Tractor Run in Memory of Alistair Sloss raises more than £7,000 for Charity February 10, 2018 N.Ireland A tractor run held in memory of Co. Tyrone farmer Alistair Sloss, who was killed in a slurry accident, has raised more than…
Dairy farmer to ‘Embrace’ pink and leopard-print overalls for Valentine’s February 2, 2018 Rural Life An award-winning dairy farmer from Co. Cork has banded together with an agricultural start-up business in aid of a very worthy cause. Peter…
Devenish boss to take on 100km trek for Farm Africa January 27, 2018 N.Ireland One of agri-technology firm Devenish’s top brass will this weekend join 12 other UK food industry leaders to face a gruelling seven-day hike…
Irish farmers help lift families out of poverty worldwide December 9, 2017 Rural Life Irish charity, Bothar, has sent 300 in-calf heifers and 220 goats to Rwanda, Kosovo, Albania and Romania, so far this year. The charity…
Charity livestock auctions reach just shy of £100,000 target December 7, 2017 N.Ireland The grand total raised by farmers for a children’s heart charity has managed to pass the £80,000 mark – hitting a whopping £83,000.…
Pics: ‘Tractor Girls’ bare all in calendar for brave Billy December 1, 2017 Rural Life A dozen local women in Co. Tipperary have posed for a tractor calendar in aid of a young boy, Billy Goulding, who suffers…
Farmers raise hands to dig deep for charity’s biggest fundraiser November 28, 2017 N.Ireland A livestock auction organised by a Co. Armagh farmer has turned into a children’s heart charity’s biggest ever single fundraiser – and there’s…
Brave farm girl Grace inspires marts to drop the hammer for charity November 21, 2017 N.Ireland The brave battle of an eight-year-old farmer’s daughter has inspired Northern Ireland’s farming community to rally together for heart disease charity Children’s Heartbeat…
Over €13,000 raised in ‘Go Purple’ for Crumlin campaign November 16, 2017 Rural Life Just over €13,000 was raised in the ‘Go Purple’ for Crumlin campaign in 2017, as farmers across the country decided to cover their…
One year on: Alistair Sloss’ daughter relives the day a slurry tragedy took her father’s life October 21, 2017 N.Ireland This time last year the Sloss family’s lives changed forever when Co. Tyrone dairy farmer Alistair Sloss was killed in a farm accident…
Reminder: Tractor run in aid of ‘ACT for Meningitis’ to take place in Tipperary July 15, 2017 Rural Life A tractor run is set to take place tomorrow, July 16, in Cahir in Co. Tipperary; the event is being organised to raise…
€50,000 raised as part of UCD AgSoc’s charity fundraisers April 27, 2017 Rural Life A total of €50,000 has been raised for charity by the UCD Agricultural Science Society (AgSoc) through a range of fundraising activities. The record…
Tractor runs set to roll, including a special women’s event April 23, 2017 Rural Life Two tractor runs will take place this May bank holiday weekend, in the counties of Laois and Westmeath, in aid of cancer support…
Galway man’s bid to set Connacht tractor run record April 10, 2017 Machinery A Co. Galway farmer has put plans in motion to organise a record-breaking tractor run during the bank holiday weekend next month. “The…
Want to be in with a chance to win a pedigree Charolais heifer? February 10, 2017 Rural Life A pedigree Charolais heifer is to be raffled off in the coming weeks by the Agricultural Science Society (AgSoc) in University College Dublin for…
Bothar to transport 1,000th heifer to Rwanda this week January 24, 2017 Rural Life This week Irish international aid agency Bothar will transport its 1,000th in-calf heifer to Rwanda. The record heifer is expected to be aboard…
‘Battle of the contractors’ to take place in Cork tomorrow January 20, 2017 Rural Life Following a farm-related accident last year and the response of West Cork Rapid Response (WCRR), a group of agri-related people will host a…
Christmas tractor run expected to attract over 200 participants December 26, 2016 Rural Life A Christmas charity tractor run due to place tomorrow, Tuesday, December 27, in Co. Limerick is set to attract over 200 participants. The annual…
