Agri-Business
UK pig throughput rises as sheep and cattle numbers dip
Pig throughput at UK abattoirs was historically high for the first half of 2021, whereas lamb and beef supply was...
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Rural Life
Make teaching the Countryside Code for children compulsory - CLA
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has written to the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson again calling on him to...
Environment
Effects of Covid-19 restrictions on Northern Ireland air quality revealed
We might have expected fewer flights and less road traffic to have improved air quality in Northern Ireland during lockdown....
Rural Life
NFU Scotland launches campaign to highlight issues around wild camping
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland have partnered with Scotland’s leading outdoor equipment and clothing retailer Tiso and Scottish Chef, BBC...
Rural Life
Man hospitalised after tractor and trailer overturns
A tractor driver has been rushed to hospital following a single vehicle collision involving a tractor and trailer. The incident...
Environment
GPS trackers fitted to Mournes sheep to aid burn area recovery
GPS trackers for sheep, drones and special test areas will all form part of the arsenal of agri-technology used to...
Rural Life
Farmer in his 30s dies after falling into slurry pit
Police in Derbyshire have confirmed that a farmer in his 30s died following an incident with a slurry pit on...
Environment
NI peatland strategy proposes payments for bog restoration
Future land management schemes could pay landowners to maintain peatland through low-impact farming methods. The Northern Ireland Peatland Strategy 2021-2040...
Agri-Business
Devenish reports £5.3 million losses in 2020
A major fire at Devenish's Belfast manufacturing plant, as well as the effects of Brexit and Covid-19, have caused the...
Agri Politics
Labour Party amendment to ban controlled heather and grass burning is rejected
An attempt to ban all controlled heather and grass burning in its entirety has failed, after MPs rejected a Labour...
Agri-Business
AHV to expand workforce by 25% and employ veterinary surgeon
The coming weeks and months will see further growth achieved by the AHV Ireland team. “We have a total of...
Rural Life
Police force referred to watchdog after runaway cow was 'repeatedly rammed' with police van
Thames Valley Police has referred itself to a watchdog after an incident where a runaway cow was killed after being...
Rural Life
Coalition pushes for national sky lantern ban
The government should act now and make the use of a sky lanterns illegal; that’s the message from the leading...
Rural Life
CLA calls for people to avoid using barbecues in the countryside
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is urging people to avoid using barbecues and lighting fires in the countryside....
Environment
Judge brands landowner 'pigheaded' after second conviction for illegal waste burning
A district judge has branded a landowner “pig-headed” for ignoring repeated warnings for illegal waste burning. Father and son David...
N.Ireland
3-hour operation to save stuck bullock from slurry tank
Five crews of firefighters spent a gruelling three and a half hours trying to free a stuck bullock from a...
Agri Politics
Vets in Scotland launch 12 pledges ahead of parliament election
A group of leading Scottish vets is calling on all candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections to sign up to...
Dairy
Carnaross dairy sale see prices reach €3,520
Carnaross Mart, based in Co. Meath, hosted its monthly dairy sale last Wednesday (March 17), with the sale consisting of 110...
