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Police seize ‘large cultivation’ of cannabis plants from farm

September 21, 2020

Police have seized 100 cannabis plants after finding a large cultivation on a farm in Wales in recent days. Dyfed-Powys Police officers attended…

Using wool in construction: Proposals put forward ‘will be considered’

September 14, 2020

Sheep

Proposals in relation to new or alternative uses for raw wool from the industry will be considered, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the…

‘This is private land’: Farmer confronts 4X4 over trespassing

July 8, 2020

Rural Life

The frustration of dealing with trespassers on private land was voiced recently by well-known Welsh farmer and media personality, Gareth Wyn Jones, following…

DNA evidence used to prove farmer stole neighbour’s cow

February 5, 2020

Rural Life

DNA evidence has been used for the first time in Britain to prove that a farmer in Wales stole his neighbour’s cow in…

Welsh farmers threaten court action to stop ‘tariff-free’ Irish imports

September 27, 2019

Beef

The Farmers Union of Wales (FUW) has said that it is prepared to “go through the courts if necessary” to “properly enforce customs…

Welsh farmers set to protest against ‘subsidised Irish beef’

September 24, 2019

Beef

Farmers in Wales are set to protest at Holyhead Port in Anglesey in Wales later this week, for the purpose of delaying lorries…

RSPCA saves 12 stranded sheep in flood rescue mission

July 8, 2019

Rural Life

A number of sheep had to be rescued in an operation that lasted two and a half hours in Wales, following severe flooding…

Man charged with explosive offences due to chemicals on UK farm

June 19, 2019

Rural Life

A man has been charged with offences relating to explosives and poisons by police following the discovery of chemicals on a farm in…

Rescue mission enters 3rd day for 60 sheep trapped on sea cliff

April 3, 2019

Rural Life

A rescue operation to save 60 sheep trapped on a sea cliff has entered a third day across the water in Pembrokeshire, Wales.…

Gorse offered to farmers as animal bedding in Wales

August 29, 2018

Rural Life

Farmers in Wales are reportedly being offered an unusual form of animal bedding in light of straw price hikes caused by the summer…

60 years on: Ifor Williams rolls out 750,000th trailer

July 23, 2018

Machinery

Welsh trailer manufacturer Ifor Williams recently celebrated two important milestones – its 60th anniversary and the 750,000th trailer rolling off the production line.…

Welsh farmers must ‘hold political feet to fire’ on Brexit

January 24, 2018

Agri-Business

Welsh farmers need to “hold politicians’ feet to the fire” on Brexit talks, the outgoing leader of the largest farming organisation in Wales has…

7 sheep allegedly killed by escaped wild cat

November 7, 2017

Rural Life

A total of seven sheep have allegedly been killed by a lynx – a medium-sized wild cat – which escaped from a wildlife…

Pics: Sheepdog rescued after ‘protective’ ewe chased it off 60ft cliff

July 14, 2017

Rural Life

A sheep farmer in Wales was put through a “horrible experience” after his top sheepdog was knocked off a 60ft cliff by a…

British farms ‘critically short’ of seasonal fruit and veg labour supply

June 23, 2017

N.Ireland

England and Wales have suffered a 17% decline in the number of seasonal workers required for the harvesting of fruit and vegetables this…

Elite Suffolk ewe lifts Balmoral Interbreed Sheep Championship

May 17, 2017

Downpatrick Suffolk breeder Norman Robinson won this year’s Sheep Interbreed Championship at Balmoral with an eye-catching, home-bred shearling ewe. “This is our third…