July 18, 2012
Flygrazing ‘a massive problem’
Sept 18, 2012: The NFU is to investigate the scale of ‘flygrazing’ in England and Wales after members warned that the illegal dumping of horses and ponies on farmland is becoming a ‘massive problem’ in…
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Country Smallholding
July 18, 2012
Fall in self-sufficiency ‘endangers crops’
Sept 18, 2012: A significant fall in self-sufficiency in Britain is endangering staple fruit and vegetable crops, says the NFU. Tomatoes, cucumbers and spring onions, are all currently ‘endangered’ due to a significant fall in…
July 18, 2012
Crops and wildlife hit hard by deluge
Sept 18, 2012: The recent appalling weather has had a major impact on crops and wildlife.
July 18, 2012
Counting cost of cancelled shows
Sept 18, 2012: Show organisers are counting the cost after the cancellation of several high profile events.
July 18, 2012
Summer deluge: global warming blamed
Sept 18, 2012: Scientists at a British universtity and two American universities believe global warming is to blame for the recent extreme summer weather in the UK.
July 18, 2012
Royal Welsh Show to go ahead
July 18, 2012: The Royal Welsh Show, the UK’s biggest agricultural event, will go ahead as usual and there is no truth in rumours that it will be cancelled because of the wet weather, said…
May 17, 2012
Eco
Your chickens are great, and they can help you be good to the environment too, says Charlotte Popescu
May 3, 2012
The art of incubation
Terry Beebe has ‘cracking’ advice on hatching chicks using an incubator
April 5, 2012
Drought results in hosepipe bans
APRIL 5, 2012: Millions of householders across southern and eastern England are banned from using hosepipes as drought grips parts of the country.
April 5, 2012
The lesser spotted starling: a 79% decline
APRIL 5, 2012: The number of starlings seen in people’s gardens has fallen by almost four-fifths since 1979, the RSPB has said.
April 5, 2012
Bee losses: new evidence blames pesticides
APRIL 5, 2012: Common crop pesticides have been shown for the first time to seriously harm bees by damaging their renowned ability to navigate home.
