March 28, 2014
The Good Life – The Next Stage
Do you have the skills to run your own smallholding? There will be plenty of practical tasks, many of which will be unfamiliar at the beginning.
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March 28, 2014
Time to mate your goats
AUG 28, 2012: There is lots to consider if you wish to get your goat mated. Richard Pemble explains
March 28, 2014
What to do about moles?
Moles can cover lawns and fields with their heaps and, even worse, tunnel through fruit and veg beds where they uproot young plants and undermine paths. What can be done to solve the problem? Alan…
March 28, 2014
Are they ready for slaughter?
AUG 21, 2013: Jules Moore, who runs smallholding courses, gives advice on taking lambs to the abattoir
March 28, 2014
EID Explained
What is EID and what does it mean for sheep farmers? PETER MORRIS, chief executive of the National Sheep Association, explains
March 28, 2014
All mulched
Sue Adams on a good way to improve your soil!
March 28, 2014
From prison to pigs
JAN 21, 2014: Sometimes pigs can change your life beyond all recognition, as Liz Shankland discovered when she met an ex-con who turned her back on crime to become a pig breeder and an award-winning…
March 28, 2014
Crème de la crème
Jenny White on the significance of breed and pedigree for dairy goats
March 28, 2014
New beaks for old
Vivien Aspey keeps hens and other animals for pleasure...
March 28, 2014
Can smallholding feed the world?
JAN 17, 2013: In last August's issue of CS, a thoroughly researched article by Alan Beat raised the issue of whether small-scale localised organic food production could provide the means of feeding an ever growing world…
March 28, 2014
Best way to store veg
Q- What's the best way to store root vegetables like carrots over winter?
