October 20, 2015
A rare business
Ramsden Rare Breeds is a family run smallholding on the edge of the Cotswolds that is an object lesson in generating ideas to make it pay. John Wright reports
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October 15, 2015
A year on…
A year ago, we featured some smallholders in Cornwall who were making great strides into marketing their produce. So how have they got on since then? LIZ SHANKLAND has been finding out.
October 15, 2015
Is it natural?
Jules Moore considers the argumemnts for and against ‘natural’ beekeeping
September 2, 2015
Battle of the bulge
Umbilical hernias in pigs are a common affliction, as vet Pete Siviter explains
July 20, 2015
Timing is critical
Jules Moore answers more reader queries about bees
May 13, 2015
Worming goats
Anke Sieker tackles a tricky topic, but one of vital importance for the goatkeeper
March 10, 2015
Extracting a boar’s tusk
Extracting a boar’s tusk with a hacksaw? Are you serious? Yes, says smallholder Andrew Rock...
February 20, 2015
Lincolnshire smallholder shares his passion
Andrew O’Shea has only been smallholding since 2011, but he’s already packed more than most into those few years. Debbie Kingsley checked out what’s been happening on his Lincolnshire holding
February 3, 2015
Feeding cattle: Do they need more than grass?
In the second of a series of articles on cattle, Debbie Kingsley looks at feeding cows year round – and whether they need more than grass
December 12, 2014
Tim’s tips: The importance of insurance to smallholders… plus more smallholding advice!
Career smallholder Tim Tyne explains how important it is to factor insurance into plans to ‘downshift’. Plus more of Tim’s smallholding tips..
December 7, 2014
Tips on giving your pigs injections: Part 2
Unsure about how best to inject your pigs? In the second of a two-part feature, Liz Shankland gives some advice on how to get the job done quickly and efficiently
