Rural News

Volunteers are needed to help sort artificial intelligence data to track the declining UK hedgehog population. 

Rural road safety campaigner NFU Mutual is urging farmers to avoid common hazards while driving through rural areas this Easter. 

Relentless wet weather gave way to a few drier days in mid-March, creating workable conditions for an Oliver Landpower Ltd demonstration of Sumo drills and cultivators, and JCB Fastracs. David Williams was there.

A well-known English actor and farmer, Kelvin Fletcher, invites the public for an “unforgettable Easter celebration” on his farm. 

Farming groups have expressed relief that the government has listened to the sector’s growing fears that environmental schemes could pose a threat to food security.

The Newt in Somerset, a part of the Newt Estate, which was recently named one of the best boutique hotels in the world, took on a challenge to supply its restaurants with ingredients grown, foraged and reared on the site. The processing of its own heritage wheat will enable home-grown flour to become a valuable additional ingredient. 

Scotland’s largest independent dairy, Graham’s The Family Dairy, has launched a brand-new product to meet an increased demand for naturally nutrient-rich protein food. 

A rural property expert encourages farmers to carefully consider to what extent they enter new environmental schemes after inheritance tax relief was extended in the Spring Budget. 

Well-known farmer and TV presenter Adam Henson just announced the launch of his new online store with its first product, a range of British wildflower seeds. 

A picturesque farm located in the heart of Cumbria has been put up for sale for £1,150,000. What is more, its woodland sanctuary boasts one of the largest red squirrel populations in the county. 

Officers from the Rossendale rural task force have recovered around £130,000 in stolen machinery over the last couple of weeks. 

Dog owners are being warned to be extra careful while visiting sheep and lamb grazing areas. The alert also coincides with the launch of the 2024 Sheep Worrying Awareness Week on Monday 25th March.