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Gorse offered to farmers as animal bedding in Wales

August 29, 2018

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…

Video: Sheep rescued from cliff face after being chased by dog

April 20, 2017

Rural Life

A sheep has been dramatically rescued from a cliff face in Wales after being chased by a dog, the Royal Society for the…

Case of bird flu confirmed in backyard flock of chickens in Wales

January 4, 2017

Pig/Poultry

A case of avian influenza (bird flu) H5N8 has been confirmed in a backyard flock of chickens and ducks in Carmanthenshire, Wales. The…

Second case of bird flu confirmed just over 110 miles off the Irish coast

December 22, 2016

Pig/Poultry

The second case of Bird Flu has been confirmed in the UK, after a dead wild duck in Carmarthenshire, Wales tested positive for the…

Welsh shepherd begins farming £1m farm which he rents for just £1/year

November 12, 2016

Rural Life

A Welsh shepherd has began farming a £1m (€1.16m) farm on the Great Orme headland in north Wales, for just £1 (€1.16) a…

Farmer found to rent farm worth £1 million for £1 pound a year

August 18, 2016

Rural Life

A shepherd has been found to rent out a farm worth £1 million on the Great Orme headland in north Wales, for just…

Two massive UK dairy farms covering 1,300 acres hit the market for €11.6m

August 12, 2016

Agri-Business

Two dairy farms amounting to nearly 1,300ac has been put up for sale in Pembrokeshire in Wales, with a guide price of £10m (€11.6m), according to…

Video: Farm for lease for €1.30 a year includes free sheep flock!

May 18, 2016

Sheep farmers are being given the chance to lease a £1m coastal farm in Wales for £1 a year, in order to let…

A case of BSE has been identified in Wales

October 1, 2015

Agri Politics

A case of BSE, also known as ‘mad cow disease’, has been identified in a dead cow on a farm in Wales, the Welsh…

Video: Back in the tractor cab with the help of a chair lift!

August 17, 2015

Machinery

One Welsh farmer has come up with a way of getting from his wheelchair into the cab of his tractor after he was…

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