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Livestock owners urged to keep out Blue Tongue

10:57am Monday 8th March 2010

Vigilance and vaccination remains the key to keeping British livestock free from Bluetongue. This is the message from the national JAB campaign group reminding farmers to protect their animals against disease in 2010.

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Threat to rural life as more young quit the countryside

8:10am Sunday 7th March 2010

The Government will has been told that the long-term future of the countryside is in jeopardy because so many young people are being forced out of rural areas to find homes, jobs and support.

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Backing for new allotments on private land

8:50am Saturday 6th March 2010

The New Local Government Network has welcomed Government backing of its proposals to build more allotments on private land, announced by Communities Secretary John Denham MP and Environment Secretary Hilary Benn MP.

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BHS Support Scottish proposed ban on hot branding of equines

6:20pm Friday 5th March 2010

The British Horse Society has expressed its full support of the Scottish Government’s proposal to ban hot branding.

Grow your own at work and home

8:50am Friday 5th March 2010

Over 20,000 people have signed up to latest wave of the RHS Grow Your Own campaign in record time – exceeding the charity’s expectations and setting a new trend for the nation; growing your own at work.

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Allotment workshop for councillors

10:07pm Thursday 4th March 2010

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Association of Local Councils are running a workshop day this weekend 6 March 2010 which is being hosted by Karen Kenny who is the locl Eastern Regional representitive for the National Association of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners. The session will cover topics such as why, when and how do you supply allotments;guide lines on rules and regulations, tips on how to manage allotments; how to devolve management to an Association and model tenancy agreements. If you don't live in Cambridgeshire it may be worth asking the loocal council association in your area if they are running something similar.

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Looking forward to National Honey Week

12:00pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010

‘Cook Yourself Thin’ star, Harry Eastwood, will be sweetening up the 12th annual National Honey Week with her infectious personality and enthusiasm for natural, raw ingredients.

Snowy Winter Could Offer Silver Lining to livestock owners say Janssen Animal Health

8:00am Wednesday 3rd March 2010

The icy, snowy winter weather that persisted through into 2010 might have seemed dire at the time, particularly for those famers and smallholders that struggled to get out to feed livestock but Janssen Animal Health say this could be one cloud that really has a silver lining.

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Smallholders - make the most of sunshine!

7:00pm Tuesday 2nd March 2010

With the sun out for longer these days, now’s the perfect time to get outdoors and top up your vitamin D. Around 90% of our vitamin D is made under the skin when we’re exposed to direct sunlight and two in ten adults in the UK are thought to be vitamin D deficient – bad news for heart and bone health. Vitamin D production decreases as we age, is slower in dark skinned people and is lower in obese people. Recent studies show that low levels of vitamin D are linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.