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Category: Dorset Farming

Working on the solutions

In last month’s column, Louise Stratton was considering how farming is part of the solution to climate change; this month she muses on how...

My least favourite month is over | Voice of a Farmer

Farmers are working together to improve the habitat and increase quality food production, but we can’t be undermined by lower standard imports, argues James...

Here comes trouble | Farm tales

Ever since Brexit was confirmed, Britain has been slowly careering toward a meaty iceberg, ominously bobbing in the sea. The Government, for now, has...

A greener future for agriculture?

With landmark global announcements protecting forests, acceleration of green technologies and methane pledges this UN Climate Change conference is focusing on the shift from...

Voice of a farmer | Buckling down for winter

October was a good month for farmers but there’s important work to be done for next year - and our children’s future, argues James...

Here comes Martha | Farm Tales

Farming recently became the second love of my life - last month saw the introduction of my first child to the world. I’m not...

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Where the horse work happens

Margaret Millward agreed to help with the show’s equestrian classes – temporarily – in the 1990s. She’s still there and does most of the...

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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