Category: Dorset Farming

Ploughing up old problems – and new ones

George Hosford muses on profit-driven big agribusiness, vicious mink and the rediscovered therapy of a day behind the plough A letter landed in my lap...

Batters review dismantles the ‘0.6% myth’ and warns farming is being priced out of survival

Minette Batters’ long-awaited Farming Profitability Review, published today, delivers a forensic challenge to one of the most persistent assumptions in Whitehall: that farming is...

Dorset NFU fills the room

A packed hall was the scene for Dorset NFU’s County Annual Open Meeting at the end of November. County chair Tim Gelfs wanted to...

Art at Home raises £1,000 for farming support charity

West Dorset artist Sarah Sclater has raised £1,000 for the Farming Community Network (FCN) through her annual Art at Home exhibition, held in early...

Wet winters need wiser landscapes

As winter rain returns, Andrew Livingston looks to Dorset’s real flood defences – the fields and hedges doing the work concrete can’t Stick your hand...

Gift ideas that support the local farming community

With Christmas almost upon us, we’re all thinking about gifts for friends and family – and some of the most practical and thoughtful options...

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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...