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See the good life at Smallholder and Garden Festival

8:50am Thursday 18th March 2010

That dream of an idyllic place in the country with a few chickens and pigs, a couple of beehives, perhaps some sheep and goats or even a llama or two, could become a reality for you following a visit to this year’s Royal Welsh Smallholder and Garden Festival.

Clearer food labelling moves a step closer after EU vote

5:50pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

The European Parliament Environment and Consumer Protection Committee has today voted in favour of requiring country of origin to be labelled on meat, poultry, dairy products, fresh fruit and vegetables and other single-ingredient products.

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Support for Scottish ban on hot branding in horses and ponies

1:40pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

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

International research into liver fluke will aid smallholders world wide

8:30am Wednesday 17th March 2010

Queen’s University Belfast is spearheading an £1 million international research effort to combat liver fluke – a parasite which causes disease in livestock, resulting in billions of pounds in losses every year to farmers around the world.

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Smallholders in Yorkshire and Humber can access a £3m funding pot for training

5:40pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Farmers, foresters, smallholders and growers in Yorkshire and Humber now have less than one year to access a £3m funding pot.

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Dramatic support for Cornish young farmers

2:40pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Young farmers across Cornwall have been treading the boards with a show stopping performance, thanks to significant financial support from rural insurance firm Cornish Mutual.

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BASC welcomes Defra decision on laying cages for gamebirds

8:30am Tuesday 16th March 2010

BASC has welcomed the Government’s decision to specify minimum space, already observed by almost all English game farms, for gamebird laying stock within the proposed game farming code of practice for England. The decision supports traditional game farming and the continuation of game shooting with its contribution to the environmental and economic well-being of the countryside.

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Smallholders in Wales reminded about controlled burning of grass land

5:30pm Monday 15th March 2010

Following the spate of grassland fires across Wales in recent days the Welsh Assembly Government is reminding landowners of their obligations under The Heather and Grass etc Burning (Wales) Regulations 2008 when carrying out controlled burning.

A British vet treats livestock in war zone

2:28pm Monday 15th March 2010

In war-torn Helmand Province a British Vet is winning over Afghan farmers.

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A Golden Opportunity for smallholders and poultry keepers

1:20pm Saturday 13th March 2010

Do you want to get your hands on some fabulous prizes thanks to the Smallholder Range? Then pop down to your local feed merchant to pick up a sack of Natural Free Range Layers Pellets and check for a Golden Egg inside.

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