Rural News

A decade after RSABI first launched its Supporters’ Scheme, the charity is announcing exciting plans which will see the scheme rebranded as ‘Friends of RSABI’.

There is no doubt that 2024 was a challenging year for farming in the UK and, given the added stress farmers are currently experiencing, ensuring farmers and farm workers prioritise both their physical and mental wellbeing has never been more important, said the Farm Safety Foundation team while launching its annual Mind Your Head campaign. 

A Suffolk farmer has been ordered to pay £27,000 after he left dozens of dead sheep on his land for weeks. 

Two young agriculture students, who may have struggled to get into the sector as they are not from an agricultural background, have received a helping hand from Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper.  

A 23-year-old farmer suffered fatal head injuries after a tractor tyre exploded while he was inflating it.

British Christmas supermarket sales hit a record £13 billion in December, with household grocery spending averaging £460 over the four weeks leading up to Christmas. NFU shared which store chain has made the most profits.

A Northamptonshire woman who painted her tractor pink to raise money and awareness of a disease that affected her grandparents has already collected £8,000.

Currently, British farmers are facing mounting challenges, many of which are causing financial strain. More and more are therefore seeking innovative solutions to strengthen their financial resilience.

Silostop Agri has announced its partnership with The Farming Community Network (FCN), which aims to open up direct lines of communication between farmers who are heading towards or experiencing difficulties.

Clarkson’s Farm star, Kaleb Cooper, has just announced that he and his partner Taya are expecting their third child. 

Charity that supports people in Scottish agriculture, RSABI, is bringing three new and exciting challenge events for 2025.

Three men have been arrested after 30,000 tonnes of household and construction waste, piled 15 feet high, was discovered at the Hoads Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Ashford, Kent.