March 28, 2014
A gate to last
Alan Beat makes a wooden field gate
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Grow & Maintain
March 28, 2014
Finding your ground
You don’t have to own your smallholding, says Rebecca Johns
March 28, 2014
All sorts of roofs
Adam Weismann and Katy Bryce look at roofing options for cob buildings
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
Don’t let them suffer
Livestock can really struggle in extreme weather. Make sure you know how to care for them, says Lisa Mancell of feed supplier Farmgate
February 18, 2014
Rural broadband in the slow lane
APRIL 18, 2014: Smallholders increasingly rely on the internet, but many people in rural areas have slow or non-existent broadband. Jules Moore investigates
January 17, 2014
New animal movement regulations
JAN 17, 2014: From April 2014 sheep and goat keepers in England will be able to use a new Animal Reporting and Movements System to electronically report their animals’ movements.
January 17, 2014
Rural economy ‘recovering’
JAN 17, 2014: The recovery of the economy in rural areas is now ‘firmly rooted’, according to a survey - and many smallholders are sharing a sense of renewed optimism.
December 19, 2013
CS writers on BBC’s Farming Today
DEC 19, 2013: CS writer Adam Willcox, from the Rookies, talked about smallholding on Farming Today on BBC Radio 4 this morning.
November 25, 2013
Warning on ‘soil disaster’
NOV 25, 2013: Soil degradation is the biggest potential disaster facing us all, says Soil Association president Monty Don.
June 6, 2013
Bid to halt badger cull fails
JUNE 6, 2013: A Labour attempt to halt this summer's badger cull was defeated in Parliament yesterday (Wednesday).
