Rural News

Farmers can apply for two additional funding opportunities this spring, after some missed out on the winter round of applications due to severe wet weather.

The summer agricultural show calendar has been sadly decimated by the Coronavirus outbreak but that’s not going to stop the Cornwall branch of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) from raising funds to support the county’s agricultural industry.

Following significant pressure from the CLA and Historic Houses, the Government has now produced updated COVID-19 guidance to allow private gardens to open to the public.

Global consultancy and compliance organisation, Peterson Control Union Group, is set to release its exciting new regenerative agriculture platform, Regenagri, at the Innovation Forum: The Future of Food virtual conference on 2nd June 2020.

Skipton Auction Mart, the UK’s leading working sheep dog sale venue, is forging ahead with pioneering plans to stage what is thought would be the nation’s, possibly the world’s first virtual timed sale with real-time viewing.

Due to the ongoing uncertainties surrounding Covid 19 the Directors of APF 2020 have taken the difficult decision to postpone the event this year.

Consumers have returned to comforting food staples they know and love, including meat and dairy, during the Covid-19 crisis as they cook more home meals.

Growers in Norfolk have found a unique way to thank NHS workers for their bravery during the Covid-19 pandemic, by creating a rainbow out of radishes.

Gardeners told to put their feet up this bank holiday weekend to help wildlife.

Agriculture students at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) were challenged to be the ‘best in grass’ in a competition sponsored by fertiliser company Yara.

Farmers are being warned to up their security following a spate of tractor GPS thefts in the south west.

Meat exporters will have the opportunity to learn about the impact of coronavirus on global trade during the first in a series of export webinars starting next month.