Rural News

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.

Two men who were caught while dumping waste in the West Midlands have been ordered to pay over £2,000 in fines.

The UK’s chief plant health officer is urging people to report sightings of Asian hornets as we head into the peak summer season.

Local councils will be advised not to approve solar panels on high quality farmland unless “necessary” according to a written ministerial statement laid before parliament.

Three men have pleaded guilty to multiple hare coursing offences and have been ordered to pay over £1,000 in fines.

A brewery worker has suffered serious burns following an explosion at a brewing facility in Cumbria.