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NI AD company fined £6,000 after ‘slurry-like’ discharge

N.Ireland

4 months ago

NI AD company fined £6,000 after ‘slurry-like’ discharge

A Northern Ireland-based company that runs an AD facility in Co. Derry has been fined £6,000 after a discharge of “slurry-like” material.

Bayer ordered to pay over $2 billion in Roundup cancer claim

Agri-Business

1 year ago

Bayer ordered to pay over $2 billion in Roundup cancer claim

A court in the US state of Georgia has ordered pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Bayer to...

Leading figure in English tractor theft operation ordered to pay £870k

Rural Life

1 year ago

Leading figure in English tractor theft operation ordered to pay £870k

Police in England have confirmed that a man has sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay £873,852.48, in connection to his...

Elderly farmer served 6-month sentence for animal abuse

Rural Life

2 years ago

Elderly farmer served 6-month sentence for animal abuse

An elderly welsh farmer has received a 6 month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to several acts of animal abuse

Farmer and NGOs sue fossil fuel giant claiming climate damage

Environment

2 years ago

Farmer and NGOs sue fossil fuel giant claiming climate damage

A farmer in Belgium and a number of environmental non-government organisations (NGOs) are...

Other

4 years ago

Lancashire mart fined after fatal employee incident

 A Lancashire mart has been fined after an employee was fatally injured when he was struck by a dairy bull.

Lancashire mart fined after fatal employee incident

N.Ireland

5 years ago

Co. Down farmer fined £25,000 after construction accident death

A Castlewellan farmer has been fined £25,000 after a labourer died on his farm during a construction accident. 22-year-old Toirdealbhach Larkin..

Co. Down farmer fined £25,000 after construction accident death

N.Ireland

5 years ago

Co. Down man fined for illegal dumping of construction waste and poultry manure

A 34-year-old Co. Down man has today (June 2) been fined in court for offences relating to the illegal dumping of 5,500t waste on land without a licence.

Co. Down man fined for illegal dumping of construction waste and poultry manure

N.Ireland

5 years ago

North-west farmer fined for failing to register calves

A north-west farmer has been handed a fine in court after he failed to register calves and failed to notify the department of six cattle movements.

North-west farmer fined for failing to register calves

N.Ireland

5 years ago

NI farmer convicted of tampering with TB test

A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined after he was convicted in court of tampering with a bovine TB...

NI farmer convicted of tampering with TB test

Agri-Business

5 years ago

DAERA takes steps towards judicial review over minister’s port decisions

Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture has confirmed it is seeking legal advice over...

DAERA takes steps towards judicial review over minister’s port decisions

N.Ireland

6 years ago

Dungiven farmer fined £750 for breaches of movement notifications

A Dungiven farmer has been convicted of five charges relating to failure to record animal movements...

Dungiven farmer fined £750 for breaches of movement notifications

Rural Life

6 years ago

Somerset farmer fined £10,000 for breaching bovine TB rules

A Somerset cattle farmer has been ordered to pay over £10,000 in fines and costs after admitting breaking laws that help control the spread of bovine TB when moving his herd.

Somerset farmer fined £10,000 for breaching bovine TB rules

Agri-Business

6 years ago

Fivemiletown business fined for water pollution offence

A farm business in Co. Tyrone has been fined £1,250 at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court today after...

Fivemiletown business fined for water pollution offence

Rural Life

7 years ago

Farm owner handed 18-month sentence following animal cruelty prosecution

The owner of a farm in South Gloucestershire has been handed an 18-month custodial sentence following prosecution for animal cruelty offences.

Farm owner handed 18-month sentence following animal cruelty prosecution

Rural Life

7 years ago

Wife and her lover guilty of killing Hertfordshire farmer after he refused divorce

An estranged wife and her lover who plotted to kill a wealthy farmer have today been found guilty of murder.

Wife and her lover guilty of killing Hertfordshire farmer after he refused divorce

Rural Life

7 years ago

Farmer given suspended jail sentence for animal neglect

A livestock keeper from Stoke on Trent has been given an 18-week jail sentence suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay £1,500 in costs.

Farmer given suspended jail sentence for animal neglect

Agri-Business

7 years ago

Farmer given suspended jail sentence after livestock left to die in field

A farmer who left livestock to die in a frozen field has been given a 16-week jail sentence...

Farmer given suspended jail sentence after livestock left to die in field

Rural Life

7 years ago

Man cleared of Blandford farm worker's murder

A man charged with murder in connection with the death of a fellow employee at a farm near Blandford has been found not guilty following a trial.

Man cleared of Blandford farm worker's murder

Rural Life

7 years ago

'Chaotic' record-keeping lands farmer in court

A Carmarthenshire dairy farmer has been fined for 'chaotic' record-keeping that may have contributed to the spread of bovine tuberculosis on his premises.

'Chaotic' record-keeping lands farmer in court

Rural Life

7 years ago

Derbyshire farm fraudster ordered to repay stolen tax or face jail

A Derbyshire farmer, who evaded more than £70,000 of Income Tax contributions, has been told she must repay all the stolen tax within three months or face prison.

Derbyshire farm fraudster ordered to repay stolen tax or face jail

Rural Life

7 years ago

Inspectors find 58 carcasses on farm with extreme neglect

Two Ceredigion brothers have been fined and banned from keeping livestock after 58 bovine carcasses were found on their farm.

Inspectors find 58 carcasses on farm with extreme neglect

Rural Life

8 years ago

Devon farmer convicted of welfare offences loses appeal

A Devon farmer who ignored animal welfare advice has lost his appeal to avoid jail time.

Devon farmer convicted of welfare offences loses appeal

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