Rural News

The Oxfordshire community will benefit from a £156,000 boost that aims to tackle rural crime. 

Defra has announced that more funding will be made available for farmers affected by flooding and exceptional wet weather. The NFU, which called for this greater support, warmly welcomed the news. 

After a nationwide search and entries from all corners of the UK, 10 teams of advanced AI innovators have been granted a share of £1 million.

Scotland’s largest independent dairy has noticed an increase in sales of cottage cheese equivalent to the weight of two million kilograms per year.

On a dry April day in Haddiscoe, Norfolk, the team at Ben Burgess, together with a contingent from Väderstad, staged a working demonstration day of Väderstad drills and tillage machinery. Machinery editor Neale Byart was there.

The intense pressure faced by farmers to deliver on environmental targets will be addressed through a new £2.5 million AHDB pilot, with support from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).

The recent tragic death of a schoolgirl in a mudslide in Darlington underlines the growing risks of extreme weather in rural areas.

North Wales Police have launched an appeal after a two-day-old Highland calf was stolen from Denbighshire farmland. 

A woman was injured by a vintage tractor after her four-year-old son accidentally started the machine at a farming charity event.

With the summer season upon us, Tesco Bank Pet Insurance has offered some top tips for dog owners – to help keep pets safe in the great outdoors this spring and summer.

Jeremy Clarkson has issued an ‘important notice’ to Clarkson’s Farm fans who have been flocking to his shop from around the country and overseas following the release of season three of the show.

Defra has quadrupled the actions available to farmers, and added a new, expanded offer for upland farmers, as well as agroforestry and precision farming actions.