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Native Breeds for Modern Needs

Rare Breeds Survival Trust Chief Executive Christopher Price examines the place of rare breeds today

Preparing Goat-Kids for Life

Tamsin Cooper considers techniques based on natural behaviour

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

Cold snaps have not been enough to remove fluke risk for cattle and sheep, warn industry experts

Although, as forecast, cases of disease due to liver fluke have remained relatively low so far this winter, there are reports of both acute and chronic disease in some areas of the UK.

Planting The First Seed

Could you be involved in the Wildlife Trusts recently launched scheme?

Fancy a career change?: Free practical forestry training courses made available

Coppicing is just one of the skills you could learn on a free course

Cost of living to hit farm business margins in 2023

High inflation and the impact of the cost of living on consumer demand will continue to impact farm business planning in 2023, according to the latest AHDB Agri-market Outlook.

Gardeners invited to help the RHS solve the mystery of the giant willow aphid

The RHS is calling on gardeners to send in sightings of the giant willow aphid (Tuberolachnus salignus) to help learn more about this elusive species and the ways it interacts with garden plants.

Time to grow your own cup of tea for a truly British cuppa!

Michael Wale reaches for his allotment shed kettle and reports on home grown tea

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.

RHS make predictions for 2023

As we head towards 2023, the nation's 30 million gardeners can look forward to flourishing houseplants, bountiful herbs and a multitude of ways to help the environment says the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

Look out for Potato Day!

For heritage varieties and a huge selection, Potato Days up and down the UK are back this year.

Animal Behaviour?

Two welsh ponies interacting but are they fighting or playing?

What are good companions?

Companion planting with tomatoes and marigolds

Making money from your smallholding

You can sell surplus eggs at outside your gate (subject to it not being a danger to traffic)

Dirty Ducks

Call ducks are the least messy ducks, due mainly to their smaller size

My gander is very aggressive

This gander is warning you not to come any closer

Meet an amazing countryman with a remarkable life

91 years old, 2,000 walking sticks and still searching for the perfect hazel shank!

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.

Six simple steps to create flourishing hedgerows

Take advantage of free advice available to farmers and smallholders on how to maintain this iconic habitat throughout prime hedgerow management season and beyond.

The murmur of a thousand Starlings

The RSPB shows you how to find a display near you of this spectacular but sadly declining bird.

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.

Time for the winter pruning of fruit trees

Lorraine Turnbull says making the effort at the right time will be a fruitful action.

Get Seed Savvy

Kim Stoddart explains how to get the best out of your seed for the growing season ahead, including tips for germination and money saving...

New Year, Even Bigger Show: Entries Steaming In for Malvern's Magnificent March Tractor Show

An unmissable date on tractor and commercial enthusiasts' calendars for Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th March, preparations for 2023's highly anticipated Spring Tractor World and Classic Commercial Show are already roaring on.

When is it best to go for new kit?

Agricultural journalist, smallholder and Editor of the Ferguson Heritage Magazine Jane Brooks, joins us for a regular look at the world of agricultural machinery.

Saving resources for the future

John Sones looks at more carbon reducing ideas

How genetics influence some areas of poultry breeding.

The plumage colour of a chicken is defined by two pigment types.