Rural News

A 500kW biogas plant at Coston Hall Farm in Norfolk recently benefitted from an engine and control panel update from CHP support specialist Gen-C.

The South Yorkshire Police Motorcycle and Rural Crime Team have confirmed that the addition of two new quad bikes has led to a significant reduction in rural crime in the area. 

The government has announced its commitment to introduce a new deal for farmers, which aims to address their low confidence and provide stability for the farming sector.  

The publication of the latest rural crime report coincided with the horrific news that a sheep was recently disembowelled in Oxfordshire and 36 lambs were stolen from a Staffordshire farm.

The cost of rural crime in the UK has exceeded the estimated £50 million last year as thieves became more organised and determined, according to new figures from NFU Mutual.  

A new £500,000 funding programme that aims to support community-led projects in rural Northumberland and Cumbria has just been announced. 

Two motorcyclists have been hospitalised following a crash involving a tractor. 

Farming communities have responded to the report from the National Audit Office (NAO) on the Farming and Countryside Programme that has recently been published. 

The investigation continues into the death of a Lancashire farmer who suffered gunshot injuries. 

Adam Henson’s farmer wellbeing podcast, which launched last year, has been followed by the second series. 

A recent landmark conference saw industry experts give farmers advice on the routes into energy generation, storage, and transmission.

F&S Energy specialises in providing PPAs to the agricultural sector, aiming to provide a route to market for smaller independent energy producers.