Rural News

Lab-grown meat, dairy and sugar products can be available for British consumers within two years, the Food Standards Agency has confirmed.

British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has been encouraging people to swap butter for its plant-based alternative, which was badly received by the farming community. 

Meat and dairy products were a hit with consumers in the beginning of 2025, while their meat-free equivalents and dairy-free products experienced less demand compared to 2024.

The recent Farmers’ Choir Concert in Aberdeenshire has been hailed a resounding success, raising £56,238 for RSABI, the charity supporting people in Scottish agriculture.

A group of family members and friends will embark on a 100-mile walk along the Kintyre Way this June in memory of Borders farmer Neil Stewart, raising funds for RSABI.

The widespread illicit smuggling of ‘bushmeat’ into the UK and its ‘home deliveries’ have been recently discovered by Countryside Alliance. 

Suffolk Police are appealing for help to locate the owner of a sheep that was found dead in Tunstall Forest on Tuesday, 4th March. 

Two farmers from North Yorkshire have been fined after a former teacher, David Clark, was killed by a herd of cows while crossing the right of way.

The Royal Bath & West Show returns in May, bringing three days of fun-filled events and activities for families.

Farmers have been urged to assess their own businesses and identify actions they could take to reduce the impact of climate change.

Clarkson’s Farm star Jeremy Clarkson announced that the Diddly Squat Farm Shop has reopened following its annual winter closure.

Cereals Event 2025 is returning to a popular Lincolnshire location, showcasing 400 exhibitors and more than 200 live demonstrations, two days of seminar programmes and several hundred individual crop plots on display.