Rural News

Detection dogs have been used in the UK for the first time to successfully identify tree disease, helping track down the deadly tree pathogen Phytophthora ramorum. 

An officer who took part in the incident that saw a cow being hit by a police car in Staines-upon-Thames this summer has been cleared of wrongdoing. 

A Fife farmer has shared his story about how he fell victim to an email scam. After paying his bills of £28,000, he realised that the invoices were fraudulent. 

Fans of Clarkson’s Farm will be happy to know that a special performance from Kaleb Cooper’s national theatre tour, ‘The World According to Kaleb’, is now available on Prime Video. 

Popular UK restaurants serve dishes made from imported meat, failing to support British farmers and not doing enough to prevent misuse of antibiotics, a new investigation by the Soil Association has revealed. 

Two new innovations will be unveiled at LAMMA 2025 by Kverneland – a new butterfly mower and an implement gateway to improve data exchange.

Announcing the LAMMA 2025 launch – this free event will return to the NEC, Birmingham on 15–16th January, with a number of exclusive product announcements.

Morrisons’ customers have been surprised with empty shelves in the store’s fruit, vegetable and meat sections this week due to a hackers attack. 

A 57-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving following an incident involving a tractor driving through a flooded high street in Tenbury Wells. 

Farmer and TV presenter Adam Henson has shared a ‘scary and pretty stupid’ situation that happened during the Countryfile Christmas party. 

Updated proposals for the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS), which is the primary source of government support for the future of Welsh farming starting in 2026, have been warmly welcomed by the Welsh farming community. 

Scotts Precision Manufacturing Ltd, a cornerstone of the UK’s agricultural machinery sector, is thrilled to announce its Open Day on 11th December 2024.