October 26, 2012
British ash trees under threat
Oct 26, 2012; Plant health authorities across the United Kingdom have stepped up their efforts to tackle a new disease of ash trees.
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October 23, 2012
Competition winners delighted
Oct 23, 2012: Catherine Ellwood and Amanda Miller, from Gloucester, thoroughly enjoyed their prize in a Country Smallholding competition – a weekend course at Kate Humble’s farm in the Wye Valley, Monmouthshire.
October 17, 2012
Get thrifty for Christmas!
Oct 17, 2012: For the burgeoning thrifty smallholder a whole world of fun and money-saving projects await. In our Christmas issue, Kim Stoddart will share some of her ideas for Christmas and the New Year ahead.
July 30, 2012
A scorcher at Royal Welsh Show
JULY 30: The Royal Welsh Show strengthened its claim to be the biggest and best-attended event of its kind in Europe when a record 241,099 visitors including over 777 from 39 countries around the world,…
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…
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…
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.
