Rural News

Longfields Insurance has launched a Christmas campaign, ‘The World is Better with You in It’, to raise funds for the rural mental health charity YANA, and to remind farmers that they are valued and supported.

The government has been urged to make rural crime a clear national priority, following the Home Office’s announcement that Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) positions will be abolished once their current term is up in 2028. 

Yorkshire farmers are able to access potentially lifesaving health and wellbeing checks when they head to a county livestock market. 

Organisers of the Suffolk Tractor Light Parade 2025, which is set to take place next month, have warned the public to be cautious of scammers requesting payment to reserve a spot.  

The University of Nottingham has announced the suspension of a “small number” of academic courses, including its BSc in Agriculture.

Big Brother contestant Cameron Kinch broke down in tears over the government’s changes to inheritance tax, as he made it to the final.

Magnus Brown, a 22-year-old dairy farmer from Staffordshire, has been named Young Farmer of the Year 2025 at the YFC Achiever Awards. 

Farmers have been warned to prepare for potential incursions and trespasses by activist groups, following recent online activity suggesting plans for coordinated farm actions across the UK.

To mark Remembrance Day, we caught up with farmer’s son and British Army sergeant Rob Duchesne, about how he balances farm work and army life.

The Hawkstone Farmers’ Choir has announced the release of a new seven-inch single, ‘The Banned One’, created to support mental health within the farming community. 

Farmers have been advised to prepare for an ongoing drought in 2026, following a recent meeting that outlined the current situation and raised concerns about the country’s water resources after this year’s record dry spring and warm summer. 

RSABI is celebrating six months of its successful fundraising initiative, The Farmers’ Lotto, which helps fund the charity’s outbound emotional support calls, a vital service that costs around £40,000 a year to deliver, with the amount continuing to grow.