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Sell your stuff for free with Smallholder

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:30:00 +0000

As part of our cost cutting ideas we are offering the chance to sell unwanted goods under £50 free of charge Simply use the form in our February issue which is on sale now and it will appear in our Smallholders' free classified section. No livestock please and single items only - they must be on the forms from the magazine - no photocopies. If you have any problems obtaining Smallholder then simply contact our Distributors, the Warners Group on 01778 391135

Ready, Steady, Feed! RSPB issues cold weather warning

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0000

After weeks of calls reporting wildlife enjoying ‘balmy’ weather, the RSPB is now braced for more traditional winter enquiries and is urging the public to provide food, water and shelter for garden birds.

RSPCA celebrates non-cage eggs over 50 per cent for first time

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:10:00 +0000

The latest figures released by Defra show that in 2011 51 per cent of Class A eggs were laid by hens which were not cooped-up in cruel cages – compared to just 14 per cent in 1995.

Seed Swop and Potato Day 9 February, Huntingdon

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:20:00 +0000

Bring your unwanted or half used or even saved seeds to the seed swop and swop them for seeds you want to try. Here’s how it works – You bring whatever packets of seeds or home saved seed (clearly labelled and date of harvest) and then pick up whatever seeds someone else has brought that you need.

Poultry environmental impact study notches up another gear

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:13:54 +0000

The environmental impact of different broiler and egg production systems is set to come under the spotlight in a project funded by Defra LINK, Scottish Government and DARD Northern Ireland.

LEAF Marque farmer gets the nation buzzing

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:05:50 +0000

LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) Marque farmer, Duncan Farrington has achieved national recognition for his work to enhance biodiversity on his farm.

The British Horse Society criticises removal of equine vocational qualifications

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:55:31 +0000

The British Horse Society (BHS) and the sector’s awarding body, Equestrian Qualifications Ltd (EQL), today criticised the Government’s intention to remove equine vocational qualifications from GCSE school league tables.

Vulnerable children helped back into learning thanks to gardening and the RHS

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:30:00 +0000

A report launched this week by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has found that gardening in schools can help even the most vulnerable of children maintain their place within society.

Search for oldest Chrysanthamum catalogue

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:37:02 +0000

Chrysanthemum grower Woolmans has recently discovered one of its catalogues dating from 1912 – a year notorious for the sinking of the Titanic and Captain Scott’s arrival at the South Pole. The find has prompted John Woolman, a fourth generation member of his family to be involved in the business, to wonder if anyone has a Woolmans catalogue older than this century-old edition. He is offering a £100.00 Woolmans voucher to any customer who sends one from before 1912 to him.

Action on scrap metal good news for farming says NFU

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

New legislation that will make it harder for people to sell stolen metal is good news for the farming industry, the NFU has said.