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It’s Open Farm Sunday!

There's still time to find the nearest farm to you that has thrown open its gates (and fields and barns and tractor sheds...). Check...

Trials, tribulations, and triumphs: a Rawston Farm update

James Cossins has had a mixed month, with personal loss and the continuing TB testing saga – but silaging is underway, finally It has been...

Positivity at the first Farm to Fork Summit

The first convention on the UK food supply chain gave some encouraging signals to the industry, says NFU county advisor Gemma Harvey The Farm to...

You just can’t get the staff…

The UK’s first post-Brexit trade deals begin amid agricultural industry concerns and severe labour shortages. Andrew Livingston reports The seventh anniversary of the British people’s...

Sewage and pollution in our rivers – who can be held responsible?

Farmers can be prosecuted for damaging short stretches of river, but when will water companies be held accountable for their actions, asks Andrew Livingston From...

Meet your local farmer, learn about your food – attend Open Farm Sunday

Love Local, Trust Local founder Barbara Cossins is passionate about the benefits and opportunities from Open Farm Sunday I would like to start by congratulating...

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The art (and precision timing) of breeding

Glanvilles Stud is deep in covering season’s intricacies; Lucy Procter unravels it while stud visitors delight in heartwarming foal cuddles As usual, the BV’s Courtenay...

Solar success for Wimborne’s century-old Dacombes

Wimborne’s much-loved independent home electronics store, Dacombes of Wimborne, is celebrating national recognition after winning not one but two top titles at the 2025...

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