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Taking stock of your flock in the spring-body scoring and shearing
Joy Whitehead also prepares for the Show season during this busy time of the alpaca year
Building Resilience in the Gardener: A Change in Mind-Set
Extract from The Climate Change Garden by Sally Morgan & Kim Stoddart Published by Cool Springs Press £18.99
Spring into action and join our Egg Club
Are your spring chickens laying more eggs than you know what to do with? Well, that's music to our ears, and to the ears of the hens waiting to be rehomed by us.
Spring into hen keeping
Lisa Mancell, National Coordinator from Farmgate Feeds, gives her advice on how to get started with hens
How to avoid bringing infection in to your flock or herd from incoming stock
Sophie Cranfield, Westpoint Vets, Horsham discusses managing the risks when buying-in animals to add to your existing livestock
Pets or pests?
Continuing her series for novice shepherds, Liz Shankland explains the highs and lows of playing foster parent to motherless lambs.
Watery Mouth Disease in lambs
Lamb Health Report from APHA
Native Breeds for Modern Needs
Rare Breeds Survival Trust Chief Executive Christopher Price examines the place of rare breeds today
Harvesting rainwater
Last year saw the UK's highest-ever temperature only a few miles from us at Coningsby, Lincolnshire 40.3C!
When the going gets tough, the smallholder needs to pause and take stock
Jack Smellie shares her secrets on surviving the difficult days and living your dream
Wildlife watchers needed this spring
Volunteers needed to record garden wildlife for nationwide 'Living with Mammals' survey
Successful Hatching in an Incubator
Fiona & Hugh Osborne guide you through how to get the best hatch rates from your incubator.
Early-nesting birds... catch the worm!
Getting off to an early start, the RSPB give you the species to look out for on and around your smallholding
NFU say Urgent action needed to secure home-grown food supply
Government faces a stark choice: back British food production in order to secure a homegrown supply of sustainable food or risk seeing more empty shelves in the nation's supermarkets.
British Wool praised for wool prices
British Wool has been hailed as an example of collective marketing and praised for its success in improving prices for UK sheep farmers.
When man's best friend goes feral - the danger of dog attacks on livestock
Mark Jackson, agricultural solicitor at Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors examines what you can do and possible changes to the law.
Breath easily - why goats cough and have respiratory problems
David Harwood BVetMed, FRCVS looks at the signs and why early action is the best course of action.
Time for the winter pruning of fruit trees
Lorraine Turnbull says making the effort at the right time will be a fruitful action.
Things Begin to Stir
Claire Waring describes the increasing activity within your beehive. Although it obviously depends on where you live and on the vagaries of the great British climate, things begin to move inside the beehive in March so now is the time to understand what will happen. Also find out how you can help them and other bees.
What poultry keepers think they should do if they suspect avian flu
Sol Elliot, Final Year (5th) Veterinary student at the School of University Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, updates from her survey which aims to find out how vets and owners view Avian Flu.
Rhubarb is a sign of spring and the warmer weather to come.
Mrs Simkins Smallholder Recipes bring the changing seasons into your kitchen. Make the most of the early stems whilst using early spring eggs for some cake baking.
How genetics influence some areas of poultry breeding.
The plumage colour of a chicken is defined by two pigment types.
Saving resources for the future
John Sones looks at more carbon reducing ideas
The thatched cottage dream or disaster
Master Thatcher, Chris Dodson untangles the myths from the reality to help you make your choice in the property market.
Set up your own camping site
A certified Camping and Caravanning Club site will give you an alternative income with pitch perfect peace of mind.
Look out for Potato Day!
For heritage varieties and a huge selection, Potato Days up and down the UK are back this year.
What are good companions?
Companion planting with tomatoes and marigolds
Animal Behaviour?
Two welsh ponies interacting but are they fighting or playing?
Dirty Ducks
Call ducks are the least messy ducks, due mainly to their smaller size
Wintering out animals all year round -how is it possible?
Peter Stoker suggests using electric fencing to out winter livestock on grass and other forage crops.