N.Ireland
Rural Support launches farm succession awareness roadshow
Farm support charity, Rural Support, has launched a series of awareness sessions to assist Northern Ireland’s farming families in succession...
Rural Support
Rural Life
£15,000 of funding announced for NI farming group
The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF) has announced £170,000 of new support for nine farming groups in England, Scotland, and NI,...
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Transition period & early lactation: A springboard to a successful lactation
A focus on management and nutrition during the transition period makes all the difference to performance in the next lactation. ...
N.Ireland
CAFRE to hold meetings for dairy farmers on cash concerns
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) has organised a series of meetings this month to provide some...
N.Ireland
ABP to help farming charity with shed as prize at Balmoral Show
Agri-food business, ABP, is marking 25 years at Balmoral Show, which gets underway this week (May 10-13), with a draw...
N.Ireland
Farm Safety Partnership welcomes Rural Support as new member
The Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) has welcomed Rural Support which has been awarded full FSP member status. The partnership is...
N.Ireland
Rural Support 20 years on: 'Its need has never been greater'
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, attended the recent 20th anniversary celebrations for farming-related charity, Rural Support....
N.Ireland
Bereavement service launched to help NI farm families
A new loss and bereavement service, Life Beyond, has been launched specifically for farm families in Northern Ireland. Rural Support...
N.Ireland
Agricultural bodies join forces to form NI Rural Health Forum
Agricultural stakeholders in the North have joined forces to establish a Rural Health Forum to lobby on health issues affecting...
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Events to showcase options for life beyond the farm
Two events are set to take place in the north-west to showcase the positives of the Irish dairy sector and...
N.Ireland
'Coping with the Pressures of Farming' workshops to return for second year
Rural mental health charity Rural Support has announced the return of its ‘Coping with the Pressures of Farming’ workshops for...
Rural Life
Community rallies around parents of boys with muscular dystrophy
A rural community in Co. Roscommon is rallying around a couple whose two sons have a rare genetic disease, Duchenne...
N.Ireland
Rural mental health charity records three-fold increase in calls through Covid
Mental health charity Rural Support said it had recorded a three-fold increase in calls through the Covid-19 pandemic as Northern Ireland farmers face...
N.Ireland
Rural Support joins Covid-19 mental health action group
Agricultural mental health charity Rural Support has joined a coalition of charities working to help communities cope with the stress...
N.Ireland
Across the Hedgerow: Rural lockdown companionship service launched in NI
Two rural bodies have joined forces to set up a new project to support older and vulnerable people in Northern...
Rural Life
'Shift Happens!' NI leg of 'The Resilient Farmer' tour to begin next week
With just a few days to go until the Northern Ireland leg of ‘Shift Happens! – An Audience with The...
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Transform your calf rearing with a JFC automatic feeder
We recently caught up with Richard Lowe who is a dairy farmer from Adare, Co. Limerick, who shares how the...
N.Ireland
Rural Support volunteers receive top charity honour
Rural mental health charity Rural Support volunteers were presented with the prestigious Queen’s Award at a special ceremony in Co....
Agri-Business
Rural Support volunteers honoured with Queen's Award
Rural support volunteers have been named among this year’s recipients of the Queens Award for Voluntary Services in the Community. This...
N.Ireland
One UK farmer a week takes their own life, rural mental health charity warns
At least one farmer in the UK takes their own life every week, according to shocking figures which have come to...
N.Ireland
'We feel like we’ve been forgotten about' - flood-stricken farmers
Farmers in the north-west who saw their farms devastated by flooding last summer say they feel as if they have...