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Ahern to UK: No-deal Brexit would be ‘devastating’ for Irish agri sector

February 13, 2019

A no-deal Brexit would have a devastating effect on Irish agriculture, according to former taoiseach of Ireland Bertie Ahern. Ahern was speaking to…

Calls for non-stun slaughter to be banned in the UK

February 6, 2019

Beef

The UK government is being called on to repeal a legal exemption that permits animals to be slaughtered without pre-stunning, causing “unnecessary pain…

Stolen machinery worth £100,000 recovered

January 30, 2019

Rural Life

Police have recovered six stolen vintage and classic tractors and machines worth approximately £100,000 in the UK over the weekend, it has been…

‘Distinctive’ classic machinery worth over £100,000 stolen from farm

January 23, 2019

Rural Life

Police are appealing for witnesses after “distinctive” tractors valued at over £100,000 were stolen from a farm in Yoxall, East Staffordshire, in England.…

Illegal hare coursers hunted down by UK police drone

January 22, 2019

Rural Life

Nine hare coursers were arrested following a police chase involving a police drone in the UK over the weekend. The incident occurred on…

May rejects calls for second Brexit referendum in ‘Plan B’ speech

January 21, 2019

Agri Politics

British Prime Minister Theresa May has reiterated her plans to secure a Brexit deal to leave the EU with the backing of Parliament…

500 sheep stolen from Norfolk field in overnight raid

January 18, 2019

Rural Life

An appeal has been made by police for witnesses following the theft of approximately 500 sheep from a field in England. Making the…

MP calls for ‘serious consideration’ of meat tax measures

January 4, 2019

Agri Politics

A politician in the UK has called for “serious consideration” of measures such as a meat tax in an address to the Oxford…

‘Win a farm’ raffle pulls farm prize due to missing entries target

January 3, 2019

Rural Life

A farm worth £1.3 million (€1.44 million) which had been destined to be won in a raffle in the UK has been withdrawn…

Farm security advice issued by police following theft of 210 lambs

January 3, 2019

Rural Life

Police have appealed for information and offered farm security advice following the theft of a large number of lambs in England recently. A…

Bluetongue discovered in England

December 7, 2018

Agri-Business

UK farmers have been urged to remain vigilant for Bluetongue after the disease was picked up and dealt with in three consignments of…

Farm of Dyson boss targeted in suspected arson attack

December 7, 2018

Rural Life

A farm building owned by engineer and founder of the Dyson electronics and technology firm, James Dyson, went up in smoke in a…

UK police appeal for info following dusk farm assault

December 6, 2018

Rural Life

Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault and attempted burglary in the UK over the weekend. On Saturday (December 1) between 7:45pm…

Tractor trailer jack-knife leads to traffic woes in UK

November 7, 2018

Rural Life

A tractor pulling a trailer suffered a tyre blow-out, causing it to jack-knife across a busy junction in the UK earlier today (Wednesday,…

3-day hay shed burn-out in UK ’caused deliberately’

November 2, 2018

Rural Life

A large-scale fire that took three days for firefighters to extinguish completely on a farm in the UK is thought to have been…

9 cattle die after eating yew tree trimmings dumped in field

October 15, 2018

Beef

A total of nine cattle have died in the UK after they ate yew tree clippings which had been dumped in a field.…

Predicting cattle disease ahead of time – through blood tests

September 17, 2018

Dairy

MicroRNA levels in the blood could be used to predict the future health and productivity of dairy cattle, British scientists have discovered in…

UK moves to axe direct payments post-Brexit

September 12, 2018

CAP / Schemes

The UK Government is introducing its post-Brexit Agriculture Bill to Parliament in Westminster today (September 12) – with the proposal to end direct…

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