Rural Life
Police seize tractor…at drag race
A tractor has been seized in a “rather unusual” instance of drag racing against motorcycles, according to police in the...
UK
Rural Life
Fashion giant makes swift ‘ewe’-turn on wool ban
Fashion retailer Boohoo has revised its decision to ban using wool in its clothing on ethical grounds following backlash to...
Rural Life
Stolen machinery worth £100,000 recovered
Police have recovered six stolen vintage and classic tractors and machines worth approximately £100,000 in the UK over the weekend,...
Rural Life
‘Distinctive’ classic machinery worth over £100,000 stolen from farm
Police are appealing for witnesses after “distinctive” tractors valued at over £100,000 were stolen from a farm in Yoxall, East...
Rural Life
500 sheep stolen from Norfolk field in overnight raid
An appeal has been made by police for witnesses following the theft of approximately 500 sheep from a field in...
Beef
MP calls for ‘serious consideration’ of meat tax measures
A politician in the UK has called for “serious consideration” of measures such as a meat tax in an address...
Rural Life
‘Win a farm’ raffle pulls farm prize due to missing entries target
A farm worth £1.3 million (€1.44 million) which had been destined to be won in a raffle in the UK...
Rural Life
Police appeal for info following dusk farm assault
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault and attempted burglary in Oxfordshire over the weekend. On Saturday (December 1)...
Rural Life
Tractor trailer jack-knife leads to Chester traffic woes
A tractor pulling a trailer suffered a tyre blow-out, causing it to jack-knife across a busy north-west junction earlier today...
Rural Life
3-day hay shed burn-out in UK ’caused deliberately’
A large-scale fire that took three days for firefighters to extinguish completely on a farm in the UK is thought...
Beef
9 cattle die after eating yew tree trimmings dumped in field
A total of nine cattle have died in the UK after they ate yew tree clippings which had been dumped...
Dairy
Predicting cattle disease ahead of time – through blood tests
MicroRNA levels in the blood could be used to predict the future health and productivity of dairy cattle, British scientists...
Rural Life
Tractor stuck on Exmouth beach for 2 days pulled free
A tractor which sank on a beach at the estuary of the River Exe in England was finally pulled free...
Rural Life
Barn containing 1,500t of silage and 200 bales goes ablaze
A large barn went on fire in rural Lancashire last night (Thursday, September 6), resulting in 60 firefighters being called in...
Agri-Business
DNA from up to 4 animals found in UK meat samples
DNA from animals not on the labelling was found in over a fifth of meat samples tested in 2017 in...
Rural Life
Cattle take McDonald’s drive-thru detour following escape
A number of cattle escaped from their trailer when it overturned beside a Welsh McDonald’s fast food outlet this morning...
Sheep
Video: Abusive shearers caught on footage in UK
A number of abusive sheep shearers were filmed in secret punching, kicking and stamping on sheep as they sheared the...
Rural Life
ATM ripped from shop wall using stolen telehandler
Detectives in England are appealing for witnesses to come forward after an ATM cashpoint in a small town was ripped...
