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Muck at first sight

Meet a Dorset woman working to preserve a British breed of pig which is rarer than the Giant Panda. Tracie Beardsley reports Gloucester Old Spot...

Dropping prices and food goals

Farmer James Cossins has used the slow, wet start to spring to assess new sustainable farming methods and asks if food production is really...

Zero on zero from Coffey

Therese Coffey lost her audience at the NFU conference in February – but does her attitude raise a bigger red flag, asks Andrew Livingston The...

AKC provided wide farming knowledge and a huge amount of expertise and experience’

ADVERTORIAL AKC, an agricultural consultancy firm based near Devizes in Wiltshire, offer independent strategic and financial advice and consultancy for agricultural businesses – as well...

The clock is ticking for the government to back British farming to feed a changing world

President calls for a prosperous food and farming sector, delivering a secure, safe and affordable supply of British food, says NFU county advisor Gemma...

Red twins, ELMS and beavers

A surprise delivery, beavers in Blandford and farmer George Hosford’s personal thoughts on the speakers and messaging at the NFU conference Since the beginning of...

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Stud Life | October 2021

Lucy Procter, co-owner of the Glanvilles Stud, shares a diary of life on a Thoroughbred stud.This month - pregnancy checks and floating teeth. October 1st...

It’s the Hoosiers! 90s favourites head to Blandford for Teddy Rocks 2026

The award-winning Teddy Rocks Festival has unveiled its first wave of acts for 2026, with The Hoosiers confirmed as Saturday headliners – marking ten...

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