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Time to prepare to plant your orchard
Wade Muggleton, smallholder and author of The Orchard Book, shares his practical experience so you can create your own fruit collection
Preparing the Veg Patch for Winter
Lee Senior says, a well-run plot can excitingly continue to produce good quality, tasty, fresh food for much of winter
Give your hens some support
Paul Donovan looks at the right and wrong ways of handling birds
Where the City and the Country meet
Michael Wale finds out how farming works in a more urban environment
Choosing feed for the autumn
As autumn approaches, Joanna Palmer, nutritionist at the Smallholder Range, offers advice on choosing the right feed to support your adult birds through their annual moult and ensure your young birds grow and finish well at this time of the year.
The Chicken Keepers Nightmare: Red Mite
If you ask chicken keepers what they dread most in terms of poultry pests most will say Red Mite. Fiona and Hugh Osborne have found that they can be treated and controlled with some simple steps.
Petite but perfectly formed
Rebecca Farner, Editor of Vineyard magazine, visits a small vineyard
Get ready for the colder weather in the warmth of late summer
Claire Waring advises on doing the best to make sure your colonies survive until next spring
Still warm enough to sit outside with a Pizza
Henrietta Balcon uses fresh figs to create an unusual dish at Harvest time
Goodbye to the birds of spring and summer
If you look and listen you might be able to see them preparing to leave says The RSPB
What is American Foulbrood?
Claire Waring looks at the disease and its consequences.
The wonderful world of poultry shows is in full swing
Time to have a go!’ says Grant Brereton who explains how to get the best from your first entry
Vet advice from an experienced poultry vet
Reflecting on how much the humble hen has helped people world wide plus advice on stopping the scourge of red mite
Meet the Bournemouth goats and their supporters
These capricious animals are hard workers preserving the natural habitat
Honey creates supreme buzz
An 11-year-old Welsh section D broodmare in the same home since a foal goes through the card to lift the overall Welsh supreme spoils
Home-bred hero steals the show
Dedicated combinations and rising stars overcome challenges to deliver standout performances
'You can spin him to anything'
An ultra-fast gelding scorches to victory with Ireland’s Harry Allen, while Olli Fletcher steps up with a seriously impressive prospect
Charles strikes gold again
Barely a fortnight after winning team gold at the Paris Olympics, 25-yearold Harry Charles caps an \"incredible summer\" with a spectacular home win
Youth leader for Power of Polo
Jhemar Jonas on how horses have taught him compassion, power in vulnerability, why violence is never the answer - and the joy of scoring goals
Stratton speeds to Victory
A tight crosscountry time plays into the hands of one intermediate winner, while two Olympians bag double victories
Boxing clever
Choosing the right size of horsebox comes down to one key factor - how much you want it to carry. Bethany Stone weighs up the options
Allsop flies to championship double
A new combination land a brace of new titles and a former eventer \"goes from zero to 100\" finding his forte in a new sphere
Warriors battle to GCL glory
There's a surprise win for a standout squad boasting tremendous girl power, and John Whitaker works his magic
Romelus shows star quality
Jessica Burke's stunning sevenyear-old gelding enjoys the spotlight as these new-look championships receive great acclaim
Vets face ethical dilemmas treating competition horses
Research reveals the challenges faced by vets who are working with sport horses used in competition
Pentathlon's goodbye to the riding phase
Showjumping was part of the sport at the Paris Olympics for the last time
Laura Collett
From the \"horrific\" last-day nerves to walking through Champions Park, the double Paris medallist debriefs with Pippa Roome
Ready, steady, GO
Never mind the prospect of a fearsome cross-country course, managing a quirky horse in the start box can be just as nerve-racking. Ellie Hughes asks top riders to reveal their tactics
Signs of stress
Stereotypies are born of distress, not malice, and horses who display such behaviours deserve understanding. Rebecca HamiltonFletcher MRCVS explains why they develop and how they should be approached
Show Judges Must Act To Combat Equine Obesity And Dispel Myths
Representatives of showing organisations and societies, as well as judges, vets and other professionals, met at the Agria Royal International on 24 July to discuss the progress of the Weigh to Win scheme, a Horse Trust initiative, under which horses and ponies in the healthiest body condition receive awards.