The Royal Highland Show takes place next week at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh. This year will be the Show’s 179th event. The organisers have again partnered with travel providers this year in order to streamline visitor travel to
A Farming and Climate Change Conference will be taking place in three weeks time in Gloucestershire. The conference, run in partnership with the NFU and Fir Farm, will be a unique opportunity to hear from leading scientists, farmers and environmentalists
The NFU has welcomed new general licences as a positive step to protect crops and livestock. The publication of three new general licences means farmers and growers will now have the much-needed tools to protect their crops from being damaged or
A stowaway Balkan Green Lizard from the Island of Kos made an unexpected visit to Wales after finding his way into a holidaymaker's suitcase. RSPCA Cymru was alerted after holidaymakers from Bridgend returned to their Laleston home to find the lizard
Woodland managers, land owners, the forest industry and tree nurseries are being urged to remain vigilant after the Plant Health Service intercepted a finding of Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) caterpillars on trees recently imported from the Netherlands
This autonomous concept tractor has been designed and built by Case IH. It promises to bring significant productivity benefits to world agriculture and can be operated unmanned and monitored remotely. This ground-breaking tractor is equipped with
With pressure mounting on farmers to optimise their production processes, finding areas where efficiency can be improved is a must. Ensuring products get from the field to the market quickly and efficiently is vital for many farmers to avoid product
A workshop will discuss the opportunities and challenges presented to farmers, food producers and retailers by the rise in popularity of vegetarianism and veganism. The workshop will take place on 12 September at the University of Nottingham’s
The RSPCA has handed over 350,000 signatures to Tesco bosses at its AGM today, demanding the supermarket urgently improves the welfare of its meat chickens. Tesco is the largest retailer of intensively reared indoor chicken, spending more than
Wiltshire Police has a new eye in the sky thanks to the National Farmers Union (NFU) and Historic England, which has bought a drone that officers will be able to use in the fight against rural crime. The Mavic 2 drone will be used to help find criminals
