Beef
Grocery sales reached a record £13.8 billion for Christmas 2025, with shoppers spending on average £476, and lamb was a standout winner.
N.Ireland
Public awareness of rural homelessness is low, with many people assume the problem only happens in towns and cities.
Dairy
It is important to ensure you have enough supplies to keep the herd going over the Christmas period...
Rural Life
The National Farmers' Union is encouraging families to source their turkeys locally this Christmas, as part of their #BuyMyTurkey Day campaign
Purchases of red meat and dairy are expected to increase during the 2025 festive season, according to AHDB's festive food predictions.
Agri-Business
Brussel sprouts are expected to have benefited from a notable growth spurt this season, with Tesco predicting crops to be 25% larger in size
New consumer research data released by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) today (Tuesday, December 3)...
Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society’s Christmas Fair has been extended to two days, to take place across the weekend of December 14-15
Machinery
I am sure that we have all longed for a certain Christmas present that never materialised. Here’s my story.
Opinion
The first sign of Christmas at home, was my father going out with a set of cutters and coming back with a few boughs of holly, festooned wi
Cheshire Police is urging dog owners to make sure they have control over their dogs while walking in the countryside over Christmas.
Aldi has said that while turkey will remain the centrepiece for most households this Christmas, an increasing number are opting for alternati
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) is encouraging the public to source local and British turkeys this Christmas.
Everyone has a favourite Christmas song – or in my case a Christmas poem. I was never a great...
The humble brussels sprout is a ‘take it or leave it’ Christmas vegetable for many people....
The Christmas narrative, with its focus on the birth of Jesus in a stable, speaks volumes of the...
Other
The BRC has warned that Christmas dinners "may look different this year" due to food inflation and the cost-of-living crisis.
Agricultural scientists have said that a high-tech grading machine, nicknamed the 'sproutatron' is helping them select the perfect sprouts.
Research from NFU Mutual has revealed that 70% of people plan to support local, independent retailers this Christmas.
The BRC has said that retailers will be holding their breath ahead of the Christmas, the peak of the December sales period.
The RSPCA has said it is worried that there will be an increase in abandoned animals this Christmas "as families struggle with soaring bills".
Pig/Poultry
The free range turkey sector has taken the 'biggest hit' from the avian influenza (bird flu)...
Allergic to cow's milk? According to the European Commission, cookies, chocolate and cakes could...
