February 6, 2013
All dogs to be microchipped
FEB 6, 2013: All dogs in England will need to be microchipped to help tackle the growing problem of strays roaming the streets, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced today.
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January 31, 2013
Scottish Smallholder Festival for 2013
JAN 31, 2013: The 2013 Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival will move to a new venue in central Scotland.
January 31, 2013
EU links pesticide to bee losses
JAN 31, 2013: There are calls for the Government to introduce a national bee action plan in the wake of new advice about the danger they face from the world’s most widely used insecticide.
January 31, 2013
Impact of virus ‘far worse’
JAN 31, 2013: The impact of Schmallenberg virus on farms and smallholdings is far worse than previously thought, it is claimed.
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.
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.
