February 13, 2012
New smallholder show for Scotland
FEB, 13, 2012; The town of Forfar, in the county of Angus, will host the first Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
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December 20, 2011
Egg ban row
Dec 20, 2011: The Government has come under attack for failing to do enough to stop illegal egg imports once a ban on battery cages comes into force on January 1.
December 20, 2011
CCTV in abattoirs may be compulsory
Dec 20, 2011: Ministers are considering making CCTV compulsory in slaughterhouses in England, Scotland and Wales to help enforce laws against animal cruelty.
December 20, 2011
Renewable energy conference
Dec 20, 2011: Several top-line speakers have been confirmed for the two-day conference at the Energy Now Expo 2012 on February 15 & 16 at the Malvern, Showground, Worcestershire.
December 20, 2011
Schemes fail to stop decline in farmland birds
Dec 20, 2011: Stewardship schemes are having little impact in stopping the decline of farmland birds.
December 20, 2011
Allotment costs soar
Dec 20, 2011: Researchers from the University of Leicester have found that the average cost of an allotment has soared by a fifth in the past three years.
October 28, 2011
Liz champ for second year running
Country Smallholding writer Liz Shankland is celebrating after one of her sows - Audrey - won the title Tamworth Champion of Champions, making her the best Tamworth in the UK.
October 28, 2011
Microbiologists work on disease test for camelids
There are hopes that a new test may soon be developed to detect bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in camelids.
October 4, 2011
Gardening clubs thriving
October 4, 2011: A new survey from the Royal Horticultural Society shows increasing numbers of gardeners are joining gardening clubs with over a quarter of a million people in the UK now belonging to one…
October 4, 2011
Winter Fair draws near
October 4, 2011: Livestock schedules for this year’s two-day Royal Welsh Winter Fair have gone out to 5,000 potential exhibitors at the event which takes place on the showground at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, on November…
October 4, 2011
Liz’s Tamworth a pig champion
October 4, 2011: Country Smallholding writer Liz Shankland is celebrating after one of her sows - Audrey - won the title Tamworth Champion of Champions, making her the best Tamworth in the UK.
