Category: Dorset Farming
Dorset Farming
Looking at leys
Fifth generation farmer James Cossins says it’s time to explore new (old) ways to maintain cattle feed through the summer
Over the last two months...
Dorset Farming
The agricultural transition and the National Food Strategy
The transition from the EU’s Basic Payment Scheme is likely to result in a big loss to the Dorset economy, says NFU county advisor...
Dorset Farming
Hares, beavers, rolling down a hill – and the fear of what’s coming
Hares don’t seem to become an issue, reflects Dorset NFU county chairman George Hosford, but beavers (and, surprisingly, Jeremy Clarkson) pose far tougher questions...
Dorset Farming
Pigs, then chickens – who’s next? | Farm Tales
As the pig crisis is ignored, the poultry crisis deepens and the supermarkets refuse to budge – Andrew Livingston fears a difficult future for...
Dorset Farming
The truth behind ‘green credibility’ | Farm Tales
Big businesses buying productive farmland to promote their ‘green’ credentials may impact rural communities and UK food security, argues Andrew Livingston.
Roman Abramovich at Chelsea...
Dorset Farming
Outwitting the beetle, and a need for sensible ‘Rules for Water’
We’re dealing with beetle, unseasonal weather and confusing, costly messages from the EA, argues Dorset NFU County Chair George Hosford.
Where have all the larvae...
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