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Foot and Mouth Disease and other Exotic Diseases

David Harwood BVetMed, FRCVS asks if your goats and other livestock are still at risk?

It’s a Dog's Life Down on the Farm and on the smallholding...

In his bi-monthly series, Jeremy Hobson continues to discuss the life of the smallholders’ dog as a working companion and pet

Alpaca Fibrehow to get the best from it

Joy Whitehead discusses fleece production and uses

Making soap at home

Fiona and Hugh Osborne make their own soap from leaf fat to use every part of the animal

The Orwell Herd of pedigree Gloucester Old Spots and Large Whites

When Georgina Woolf first met her now-husband, Ben, in 1995, she didn’t like livestock, but she quickly mucked in. Fast-forward, and she now enjoys looking after the cattle and is in charge of the pigs which were her idea!

All about Bee Hives

Claire Waring continues looking at how bee hives developed.

Vet advice from an experienced poultry vet

David Parsons MRCVS says do have your say on the proposed registration of all poultry keepers

Three Different Approaches...

Grant Brereton quite engaging weighs up the benefits of three methods of breeding

Ready, Set... Go!

In the third in a series on chicken breeding using broody hens, Fiona & Hugh Osborne guide you through supporting your broody hen during the incubation period.

Have a healthy hatch!

Lisa Mancell, National Coordinator from Farmgate, gives her advice on how to prepare for hatching season

Top tips for choosing the right chick feed this spring

Joanna Palmer, Nutritionist for Smallholder Range offers advice on choosing the right feed for your chicks

Bovine Abortion and Stillbirth Investigation

From Vanessa Swinson and Alan Murphy, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Cattle Expert Group

Flower Power - good for mind, soul and income

Andrew Oldham explains why you cannot have vegetables without flowers

Simple Elderflower Wine

Fiona and Hugh Osborne say you too can capture the flavour of spring by making this distinctive wine

Weighing up what you can drive

John Sones looks at driving licences and towing trailers

Keep it Local for Livestock Welfare

Megan Perry of the Sustainable Food Trust, examines why small abattoirs are essential for farmers, smallholders and all those who value local food production

A Common Interest in Rare Breeds

Rare Breeds Survival Trust Chief Executive Christopher Price celebrates people, places and their livestock

Wot no tomatoes?

Why smallholders are uniquely positioned to weather the supply chain storm. Liz Wright follows the ever-changing issue of food supply.

Wildlife watchers needed this spring

Volunteers needed to record garden wildlife for nationwide 'Living with Mammals' survey

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

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

Successful Hatching in an Incubator

Fiona & Hugh Osborne guide you through how to get the best hatch rates from your incubator.

Nottinghamshire is not all Robin Hood but is also usefully situated in the middle of England with much to offer

Welcome to our regular column all about the best places to buy a country smallholding

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

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

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

Breed Focus: Ouessant Sheep

Helen Babbs finds out about the world's smallest sheep breed