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New Dorset Crop Circle in Blandford Forum

Hot on the heels of the Dorset crop circle that appeared on Okeford Hill a few weeks ago, a stunning new design has appeared...

Pepper, is he worth the salt?

What’s your favourite brand promise? ’No tears’, ‘melts in your mouth, not in your hand’ and ‘gives you wings’ are pretty synonymous with some...

Voice of a Farmer | August 2021

We finally started our cereal harvest in July after being a week or two late. Our first crop to harvest is the winter barley...

Local Farm is helping young people feel needed, wanted and valued.

A Dorset youth farming project was featured on BBC Countryfile in July. ‘Future Roots’ - based at Rylands Farm, a 30 acre smallholding near...

Voice of a Farmer | July 2021

After an extremely wet May, June finally settled down to a spell of some warm dry weather. We were able to finish silage making...

A Farmers Eye on Clarkson’s Farm

You would think as a farmer, the last thing I would want to do at home in the evenings is watch programmes on farming,...

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Put your heart into endurance rides

How do you go about preparing for one of the equestrian world’s most fulfilling events? Local endurance rider Claire Fowler explains. Endurance riding is a...

Solar success for Wimborne’s century-old Dacombes

Wimborne’s much-loved independent home electronics store, Dacombes of Wimborne, is celebrating national recognition after winning not one but two top titles at the 2025...

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