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Category: Dorset Farming

Warm welcomes and cold realities

Open Farm Sunday drew 3,000 visitors to Rawston Farm, but the shadow of TB returns with fresh tests ahead for James Cossins At Rawston Farm...

Calling all farmers – is regenerative agriculture right for you?

Have you been to the Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival recently – or know someone who did? Maybe you're starting to wonder what it's...

From saviours to scapegoats

Open Farm Sunday was a huge success, with around 3,000 people visiting the farm for a day of education and enjoying local, home-made (additive...

Record agri stands set for G&S

Farmers and rural businesses across Dorset and the South West are preparing for one of the region’s most anticipated agricultural gatherings: the Gillingham &...

No appetite for food security

Seventy years after the end of rationing, politicians still fail to value food security as farms face crippling taxes and chronic under-investment The Fourth of...

The one where she said yes anyway

by Andrew Livingston From dodgy tractor skills to a spitting alpaca, Andrew Livingston’s love story proves Abbotsbury swans aren’t the only ones who mate for...

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Steering lives, not just horses, at RAC Saddle Club

At Bovington Saddle Club, yard manager Steph Buchanan has spent three decades quietly transforming lives – not just of horses, but of people too Anyone...

Winter birds to watch out for

Think winter’s a quiet time for wildlife? Hamish Murray from Dorset Wildlife Trust says otherwise – from firecrests to spoonbills, this is birdsong season After...

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