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Category: Dorset Farming

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...

Reconnecting with food, farming, and the land

There’s a strong movement happening across the country right now – people are coming together to fight back and protect our food and farming...

Crops thriving, cows content … questions ahead

Autumn’s been kind at Rawston Farm, says James Cossins, who’s balancing good crops, community harvests and climate conversations The autumn has been relatively kind to...

When milk prices sour

Milk prices sliding, costs climbing, dairy farmers running out of room to manoeuvre – Andrew Livingston asks what went wrong for British milk It’s a...

Here we go again

As milk prices crash (again), Tim Gelfs says it’s time for farmers to stop being ‘price-takers’, and to start learning from Coca-Cola Just when it...

Levelling up … the John Deere way

Oats have frustrated George Hosford this year … almost as much as politicians and DEFRA and the Countryside Stewardship Scheme Everyone loves working on the...

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(Very) early mornings and stable fans were the heatwave drill for team TB

The weather forced a change in the yard schedule, says Toots Bartlett, but it was an opportunity to discover how the horses might cope...

Biodiversity loss is now seen as a national security risk

The loss of biodiversity threatens national security, says a new government report – and Dorset is already feeling the effects Wildlife populations are down by...

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