A two-year-old girl died after falling into a pond at a farm having been left “unsupervised for a period of 30 minutes”, an inquest heard. Masie Elizabeth Lomax-Newton was found “face down” in the water after CCTV showed the toddler had been there
At least 26 herds of U.S. dairy cows in eight states have been affected by a bird flu outbreak. This comes just weeks after Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg producer in the U.S., halted operations after finding bird flu in its chickens.
Joe has been unable to plant any significant crops this spring (Image: ROWAN GRIFFITHS) Leicestershire farmer Joe Stanley, 39, is facing his first-ever year without harvest and stands to lose roughly £300,000 in a devastating outcome for his business. From October 2023
A decision on whether to proceed with what would be Europe’s largest solar farm has been delayed for a fourth time. The government has bumped the deadline for making a decision on the 2,500 acre energy-generating hub until June 20. The site
The UK is the global leader in offshore wind energy, boasting more capacity than any other country. Today, offshore wind power powers no fewer than 7.5 million homes, undersea cables transmitting acquired energy to the mainland’s grid. Forty-four wind farms are dotted
A huge row has broken out over plans to build a gigantic solar farm on land next to the King’s Highgrove estate. Lime Down Solar Park aims to have a generation capacity of 500 megawatts of clean energy to power approximately 115,000
A devastated family has paid tribute to their “kind and lovely” boy who sadly died following a bike crash on a farm. Hector Eccles, who was 16, was riding his Polaris Ranger Farmbike when it came off the road and crashed into
Farmers have warned a green scheme designed to boost sustainability and wildlife threatens to take farmland out of use. The Government’s post-Brexit Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMs) are being rolled out across England, including the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). SFI aims to
Business was booming today at the farm shop visited by the Prince and Princess of Wales in her first public appearance since abdominal surgery in January. Yet despite the crowds, both staff and customers said the royal visit had no bearing on
A high-tech robot, designed to combat disease in tulip fields, relies on artificial intelligence to identify and address sick flowers in the Netherlands. Equipped with cameras and AI algorithms, the robot examines tulips, capturing thousands of images to determine if they are