environment
Plans for £8.5m solar farm in New Forest approved despite concerns
21st August 2024
Plans for an £8.5 million solar farm to be built in New Forest have been approved despite objections from the residents.
11 fire engines tackled barn fire in Derbyshire
20th August 2024
11 fire engines were called to a huge barn fire on a farm in Shirland, Derbyshire.
Aldi to invest £3 billion in British beef suppliers
19th August 2024
Aldi has just announced that the retailer will invest £3 billion with British beef suppliers over the next five years.
Diversification
Demand for farm-based holidays continues to surge
19th August 2024
For those concerned the staycation has had its day, new figures suggest searches for holidays on farm locations is up 266%.
Public urged to take steps to prevent fires in rural areas
18th August 2024
Firefighters are reminding the public to take steps to prevent rural fires this summer, as a new report highlights the growing threat of hot dry summers.
East Midlands residents oppose plans for one of Britain’s biggest solar farms
17th August 2024
“Farmland should be farmland,” said the majority of the Newark residents, while others agreed with plans for one of Britain’s biggest solar farms to be built in East Midlands.
Farms and rural businesses will receive major internet speed upgrade
16th August 2024
Hundreds of thousands of rural homes and businesses will receive major internet speed upgrade as part of an £800 million fund launched by the new government.
Landowners to receive 130% rent increase for masts on farmland
15th August 2024
Telecommunications operators have been told they must increase the rent they pay landowners for rural mast agreements by more than 130%.
Investigation launched after third farmer dies in on-farm accident in Northern Ireland
15th August 2024
Police in Northern Ireland have launched an investigation into the death of a farmer and “much loved father of three” who died in a farm accident, following two other farm deaths over the past month.
This year’s Dairy Show will focus on new generations of dairy farmers
13th August 2024
The next generation of farmers will be at the heart of this year’s Dairy Show, with a full schedule of competitions and seminars focused on building a bright future for the dairy industry.
‘Insane’ plans for huge solar farm in Kent rejected
12th August 2024
Plans to build a solar farm the size of 86 football pitches on high-grade farmland in Kent have been rejected.
Essex: Farmers joined firefighters in battling field fire
12th August 2024
Local farmers joined firefighters to extinguish a blaze in a field in Essex.