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.
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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.
April 5, 2012
The lesser spotted starling: a 79% decline
APRIL 5, 2012: The number of starlings seen in people’s gardens has fallen by almost four-fifths since 1979, the RSPB has said.
April 5, 2012
Bee losses: new evidence blames pesticides
APRIL 5, 2012: Common crop pesticides have been shown for the first time to seriously harm bees by damaging their renowned ability to navigate home.
April 5, 2012
Lots to do at Smallholder Festival
APRIL 5, 2012: Visitors including gardeners, smallholders, and farmers from across Wales and further afield are expected to flock to this year’s Royal Welsh Spring Festival over the weekend of May 19-20.
February 13, 2012
Does birdsong make us feel better?
FEB 13, 2012: The impact of birdsong on our creativity and on our sense of wellbeing is to be explored in a three-year research project at the University of Surrey, supported by the National Trust…
February 13, 2012
Smallholders at Game Fair
FEB 13, 2012: Members of the 250-strong Somerset Smallholders Association will again be at the South Westcountry Game Fair at the Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, on Saturday, March 10 and Sunday, March…
February 13, 2012
‘Who are the good eggs?’ asks NFU
FEB, 13, 2012: THE NFU has urged food manufacturers and restaurant chains to avoid imported battery cage eggs. It has published the names of the ‘good egg’ companies that have pledged not to source eggs…
February 13, 2012
Show celebrates ‘the good life’
FEB 13, 2012: Country Smallholding writer Victoria Roberts will be one of the experts at a special smallholding marquee at the The Edible Garden Show at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, from March 16-18.
