Rural Life
No kidding: Farm makes €56,000 offering 'virtual goats' for video calls
A farm has seized the initiative to liven things up on lockdown video calls through the introduction of a “virtual...
England
Rural Life
Farm worker convicted after straw bales incident leaves cyclist brain damaged
A farm worker has been convicted of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after failing to secure a load of...
Rural Life
Stolen Gator recovered within minutes of being taken
A stolen John Deere Gator UTV (Utility Terrain Vehicle) was found by police minutes after it was stolen from a farm...
Rural Life
Hare coursers arrested following chase involving helicopter
Five people have been arrested for hare coursing following an incident which involved a police chase and an air support...
Dairy
New project to use artificial intelligence to identify sick livestock
The “welfare of livestock could be improved” through a new research project that is set to incorporate artificial intelligence in...
Rural Life
Tractor found parked up 'with its engine running and no one in it'
A tractor was left running and unattended while its driver was in a nearby shop buying lunch, a local police...
Rural Life
Appeal for info after trespasser 'punches' landowner
An appeal for information has been made in relation to a trespasser who was discovered on farmland “punched” the landowner...
Rural Life
Firefighters called in to rescue cow stuck in grating
A crew of firefighters had to be called in to rescue a cow that got her hoof stuck in grating...
Rural Life
Video: Tractor rams 4X4 during dispute over hunting
A tense standoff culminated in a tractor being used to ram the 4X4 that a pair of Hunt Saboteurs were...
Rural Life
Landowner handed hefty fine after holding wedding on farm
A landowner was issued with a hefty £10,000 (€11,000) fine over a wedding at a farm in Leeds, England, at...
Rural Life
Major cannabis operation discovered in underground bunkers beneath farm sheds
More than £500,000 (€549,480) worth of cannabis was discovered in underground bunkers which were accessed within farm sheds in the...
Rural Life
Wheel flies off livestock trailer and kills dog walker
Police are appealing for information in relation to an incident where a wheel flew off a livestock trailer and killed...
Rural Life
Firefighters called in to rescue cow stuck in water-filled ditch
A team of firefighters had to be called in to rescue a “heavily pregnant cow” that got stuck in a...
Rural Life
Escaped cow put down after walkers leave gate open
A cow that escaped from her field when rural walkers left a gate open had to be put down after...
Rural Life
Firefighters called in to rescue 1,000kg bull stuck in ditch
Firefighters were called to help rescue a 1,000kg bull which was stuck in a ditch in Hatfield Broad Oak, in...
Machinery
Firefighters douse tractor 'well alight in a field'
Firefighters were called in to extinguish a tractor which was “well alight in a field” in Somerset, England, this week....
Rural Life
Firefighters called in to save steer stuck in water trough
Numerous teams of firefighters were mobilised to rescue a 12-month-old bullock which became trapped in a water trough earlier this week in...
Rural Life
Pub installs electric fence to ensure social distancing at bar
The owner of a pub in the English county of Cornwall has taken hair-raising methods to ensure social distancing measures...