Rural News

The Met Office is predicting Storm Éowyn will bring strong winds, heavy rain and snow for some on Friday and Saturday.

This year’s Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s annual census of the UK’s farmland birds will be supported by farmer and TV personality Adam Henson.

Farmers have been reminded that they can soon apply for a £400 heating grant from farming charity RABI.

A Norfolk farmer has been fined over £4,000 for taking and using more water than permitted, including during a summer drought.

Co-op has just announced a new £820,000 fund to support sustainable farming efforts. The investment will see farmers directly rewarded for their efforts in reducing carbon emissions and promoting nature on their farms across beef, lamb and dairy sectors as part of two new sustainability projects.

Farmers have been urged to seek help when struggling with their mental health, as problems can affect anybody, and not only on Blue Monday.

Morrisons has just announced it sought a High Court injunction order to stop farmers from taking “unlawful protest actions” at its distribution centres.

Farmers and growers across the UK are set to benefit from a free-to-attend initiative aimed at improving inner wellbeing while transforming food systems.

Opico launched new share options, a spot-spraying system and 0% finance package for Farmdroid’s FD20 weed-and-seed robot at LAMMA.

Jeremy Clarkson will host the Cereals Event 2026 at the Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds. 

The chairwoman of the Farm Retail Association (FRA), Emma Mosey, has issued a stark warning about the “catastrophic consequences” of the recently announced Budget. She said that the new measures will decimate the UK’s farming industry and compromise the nation’s food security.

The pig industry leaders have warned that important grant funding opportunities for livestock farmers might be under threat following the news that Defra will be “simplifying and rationalising” governmental support.