Rural News

Alder Carr Farm Shop, in Creeting St Mary near Needham Market, has been named the best small farm shop of the year at the prestigious Farm Retail Association awards. 

Rural engagement officers from Essex have returned more than £80,000 of stolen machinery and equipment after a tip-off directing the authorities to a Nazeing industrial estate. 

The 2024 Norfolk Agricultural Conference attracted more than 400 delegates to its 20th anniversary event. Topics discussed included sustainable agriculture and carbon storage, and the audience heard about some of the innovative ways the industry is taking to address the many challenges the sector is facing.

Two men died after an ‘industrial incident’ at a Cambridgeshire farm, where both parties were tragically crushed by straw bales. 

NFU Cymru members created a symbolic display of 5,500 pairs of wellies on the steps of the Senedd today (6th March) to represent the jobs forecasted to be lost through Welsh Government’s SFS proposal.

UK farms have been targeted by livestock rustlers who steal animals and sell them on the black market. 

Fans of the Clarkson’s Farm will be happy to know that Diddly Squat Farm Shop has reopened following its annual winter closure.

The French government has issued a ban on using terms like ‘steak’ and ‘ham’ for plant protein products. 

Master Farm Services will showcase its range of mobile grain driers and ancillaries, including the first pink mobile drier, all in aid of raising awareness and money for the Breast Cancer UK charity. Farmers are invited to the event, where refreshments will be available along with a host of fun activities throughout the day.

The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society celebrates its 120th birthday in the shadow of the recent farmers protests across the country.

Plumpton College says it is delighted to have been announced as the ‘Agriculture, Environmental & Animal Care Apprenticeship Provider of the Year’ at the FE Week & AELP Apprenticeship Awards 2024.

One half of well-known cooking duo ‘The Hairy Bikers’ Dave Myers, who can currently be seen posthumously on BBC 2 series ‘The Hairy Bikers Go West’, passed away on 28th February, following a brave battle with cancer.