January 10, 2013
Deluge cost farmers £1.3bn
JAN 10, 2013: Record rainfall in 2012 has cost British farmers £1.3bn, prompting calls for the Government to provide insurance against extreme weather if it wants to preserve national food security.
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January 10, 2013
Bid to save rare cattle breed
JAN 10, 2013: Food retailer Morrisons is joining forces with the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) to try and help secure the future of one of Britain’s rarest breeds of cattle.
January 10, 2013
Virus hits early lambing
JAN 10, 2013: There are worrying signs for farmers and smallholders as Schmallenberg virus has caused severe losses for some early lambers.
November 20, 2012
Shock report on back garden henkeeping
NOV 20, 2012: Half a million households keeping chickens in Britain pose a major threat to poultry industry and 75% don't comply with regulations on feeding birds kitchen waste, according to a shock report by…
November 2, 2012
Poor weather threatens bee colonies
Oct 30, 2012: Britain’s beekeepers have endured a desperately difficult summer with average honey yields down to just eight pounds per hive, compared to a yearly average of 30 pounds, according to the results of…
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.
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…
