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  • Egg ban row

    Dec 20, 2011: The Government has come under attack for failing to do enough to stop illegal egg imports once a ban on battery cages comes into force on January 1. Read More ›

  • CCTV in abattoirs may be compulsory

    Dec 20, 2011: Ministers are considering making CCTV compulsory in slaughterhouses in England, Scotland and Wales to help enforce laws against animal cruelty. Read More ›

  • Renewable energy conference

    Dec 20, 2011: Several top-line speakers have been confirmed for the two-day conference at the Energy Now Expo 2012 on February 15 & 16 at the Malvern, Showground, Worcestershire. Read More ›

  • Schemes fail to stop decline in farmland birds

    Dec 20, 2011: Stewardship schemes are having little impact in stopping the decline of farmland birds. Read More ›

  • Allotment costs soar

    Dec 20, 2011: Researchers from the University of Leicester have found that the average cost of an allotment has soared by a fifth in the past three years. Read More ›

  • Liz champ for second year running

    Country Smallholding writer Liz  Shankland is celebrating after one of her sows - Audrey - won the  title Tamworth Champion of  Champions, making her the best Tamworth in the UK.
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  • Microbiologists work on disease test for camelids

    There are hopes that a new test may soon be developed to detect bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in camelids. Read More ›

  • Gardening clubs thriving

    October 4, 2011: A new survey from the Royal Horticultural Society shows increasing numbers of gardeners are joining gardening clubs with over a quarter of a million people in the UK now belonging to one with the number increasing by 10% in the last two years. Read More ›

  • Winter Fair draws near

    October 4, 2011: Livestock schedules for this year’s two-day Royal Welsh Winter Fair have gone out to 5,000 potential exhibitors at the event which takes place on the showground at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, on November 28 and 29.
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  • Liz's Tamworth a pig champion

    October 4, 2011: Country Smallholding writer Liz Shankland is celebrating after one of her sows - Audrey - won the title Tamworth Champion of Champions, making her the best Tamworth in the UK.
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  • Plea to plant more trees

    AUG 19, 2011: The Woodland Trust is calling for landowners of all kinds to plant native trees to increase the number of places wildlife can thrive. Read More ›

  • Farm thefts up by 17%

    AUG 19, 2011: Machinery and livestock worth close to £50m was stolen from British farms during 2010, according to a survey by NFU Mutual - a rise of 17% on the previous year. Read More ›

  • 1 in 3 to grow their own veg

    JUNE 1, 2011: More than one in every three adults in Britain aim to grow most of the vegetables and fruit they need this year, in the latest sign that Britain is becoming increasingly green fingered. Read More ›

  • Bees 'entomb polluted hives'

    JUNE 1, 2011: New research has shown that honeybees are 'entombing' hives to protect them against pesticides. By sealing up cells full of contaminated pollen, bees appear to be attempting to protect the rest of the hive, say scientists. Read More ›

  • £250 prize for smallholding photo

    A WILTSHIRE smallholding supplier hopes budding photographers will submit a front page picture for its 2011 autumn/winter catalogue to be in with a chance to win £250 worth of products.

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  • Nitrogen pollution 'costs £280bn a year'

    APRIL 28, 2011: A new report measuring nitrogen pollution says it's costing 280 billion pounds a year. That's £650 annually for every person in Europe. Read More ›

  • Smallholder festival has new classes

    March 25, 2011: The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s two-day Smallholder and Garden Festival, now more popularly known as the Royal Welsh Spring Festival, will take place over the weekend of May 21-22. Read More ›

  • Wool festival planned

    MARCH 15, 2011: The annual festival of wool and natural fibre, Wonderwool Wales, will take place at the RWAS Showground, Builth Wells, on April 9/10. Read More ›

  • Smallholdings 'play vital role'

    MARCH 15, 2011: A new report has highlighted the vital role played by smallholdings in Britain. Read More ›

  • New hope for honey bees

    JAN 19, 2011: There is new hope for the beleaguered honey bee. Read More ›

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