Category: Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show

Now more than ever we need to support our local farmers and producers

Grown • Produced • Caught • Reared • Brewed • Crafted • Cooked Are you concerned about the integrity of food labelling?Do you believe that...

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...

Who’s got the best buns?

Hop-timistic owners bring their ear-resistable rabbits to the show – Rachael Rowe has been speaking to rabbit judge Peter Huntley ‘Now, where do I start?’Peter...

It’s a scramble for the best egg

How do you spot a good egg? Rachael Rowe has been speaking to judge Paul Tory to find out what makes some eggs hard...

The world of showing cattle

One of the most competitive places on the Turnpike Showground is the cattle showing ring – Andrew Livingston explains why It may seem strange to...

BV Dairy, looking after the cows

The best quality milk comes from local, healthy and happy cows, believes the third generation dairy in Shaftesbury BV Dairy was established in 1958 and...

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Chris Wald’s insider’s guide to Team Tizzard at Cheltenham

We have been so lucky to finally enjoy some spring-like weather over the last couple of weeks – it always comes as a welcome...

5 Ways To Enjoy The Great Outdoors In Dorset This Autumn

As the nights draw in, it can be easy to just curl up on the sofa and wait for winter to arrive. However, autumn...

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