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Category: Dorset Farming

Batters review dismantles the ‘0.6% myth’ and warns farming is being priced out of survival

Minette Batters’ long-awaited Farming Profitability Review, published today, delivers a forensic challenge to one of the most persistent assumptions in Whitehall: that farming is...

Dorset NFU fills the room

A packed hall was the scene for Dorset NFU’s County Annual Open Meeting at the end of November. County chair Tim Gelfs wanted to...

Art at Home raises £1,000 for farming support charity

West Dorset artist Sarah Sclater has raised £1,000 for the Farming Community Network (FCN) through her annual Art at Home exhibition, held in early...

Wet winters need wiser landscapes

As winter rain returns, Andrew Livingston looks to Dorset’s real flood defences – the fields and hedges doing the work concrete can’t Stick your hand...

Gift ideas that support the local farming community

With Christmas almost upon us, we’re all thinking about gifts for friends and family – and some of the most practical and thoughtful options...

Reconnecting with food, farming, and the land

There’s a strong movement happening across the country right now – people are coming together to fight back and protect our food and farming...

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Taking a welcome mid-season breath

The Tizzard yard is ticking over through the middle of winter as the quiet spell leaves focus to turn to Winter Millions and young...

Farewell to Adrienne Howell

IF Mere had a 'national treasure' it would surely be Adrienne Howell, who died on 13th January, aged 87. She was an active part...

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