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Farming: Cost of rural crime in NI more than £2m in 2025, says NFU Mutual
Agriculture and environment correspondent, BBC News NI Figures that show the estimated cost of rural crime in Northern Ireland rose to £2.2m in 2025 should 'serve as a serious wake-up call' for farmers, their union has said. The Ulster…
Community Spotlight: Farm Connect Montana
Farm Connect Montana provides assistance to Montana farmers and ranchers while promoting a thriving, equitable food system. With summer almost here, the organization is promoting two programs, Double SNAP Dollars and Senior Farmers Market…
Solar energy helps US farms stay afloat - but Republicans' bill could change that
Twelve years ago, George Hunt needed a new roof on his cow barn in Orange, Massachusetts. Solar was “hot” back then, Hunt said, thanks to federal and state commitments to increase renewable energy supplies. When Hunt crunched the…
Huge blaze guts chicken farm as massive smoke cloud rises into sky
A HUGE blaze has gutted a chicken farm with a massive smoke cloud spotted rising in the sky. Ten fire engines raced to the inferno in Cheshire just after 6am this morning with residents urged to keep their doors and windows closed. Your info will…
Fresh fight to prevent 40 homes near working Somerset pig farm
Residents of a small Somerset village face a fresh fight to prevent 40 new homes from being built near a working pig farm. Rubix Strategic Ltd. put forward plans in April 2024 for a new development of 40 homes on the B3081 Prestleigh Road in the…
It's fruit picking season at Central Ohio farms
With warmer weather and sunny days comes Central Ohio's pick-your-own-fruit season. Why it matters: Grocery store produce does the job, but it's no substitute for ripe locally grown fruit — you can taste the difference. 🍓 State of…
Farming tsar Baroness Batters warns UK is 'beset by uncertainty' and Labour isn't helping
“She wasn't having regular contractions. I normally leave them two hours and if they haven't made any progress I help them.” She walks me through the process with matter-of-fact precision: gloved up and pulling calving ropes in time…
370 billion crickets are farmed for food every year; scientists have found they may feel pain
You're cooking dinner, distracted, and your hand brushes a hot pan. Nerve signals race to your spinal cord and back to yank your arm away in a fraction of a second, with no thought required. Then comes the pain. A sharp, spreading sting gives way…
Wedding and events venue plan for farm building approved
A farm building will be used as an occasional wedding venue and events space after plans were approved by Highland Council. Applicant Andrew Mackenzie recently sought permission for the occasional use of a modern agricultural building as an events…
Horror farm fire as two massive chicken sheds left completely charred and gutted
A massive blaze has completely destroyed a chicken farm and left an 'enormous smoke trail' looming over a part of Cheshire. Ten fire engines have been dispatched to The Grange on Checkley Lane, near Bridgemere, with local residents being advised to…
Herefordshire BGT final farmers 'blown away' by support
Caroline Gall, West Midlands and Malcolm Boyden, BBC Hereford and Worcester Two Herefordshire farmers who will perform in Saturday's Britain's Got Talent final said they were 'blown away' by the support and believe their message of talking about…
The missing middle of Indian agriculture: Why small-farm mechanisation is the next big reform
Every few months, India's agriculture debate circles back to the same pressure points: minimum support prices, loan waivers, subsidies and agri-tech funding. These conversations matter. But they consume so much oxygen that a quieter, structural gap…
'SHGs play a vital role in sustainable farming practices'
Self-help groups (SHGs) can play a vital role in conserving indigenous seeds, promoting natural farming, processing millets, and encouraging organic agricultural products, according to Shreekant M Bhandiwad, Chairman of Karnataka Grameena Bank…
Jeremy Clarkson calls Great British Farm-Fest 'incredible' as 52,000 visit
The first-ever Great British Farm-Fest was held over the May Bank Holiday weekend, attracting more than 52,000 visitors and 3,000 animals to NAEC Stoneleigh in Warwickshire for a remarkable three-day celebration of British farming, food, rural…
PA Dairymen's Association will take Farm Show milkshakes on the road in June
YORK, Pa. — June is National Dairy Month, and that's great news for those who might be craving a Pennsylvania Farm Show Milkshake (and can't wait until next January to get one). The PA Dairymen's Association announced it is taking the famous…
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