Rural News

With the use of webinars increasing amongst all sectors of the agricultural industry significantly during the Covid-19 lockdown, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has added to its diary of virtual events with further online delivery sessions set to help sheep farmers in a variety of areas over the coming months.

Welsh sheep and beef farmer, Gareth Wyn Jones, will complete the ’25 push ups, 25 days’ challenge to help raise awareness of mental health issues in farming.

The UK faces a shortage of fruit and vegetables under a no-Brexit scenario unless new markets are found soon, experts at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have warned.

Increased use of tracking security devices on tractors and quad bikes has helped Police Scotland recover stolen farm machinery worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

The dairy response fund has opened today for applications from eligible dairy farmers in England in need of support following the coronavirus outbreak.

RSK Group Ltd, a leading integrated environmental, engineering and technical services business, has today announced the acquisition of Ground Heat Installations Ltd, one of the UK’s largest providers of ground

Lincolnshire is to host its biggest ever networking event next week – alongside the Lincolnshire Show Online, and it is attracting huge interest and key speakers including The Black Farmer Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones.

Suffolk farmer and TV presenter Jimmy Doherty has warned of dire consequences for British agriculture and the health of the nation, if the government does not stand by its promise to prevent food imports that would be illegal to produce here.

UK meat sector will start losing EU orders within 12 weeks unless government provides clarity on trade arrangements.

Scotland’s livestock auctioneers will be hitting the phones on Thursday 18th June as part of a national campaign to tackle loneliness and mental ill-health among farmers during lockdown.

The ‘Milk Your Moments’ dairy promotional campaign was seen by 29.5 million people in the national press and 33 million across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter since its launch in mid-May.

A petition urging the government not to allow cheap, low-quality imports to undermine British farmers has now reached over one million signatures in just over two weeks.