tractor drops Greener Farms Commitment module
Red Tractor Assurance has today (Friday, March 22) announced that it is dropping its Greener Farms Commitment (GFC) module following...
Beef
Beef 're-imagined' for British beef week
The Great British Beef Week (GBBW) returns for its 14th year on Tuesday, April 23. The campaign celebrates the versality...
Agri-Business
Online climate change and livestock course launches for farm vets
VetSalus has launched a new online course for farm vets and paraprofessionals centred on climate change and animal health and...
Agri-Business
HMRC withdraws proposals to tax double cab pickups as cars
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has withdrawn its guidance relating to the tax treatment of double cab pickups (DCPUs) after...
Agri Politics
Man arrested for criminal damage at Welsh farming protests
North Wales Police (NWP) Wrexham Town has arrested a man in connection with criminal damage during Welsh farming protests yesterday...
Agri-Business
Lely boosts annual turnover to €888m as demand for robotics grows
The Dutch dairy equipment group, Lely, grew its turnover by 25% to €888 million last year, according to a new...
Opinion
Opinion: Farmers are at heart of rural communities, especially in snow
It amazes me at just how little is picked up by the general media about the vital role that farmers...
Rural Life
UK government offers grants to farmers impacted by flooding
The UK government has announced grants of up to £25,000 (€29,000) for farmers who have been severely impacted by flooding...
Agri-Business
Farmers faced 'unprecedented challenges' in 2023 - NFU president
The president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Minette Batters, said 2023 cannot be reflected upon without considering the “unprecedented...
Agri-Business
Scottish government launches £180k small producers fund
The Scottish government has launched a small producers fund with the aim of helping small producers become more sustainable. The...
Agri-Business
NFUS urges farmers to participate in business intentions survey
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) is urging farmers and crofters to participate in its 2024 business intentions survey....
Agri-Business
Scottish farmers affected by flooding to receive grants up to 30k
Farmers affected by severe flooding in parts of Scotland this autumn will be eligible to apply for grants of up...
Agri-Business
Autumn statement does 'nothing to relieve pressures on farming families' - FUW
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has said that the autumn statement has done “nothing to relieve the pressures on...
Rural Life
Pembrokeshire schoolchildren to learn about local food production through pancakes
Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society has invited schoolchildren from across the county to make pancakes and learn about how the ingredients for...
Agri-Business
What is bluetongue and how does it spread?
A case of bluetongue virus was confirmed in a single cow in the southeast of England and farmers in the...
