Westcountry farmers hold strong hand in Farmers Weekly Award...
From hundreds of nationwide entries, eight outstanding farmers from the South West have made it onto the shortlist for this year's Farmers Weekly Awards. Hailed...
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Bleak outlook for grazing livestock farms without CAP payments
The average grazing livestock farm income was just £12,000 in 2016, which was a fall of 53% from the previous year, according to the latest Farm Business...
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Sheep bring benefits to arable farms, new report shows
A new National Sheep Association (NSA) report aimed at arable farmers thinking about introducing sheep onto their farms has been launched.The 16-page document,...
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Meet the Devon family with 140 years of experience in serving...
For Peter Halse, the great grandson of the founder of one of the Westcountry's longest standing farm machinery suppliers and grandfather to the company's sixth...
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Rising global demand for UK organic milk, new report finds
Organic milk is continuing to buck the trend over its conventional counterpart, a new report has found, with increasing milk volumes and potential significant...
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Clubs pull together for bumper Somerset young farmers' rally
Somerset Young Farmers' Club (YFC) held their annual county rally at the picturesque Stepstones Farm, near Langford last month (May 13).Hosted this year by...
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Is your farm home to the UK's most profitable cow?
Cattle breeding company, Genus ABS, have begun their search for the country's most profitable cows. Following the success of the Long Life Cow competition over...
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Farmer survey highlights specifics of dog attacks on sheep
Forty percent of dog attacks on sheep are carried out by either straying or unaccompanied dogs, according to worrying new figures from the National Sheep...
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Devon sheep farming family discovers new way to target the market
Brexit has created an unstable agricultural business environment: The industry has no indication as to where future market opportunities lie. This uncertainty...
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Broccoli crowned nation's favourite vegetable after reinvention
A vegetable that is one of the mainstays of horticultural production in the South West has been named the nation's favourite – having undergone a...
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Championship double for Devon family at Royal Cornwall Show
Westcountry livestock of the highest standard well and truly stole the spotlight at this year's Royal Cornwall Show, which took place last week (June 8-10) at...
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Cornish technician among latest John Deere graduates
A total of 33 young service technicians have graduated from the latest John Deere Ag Tech, Parts Tech and Turf Tech advanced apprenticeship programmes, run in...
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Where to buy chicken if you want to avoid food poisoning
Marks and Spencer's chickens are the least likely to give you food poisoning of any of the major food retailers, according to new safety figures. The Food...
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Westcountry chefs rejoice at quality of Red Ruby Devon beef
Scotland has its Aberdeen Angus, Japan has kobe beef, the Swiss have their Simmental, and the English – world-famous for their love of beef –...
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Lamb injured by dog on Northam Burrows - police issue second...
Police in North Devon have issued a warning after a lamb was injured by a dog on Northam Burrows, the second incident of its kind in the last four weeks. An...
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Alpaca wool makes the most luxurious kids' mattresses in Devon
A husband and wife team making natural mattresses have launched a new range - with the help of alpacas. Husband and wife team Mark and Liz Dowen, design and...
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Shoppers worry about food prices rather than farmers, survey...
Consumers are more concerned about how Brexit will impact the price and choice of food available than they are about the implications for British farmers, new...
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Local livestock come up trumps at Royal Bath & West Show
A tremendous entry of world class livestock competed for the top honours at last week's Royal Bath & West Show, which saw a local beef farmer claim the...
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High demand sees run of screenings for Devon-made farming film
A documentary focusing on the lives of three small family cattle farms in Cornwall is about to embark on a run of screenings, after receiving glowing reviews...
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West centenary tractor event raises £8,000 for charity
Tractor enthusiasts gathered in their thousands recently to mark the centenary of the iconic Fordson tractor, as well as celebrating Ford and New Holland...
