Category: Dorset Farming

Bore holes and dry rivers

A surprisingly good harvest in the end, but it heralds a difficult winter, fears Tarrant Valley farmer James Cossins This year’s harvest of cereals, oilseeds...

Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show results

If you've not managed to take a look at the September issue yet, you might like a shortcut to this year's 2022 Gillingham &...

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Dry crops aren’t always a good thing, says fifth generation farmer James Cossins, as he explains late night combine harvesting and reducing fire risk some...

Good barley, bad supermarkets and a very bad £100,000 tractor bill

Dorset NFU county chairman George Hosford gives show visitors an insight to the life of a modern farmer with his July farm diary Our winter...

Poison or pollinator? | Farm Tales

Ragwort is a menace to all animal owners, says Andrew Livingston – but he suspects his passion for picking the poisonous plant isn’t popular...

Major field fires in Dorset cause Red Alert

"The really frightening thing was the speed at which the fire took hold. It engulfed the field of corn so quickly, despite the efforts...

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A day at the sales

Doug Procter takes us with him from his 3am Dorset start to Tattersalls in search of a mare – and returns with one very...

Our insect balance sheet is in the red

Few indicators are as revealing as insects. After decades observing them, DWT’s Hamish Murray has a sober assessment of Dorset’s natural balance For more than...

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