Rural News

Defra has announced plans to release beavers in to the wild in England, opening up a landmark consultation on the 25th of August 2021. The consultation marks a cautious step towards further reintroductions and establishing native beaver populations.

Now operating in Yorkshire the National Trust’s new fungi project will help farmers protect their grassland and promote biodiversity

Waitrose has announced that it is teaming up with its sister company John Lewis to make sustainable bedding by using wool from sheep farmers in Wales and England.

A keen runner is supporting The Farming Community Network (FCN) charity and raising awareness of mental health in agriculture by competing in this year’s London Marathon

The unusually coloured trailer has been commissioned for a good cause, raising money for Willen Hospice, in memory of Peter Cook who passed in 2011. 

The NFU have been championing the role of the rural community in a series of discussions with the government aiming to make sure those in the countryside do not get left behind as the country develops.

The collective findings of the carbon footprints of 1,964 UK dairy farms have been released by the farmer owned cooperative Arla Foods as it reveals how its farmers are using data to drive down the carbon footprint of its milk.

A Kent farmer has commemorated his daughter’s Gold Medal win at the Tokyo Olympics by naming his new Fendt Rogator sprayer after the Games’ host city. Kate French won her Gold representing Great Britain in the Modern Pentathlon on Friday 6th August, and the new sprayer was delivered by main dealer RW Crawford within an hour of her win.

A new short film, aimed at raising the feel-good factor amongst Scotland’s farmers, has launched on social media this week. The film, “We all need a farmer”, is the work of award-winning Director, Jason Connery, and narrated by renowned Scottish actor Ian Pirie.

Aldi Scotland is the first retailer to stock Scottish Outdoor Bred Pork Sausages as part of its ongoing commitment to animal welfare standards.  

Ben Taylor-Davies, aka RegenBen, spoke at Groundswell this year. He discussed how the main focus of his farm is giving something to the next generation.

The plans for a new business park near Cardiff airport could force the Jenkins family out, after farming the land since 1935.