Rural News

As of today, 94% of farmers from Wales have received their full or balance Basic Payment Scheme 2024 payment, the Welsh Government confirmed. 

The UK Food Security Report has found Brexit, food inflation, climate change and global instability are key threats to food security.

Jeremy Clarkson has recently informed his fans that he was forced to close Diddly Squat Farm Shop due to damage caused by Storm Darragh. 

JCB’s third annual Christmas Toy Appeal has delivered a record haul of gifts for distribution to children in Staffordshire and Wrexham. 

The recent Budget announcements sent shockwaves through many rural businesses across the UK, with the latest data showing that the drastic reduction of the Basic Payment Scheme will have the biggest impact on farmers in less favoured areas. 

Kicking off this year’s Christmas festivities, the Annual Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses took place this week, with cheesemakers from across the UK donating some of their finest products to the veterans of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. 

A family-run farm shop located in North Yorkshire has shared a video of a recent incident that saw a shoplifter driving into a worker who tried to stop him from leaving the premises. 

A worker died after his arm and neck got trapped in a log chipper machine during operations at a farm in Aberfeldy, Scotland. 

Morrisons has introduced a 25% discount for farmers in all its cafés every Tuesday from tomorrow, 3rd December. ‘Tractor Tuesdays’ aim to bring farmers together as well as make the farming industry more visible to customers shopping in stores for the food they produce, the retailer said. 

Retired Scottish rugby player Kenny Logan left his wife and broadcaster Gabby speechless after surprising her with a drive through Edinburgh in a tractor branded in honour of friend and former international teammate Doddie Weir.  

Detection dogs have been used in the UK for the first time to successfully identify tree disease, helping track down the deadly tree pathogen Phytophthora ramorum. 

An officer who took part in the incident that saw a cow being hit by a police car in Staines-upon-Thames this summer has been cleared of wrongdoing.