Rural Life
RSPCA saves 12 stranded sheep in flood rescue mission
A number of sheep had to be rescued in an operation that lasted two and a half hours in Wales,...
Wales
Rural Life
Man charged with explosive offences due to chemicals on UK farm
A man has been charged with offences relating to explosives and poisons by police following the discovery of chemicals on...
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How to avoid costly calf registration errors
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Rural Life
Rescue mission enters 3rd day for 60 sheep trapped on sea cliff
A rescue operation to save 60 sheep trapped on a sea cliff has entered a third day across the water...
Rural Life
Gorse offered to farmers as animal bedding in Wales
Farmers in Wales are reportedly being offered an unusual form of animal bedding in light of straw price hikes caused...
Machinery
60 years on: Ifor Williams rolls out 750,000th trailer
Welsh trailer manufacturer Ifor Williams recently celebrated two important milestones – its 60th anniversary and the 750,000th trailer rolling off...
Agri-Business
Welsh farmers must 'hold political feet to fire' on Brexit
Welsh farmers need to “hold politicians’ feet to the fire” on Brexit talks, the outgoing leader of the largest farming organisation...
Rural Life
7 sheep allegedly killed by escaped wild cat
A total of seven sheep have allegedly been killed by a lynx – a medium-sized wild cat – which escaped...
Rural Life
Pics: Sheepdog rescued after 'protective' ewe chased it off 60ft cliff
A sheep farmer in Wales was put through a “horrible experience” after his top sheepdog was knocked off a 60ft...
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Where might trees fit for a sustainable future?
The Teagasc Forestry One to One Clinics facilitate a discussion on where trees might fit for a sustainable future. Teagasc...
N.Ireland
British farms ‘critically short’ of seasonal fruit and veg labour supply
England and Wales have suffered a 17% decline in the number of seasonal workers required for the harvesting of fruit...
Rural Life
Elite Suffolk ewe lifts Balmoral Interbreed Sheep Championship
Downpatrick Suffolk breeder Norman Robinson won this year’s Sheep Interbreed Championship at Balmoral with an eye-catching, home-bred shearling ewe. “This...
Rural Life
Video: Sheep rescued from cliff face after being chased by dog
A sheep has been dramatically rescued from a cliff face in Wales after being chased by a dog, the Royal...
Pig/Poultry
Case of bird flu confirmed in backyard flock of chickens in Wales
A case of avian influenza (bird flu) H5N8 has been confirmed in a backyard flock of chickens and ducks in...
Pig/Poultry
Second case of bird flu confirmed just over 110 miles off the Irish coast
The second case of Bird Flu has been confirmed in the UK, after a dead wild duck in Carmarthenshire, Wales tested...
Rural Life
Welsh shepherd begins farming £1m farm which he rents for just £1/year
A Welsh shepherd has began farming a £1m (€1.16m) farm on the Great Orme headland in north Wales, for just...
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Watch: Importance of transition period & early lactation
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Rural Life
Farmer found to rent farm worth £1 million for £1 pound a year
A shepherd has been found to rent out a farm worth £1 million on the Great Orme headland in north...
Agri-Business
Two massive UK dairy farms covering 1,300 acres hit the market for €11.6m
Two dairy farms amounting to nearly 1,300ac has been put up for sale in Pembrokeshire in Wales, with a guide price of £10m...
Agri Politics
Video: Farm for lease for €1.30 a year includes free sheep flock!
Sheep farmers are being given the chance to lease a £1m coastal farm in Wales for £1 a year, in...
Agri Politics
A case of BSE has been identified in Wales
A case of BSE, also known as ‘mad cow disease’, has been identified in a dead cow on a farm in...