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Pics: Protesting Greek farmers hit police with tomatoes, rocks and shepherd's crooks
Over 800 farmers are protesting outside the Greek Ministry of Agriculture today after the government there introduced further tax increases...
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Environment
Know how to risk assess a tree and how to operate a chainsaw properly?
Over the last five years, 12 people have suffered a fatal accident arising from the use of chainsaws or tree felling...
World News
Fonterra Australia to invest €89m in new cheese plant
Fonterra Australia will invest NZ$141m (€89m) in building a state-of-the-art cheese plant at its Stanhope factory. The new facility will...
Rural Life
70% of farmers keep a gun in their house for protection
An Agriland poll has found that over 70% of farmers now keep a firearm in their house for protection. The...
EU
Pics: Thousands of French farmers protest in Paris
French farmers are continuing to protest against the low prices they are receiving for their produce. Today (September 3) over...
EU
Video: Belgian farmers dump manure and milk in latest protest
Belgian farmers have blocked roads, dumped manure and emptied tankers of milk in protest against the low prices they are...
EU
Pics of French farmers protesting with gusto
Over the past week French farmers have blockaded roads, set pyres of tyres on fire and set pigs lose in...
EU
French farmers block trucks with foreign food from entering France
Over 1,000 farmers in France today (July 27) set up roadblocks blocking food imports from Germany and Spain. This is the latest...
Rural Life
Five cows killed after train hits herd and is derailed
A train was derailed in the UK around 9.30pm on Sunday night (July 26) after it hit a herd of...
Environment
Schwarzenegger says climate change is not science fiction
Climate change is not science fiction and right now we are failing future generations, according to Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Terminator star...
World News
French farmers block roads as '25,000 face bankruptcy'
French farmers have caused total gridlock in northwestern France in recent days, by blocking the roads with their tractors and machinery...
N.Ireland
Tractor driver dies after colliding with Honda 4x4
A man in his 80s has died in mid-Ulster after the tractor and trailer he was driving collided with a...
World News
A farm for 100,000 cows is being built in China
The construction of a farm for 100,000 cows has commenced in China, Russia Today the state-funded news website reports. The project is expected...
World News
Farmer chases thief (successfully) on his John Deere tractor
A US man who was cutting wood in a forest stopped a man trying to steal his truck; by giving...
Dairy
Is this the best dairy staff canteen in the world?
The Yeo Valley staff canteen in the UK is being hailed as one of the worlds best staff canteens. The...
Rural Life
My toes were gone in a matter of seconds - survivor of farm accident tells his story
Anthony Flanagan, an agricultural contractor, lost half of his right leg in a farm accident when he went into the...
Rural Life
Electricity has caused six farm deaths in recent years
Since the year 2000, 49 people have died after coming into contact with electricity, including farm deaths, some involved the...
Rural Life
Risk of a fatal farm accident increases by 40% in March
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH) Ireland branch is holding a safety event ‘Farming and Driving in the...
