Rural News

Ahead of the October launch of the Lodi Gems Harmonix Rodent Paste, Lodi looks at best practices in rodent control on farm, and the new potential of its next generation active and mode of action.

After the Queen died peacefully at Balmoral yesterday afternoon (8th September), farming organisations expressed gratitude for her long-serving commitment to farming and rural life.

Teams from UK Dairy Day and the Holstein UK Group, along with any volunteers, will cycle 867 miles on spin bikes, to raise money for Sue Cope’s chosen charity, Brain Tumour Research.

Now in its 31st year, national crop establishment demonstration Tillage-Live is returning to Scotland in September.

Owners of Land Rover Defenders urged to take sensible security measures as thefts on course to increase again in 2022.

The bike ride is being held in memory of a former Volac employee and aims to raise £15,000.

Kuhn has chosen to focus on its min-till products at Tillage Live, showcasing the Optimer range of stubble cultivators, the Striger strip till machine and Prolander shallow tine cultivator.

RABI’s support for the farming community has received national recognition in the prestigious Charity Times and Third Sector Awards for 2022. Included in the four awards categories for which the charity is shortlisted, is the highly sought-after ‘Charity of the Year 2022’ award.

The launch of Elsoms Trees is set to boost the supply of broadleaf seedlings to the UK market, through increasing the supply of in-demand tree species from difficult to source provenances.

Farmers are being urged to boost security as fuel and machinery prices rise.

Tougher sentencing and improved powers to tackle hare coursing have come into force today (1st August).

More trees in the countryside doesn’t have to mean a choice between forest and farmland. In field margins and boundaries, in unproductive corners and near watercourses, trees can bring a multitude of benefits – and there’s no need to take valuable land out of food production. One Wiltshire farmer shares his experience.