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First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Agriculture minister David Heath has defended the imminent cull of badgers in Somerset and Gloucestershire.

11:58am Monday 20th May 2013 in News Speaking at the Devon county agricultural show this weekend, he said the cull was a vital part of the government's drive to cut TB in cattle."TB is a huge problem and if we dealt with it properly years ago we would ... [Published Smallholder - 18 hours ago]

Entities: David Heath, Agriculture, Cattle

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

University of East Anglia

June 2013 print and digital editions on sale NOW!

Some animals more equal than others2:53pm Tuesday 14th May 2013 in NewsThe author of one of the most influential books of the 20th century gained much of his inspiration from his smallholding.Many of the detailed observations of livestock behaviour recorded ... [Published Smallholder - May 14 2013]

Entities: George Orwell, University of East Anglia, 20th century, Livestock

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

CLA warns of rural recession

3:35pm Monday 13th May 2013 in NewsRising unemployment, shrinking profits and plummeting confidence in countryside businesses has thrown the rural economy to the brink of a further recession, according to a new survey by the Country Landowners' Association ... [Published Smallholder - May 13 2013]

Entities: Recession, Index, Livestock

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Television gardener Alan Titchmarsh has joined forces with the RHS to reach out to the next generation of horticulturists.

Alan Titchmarsh call to make gardening appeal to the young8:23am Tuesday 14th May 2013 in News The Royal Horticultural society vice president launched the Chelsea Centenary Appeal with the aim of helping the charity highlight the breadth of opportunities ... [Published Smallholder - May 14 2013]

Entities: Alan Titchmarsh, Maggie Smith, Plant Breeding

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Cambs smallholders get their chance

4:55pm Monday 13th May 2013 in NewsNEW tenants have been appointed to six of the 216 farms run by Cambridgeshire County Council as part of its 33,000 acre estate, the largest of its kind in the country. This spring, after a national advertising campaign ... [Published Smallholder - May 13 2013]

Entities: Agriculture, Appointed

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Actress Dame Judi Dench has become the latest celebrity to join the campaign against culling badgers.

Badgers: Judi Dench joins anti cull campaign3:42pm Monday 13th May 2013 in News She is backing "Team Badger," set up by rock musician Brian May, to oppose the cull - due to start in Gloucestershire and Somerset on June 1. The government has said it agrees ... [Published Smallholder - May 13 2013]

Entities: Judi Dench, Celebrity, Brian May

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Weetabix Ltd

British scientists say they have developed a new type of wheat which could increase productivity by 30%.

1:13pm Sunday 12th May 2013 in News The Cambridge-based National Institute of Agricultural Botany has combined an ancient ancestor of wheat with a modern variety to produce a new strain.In early trials, the resulting crop seemed bigger and stronger than ... [Published Smallholder - May 12 2013]

Entities: Wheat, Weetabix Ltd, Cross-Pollination, Botany

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Prince Charles has warned that corporate lobbyists and climate change sceptics risk turning the Earth into a "dying patient."

Prince Charles attacks climate change deniers12:00pm Saturday 11th May 2013 in News Hosting a two-day conference for forest scientists at St James's Palace in London, the Prince of Wales satirised those who stand in the way of climate action, characterising ... [Published Smallholder - May 11 2013]

Entities: Prince Charles, Global Warming/Climate Change, St James's Palace, Deforestation

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Britain’s oldest specialist agricultural journal has condemned government plans to shoot thousands of badgers.

Smallholder magazine criticises government plans for badger cull12:00am Saturday 11th May 2013 in News The Smallholder magazine, first published in 1910, has accused ministers of poor science and “craven submission to their political paymasters in the ... [Published Smallholder - May 11 2013]

Entities: Cattle, Brian May, Paymaster

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

The Forestry Commission is planning aerial spraying of an area of woodland near Pangbourne in West Berkshire.

Forestry Commission declares war on oak tree caterpillar9:19am Wednesday 8th May 2013 in News A helicopter will spray the woodland twice over a seven to 14-day period. This is the time when caterpillars of the oak processionary moth (OPM), which is a ... [Published Smallholder - May 08 2013]

Entities: Forestry Commission, Bacillus Thuringiensis, Natural England

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Local Food funding for Shepherd's Bush

11:09am Tuesday 7th May 2013 in NewsA food growing project based in a nursery school in Shepherd’s Bush, London, is set to inspire community cohesion thanks to a £6,700 grant from Local Food, a £59.8 million programme supported by the Big Lottery Fund, ... [Published Smallholder - May 07 2013]

Entities: Dannel Malloy, Catalyst, Sustainability

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Two killed in speedboat accident

7:15pm Sunday 5th May 2013 in National NewsTwo people have died and four others are seriously injured after a speedboat accident, the ambulance service has said.A major search and rescue operation got under way after the incident in Padstow harbour, north ... [Published Smallholder - May 05 2013]

Entities: RMB Chivenor, John Oliver, Maritime & Coastguard Agency, Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, Royal National Lifeboat Institution

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"TB is a huge problem and if we dealt with it properly years ago we would not be in this position. Vaccination is a distance off so that is why we have the culls" he said

Agriculture minister David Heath has defended the imminent cull of badgers in Somerset and Glouce ... [Published Smallholder - 18 hours ago]

...Maggie Smith will be painting garden gnomes, which will then be auctioned on eBay during the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sponsored by M&G Investments. "If this situation continues, British horticulture will become a pale shadow of its former self" he said

Television gardener Alan Titchmarsh has joined forces with the RHS to reach out to the next gener ... [Published Smallholder - May 14 2013]

"A scientific hypothesis is tested to absolute destruction, but medicine can't wait. If a doctor sees a child with a fever, he can't wait for [endless] tests. He has to act on what is there."

Prince Charles has warned that corporate lobbyists and climate change sceptics risk turning the E ... [Published Smallholder - May 11 2013]

Mark Wheddon, Local Food Programme Manager, said: "The Grow Together project is a great example of how fresh, healthy food can be grown right at the heart of our communities. As well as offering an opportunity for local people to come together to grow food and develop cookery skills, the project will strengthen the feelingfeeling of community for those taking part. The Local Food programme is all about promoting locally-grown food as a catalyst for positive change, and so we are very pleased to support this important initiative.”"

Local Food funding for Shepherd's Bush [Published Smallholder - May 07 2013]

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Cambs smallholders get their chance [Published Smallholder - May 13 2013]
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CLA warns of rural recession [Published Smallholder - May 13 2013]
British scientists say they have developed a ne... [Published Smallholder - May 12 2013]
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Britain’s oldest specialist agricultural journa... [Published Smallholder - May 11 2013]
The Forestry Commission is planning aerial spra... [Published Smallholder - May 08 2013]
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