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The government has just announced that the seasonal worker visa route will be extended until 2029 following labour shortages. 

Dairy cooperative Dale Farm has just announced the largest investment in Northern Ireland’s agri-food industry.

The Wales woman farmer of the year competition launches for its 26th year to celebrate the contribution of women in the Welsh farming industry.

The Scottish farming community warmly welcomed SNP leader John Swinney as the seventh first minister of Scotland. 

NFU Mutual urges farm shop owners to “stay vigilant” after new figures revealed the true cost of crime to UK rural retailers. 

Rural communities feel “unseen, unheard and politically homeless”, said a countryside campaigner following local elections. 

Pembrokeshire farmers who can demonstrate the use of the latest technological methods to promote progressive, sustainable agriculture are encouraged to enter a prestigious award.

The government has introduced “crucial changes” in regards to food imports as well as animal and plant products to improve the country’s biosecurity. 

Today’s dynamic business landscape advocates diversification, especially for rural businesses aspiring to expand. A Bury St Edmunds-based company dedicated its services to helping farmers enhance their financial returns.

The Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) has raised serious concerns over the recent decision made by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to halt farm safety inspections.

ATVTrac, the dedicated security machinery tracking specialist, is continuing its mission to get farmers and landowners to take security and safety more seriously, as machinery theft continues to rise across many regions of the country.

A Cornwall farmworker was recently killed in an ‘industrial incident’, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed.