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...
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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...
N.Ireland
Relief as rescue services save bullock from River Bann
A bullock has been rescued from the River Bann this afternoon by Northern Ireland’s Fire and Rescue Service. Emergency services...
N.Ireland
Four cattle rescued from slurry tank in south Armagh
Four cattle were reportedly rescued from a slurry tank in south Armagh this morning (Thursday, October 18), according to local...
N.Ireland
Cattle worth £10,000 stolen in farm raid
Cattle worth £10,000 were stolen in a farm raid in Co. Tyrone last week, according to the Police Service of...
Agri-Business
2 men die in suspected chemical spill at Norfolk poultry plant
An investigation is underway after two men died in an industrial incident at a poultry processing plant in Attleborough, Norfolk....
N.Ireland
Cow and calves killed in farm arson attack
A cow and two calves died in a farm shed fire which is thought to have been set alight deliberately...
Rural Life
Car passenger airlifted to hospital following tractor crash
A man and a woman needed hospital treatment after their car was involved in a collision with a tractor in...
Rural Life
Man severely injured in accident with grain auger
A man has been severely injured in an accident on a farm in Yorkshire, according to North Yorkshire Fire and...
Agri-Business
Board to end pheasant shoots on Welsh Government land
The board of Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has voted to end the leasing of pheasant shooting on the Welsh Government...
Rural Life
£2.5 million ‘Pick Pork’ TV promotion to launch today
The latest £2.5 million phase of the AHDB ‘Pick Pork’ advertising campaign will hit TV screens today (September 17). The...
Rural Life
8 potential slavery victims rescued from Cambridge farm
Eight potential modern-day slavery victims have been rescued and safeguarded in a multi-agency operation in Cambridgeshire on Friday (September 7)....
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
Once-in-a-lifetime Aussie adventure open for applications
For the third year running, Holstein Young Breeders (HYB) has teamed up with Holstein Australia to provide one member with...
Arable
Full results: Wheat yields dip below 5-year average
Full results for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) winter wheat trial sites show 2018 yields dipped by more...
Rural Life
Gorse offered to farmers as animal bedding in Wales
Farmers in Wales are reportedly being offered an unusual form of animal bedding in light of straw price hikes caused...
Machinery
Was this Russia’s answer to the JCB Fastrac?
The RT-M-160 was an agricultural tractor that was manufactured by Uralvagonzavod – a mysterious Russian entity. It was designed for...
Rural Life
£20,000 of straw destroyed in Hertfordshire blaze
A fire which destroyed around 250t of straw at a farm in St. Albans is being treated as suspected arson...
