Category: Dorset Farming

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...

Embracing FarmTok

The disconnect between comsumers and the food on their plates has arguably never been wider – Andrew Livingston suggests that social media can help Twenty...

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A love of Plymouth Argyle

Owners’ Day successfully dodged downpours, and Chris Wald shares life behind the scenes at Tizzard Racing – from flat caps to a favourite horse Despite...

Premier Inn pulls out of Dorchester M&S site

Plans to redevelop Dorchester’s former Marks & Spencer site into a 102-room Premier Inn have been abandoned, with rising construction costs and increased business...

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