Rural News

Farmer and presenter Jeremy Clarkson has recently announced the winter closure of his farm shop located in Chipping Norton, West Oxfordshire. 

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has delivered a selection of traditional Christmas food staples, produced and procured in Yorkshire, to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ office, inviting her to meet with the industry leaders. 

An East Yorkshire pig farmer who suffers with Parkinson’s disease is encouraging people to join him in an ambitious challenge to complete one million press-ups in January.  

The Corncrake Calling project is celebrating reaching a milestone of 2,000 hectares of Corncrake habitat created across the Hebridean Islands, a stronghold for the species. 

Farmers are being warned to take extra care with medications after a working sheepdog swallowed a hormone implant used on sheep.

While shoppers can currently enjoy discounts on Christmas vegetable staples in some supermarkets, Farmers Guide has asked the NFU about the consequences of those price cuts on British farmers.

The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust, which offers help to rural communities and mentors youngsters, announced its donations for 2024 amount to more than £1 million. 

Hartpury University and Hartpury College’s Home Farm has installed a state-of-the-art robotic milking system that allows a cow to be milked when it wants, which can be up to three times a day on average.

In its fourth year of showcasing the best young engineering talent in the UK, the finalists of the 2025 award have been chosen by a team of expert judges.

Richard Western is responding to farmers’ cost constraints with a new simple-specification Weeks trailer and Delilah vertical beater manure spreader.

Another dog attack on livestock happened in Suffolk in the space of just two weeks, seeing three sheep being killed by out-of-control dogs. 

Perry of Oakley says its Savannah continuous flow grain dryer offers substantial savings in grain drying costs when paired with add-ons.