Rural Life
Sheep dog saves flock from wildfire blazes in Australia
A dog rounded up her flock of sheep with her owner and brought them to the “safest paddock on the...
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Rural Life
5.5 million hectares of land burnt to date in Australian wildfires
It has been reported that a total of approximately 5.5 million hectares (13.5 million acres) of land has been burnt to...
Rural Life
Emergency services called ‘as precaution’ following Fonterra factory fire
Emergency services including fire and ambulance vehicles were called to a factory owned by Fonterra as a precautionary measure following...
Rural Life
Almost £2,500 worth of hay ‘set alight’ in barn fire
An incident is under investigation in the UK after a fire took place in a barn near the A46 Cattle...
Rural Life
6 teens arrested in connection with 140ac UK crop fire
Six teenage boys have been arrested in connection with a large-scale crop fire in Cleethorpes, England earlier this week. The...
N.Ireland
JCB burn-out prompts machinery fire warning
A recent issue involving a JCB which went on fire has prompted a warning on the dangers of machinery fires...
Rural Life
Firefighters rescue injured farm worker trapped in 3m trench
A farm worker was left trapped in a 3m deep ditch with a fractured leg when a bank collapsed in...
Rural Life
Firefighters rescue UK farmer from overturned tractor
A farmer had to be rescued by firefighters when his tractor overturned in the UK over the weekend. The incident...
Machinery
Have you got a Fendt firearm in your ‘sights’?
Fendt and JP Sauer & Sohn – apparently Germany’s oldest gun-maker – have teamed up to produce a tractor-themed hunting...
Rural Life
Firefighters say Cambridgeshire shed fire was started deliberately
Firefighters have said a blaze which destroyed an estimated 100t of straw and machinery in Cambridgeshire was started deliberately. It...
Rural Life
Firefighters tackle blaze affecting 6 barns on Gloucestershire holding
Firefighters were up against it earlier this week following a response to a fire affecting six barns on a premises...
Agri Politics
Politicians in line of fire at UFU annual dinner
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Ivor Ferguson has derided Northern Ireland’s politicians for allowing the Stormont Executive and Assembly to...
Rural Life
Arson attack on former farm ‘backfires’ badly
Police have released footage showing a former farm being targeted by an arsonist – who ends up being set alight...
Agri-Business
Survey seeks views of farmers' experiences of fireworks
As the UK Parliament’s Petitions Committee launches an inquiry into fireworks law, NFU Scotland is asking its members to share...
Rural Life
Firefighters called in to help 400-cow UK dairy farm
A number of firefighters were called to assist some 400 cows at a dairy farm in the UK last night (Tuesday,...
Machinery
‘Baptism of fire’ for new recruit at Argo Tractors
Joining a major tractor manufacturer as it prepared to stage its most ambitious presence at the (UK-based) LAMMA show last...
N.Ireland
Firefighters spring stricken cattle from slurry tank
A number of cattle were successfully rescued from a slurry tank that they had fallen into by firefighters in Co....
Agri-Business
21,000 chicks killed in Preston poultry farm fire
Around 21,000 chicks have died in a poultry farm fire in Preston, Lancashire on Tuesday (November 13). A single-storey building measuring...
