Rural Life
600,000 watch on as #BackBritishFarming parades the streets of London
National Farmers Union members and eight young farmers joined the Worshipful Company of Farmers, Massey Ferguson, Red Tractor and Surrey...
Rural youth
N.Ireland
Avoid Harm on the Farm 2019 safety poster winners announced
More than 3,500 children from 98 Northern Ireland schools put pens, pencils and crayons to paper over the last few months to...
Machinery
Apprentice training scheme at Claas reaches major milestone
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Claas UK working with SRUC Barony to offer apprenticeship courses for students from...
Rural Life
NFYFC motion of no confidence voted down at council
Council members have overwhelmingly voted down a motion of no confidence in the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs’ Board...
Rural Life
Young Farmers launch week-long celebration of all things YFC
The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) has today started its week-long celebration of all things Young Farmers. The...
Rural Life
Pics: Bale Art competition finalists revealed
You might think you’re seeing things if you came across a dozen 6ft sheep…but not in rural Scotland, where, if there’s...
Beef
Aberdeen Angus Society launches new youth training course
The Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society has announced it will launch a new business and leadership course to provide vital training...
Rural Life
Greenmount College offers its biggest ever bursary fund
This year’s Higher Education bursary programme has been officially launched at Greenmount Campus with a bumper £24,000 available. The 24...
Agri-Business
Early closure of New Entrant scheme causing 'angst and anxiety'
Scotland’s Next Generation Group has written to Rural Economy Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing expressing “extreme disappointment” at news the New...
Rural Life
NFYFC launches new 5-year plan to shape organisation's future
The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) has announced it will launch a new five-year plan. The document, which...
Rural Life
Scotch Lamb PGI backs environment category at Young Scot Awards
Quality lamb from Scotland will have a high profile at the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards 2018, when Scotch Lamb...
Rural Life
NFYFC to cancel all future annual conventions
The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) board of management has ruled that the federation will cancel its 2019...
N.Ireland
Next generation to 'Dig In' to agri-food education
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has joined forces with rural education body Agri Aware to help primary school children understand...
Rural Life
New national competition shows even the best can improve their sheep shearing skills
Young Farmers have developed skills in sheep shearing as part of a new competition run by the National Federation of...
N.Ireland
International Farm Youth Exchange delegates’ diamond gathering at Greenmount
More than 200 former International Farm Youth Exchange (IFYE) students are gathering in Northern Ireland this week. The diamond anniversary...
Rural Life
Meet the 9 young farmers jetting off thanks to a travel scholarship
Nine young farmers from across Wales have financially benefited from this year’s Gareth Raw Rees Memorial Travel Scholarship. A total...
Dairy
First ever Louise Hartley Award winner to tour West Wales
Holstein Young Breeders (HYB) is thrilled to be sending one of its members to West Wales for a dairy trip...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: How to plan a safe school visit
Farms and crofts can often be dangerous places for children but, according to the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET), with...
