Farming

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Alex James: for a live-in fountain, just add water

ShareThisAlex James finds the recent rain has filled a void in his garden.
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Cold weather heralds bumper strawberry crop

ShareThisThe recent cold weather has had an unexpected side effect - Britain is set to have its biggest ever crop of strawberries this summer.
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Alex James: Spring in Bulgaria brings out the bears

ShareThisAlex James discovers farming in Bulgaria brings its own set of challenges.
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Judicial review approved into badger culling

ShareThisA judicial review is to be held into the Government's decision to allow badgers to be culled in England to halt the spread of bovine TB.
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Alex James: Sound the alarm

ShareThisAlex James finds his friendly neighbours are more effective than any hi-tech security when something is amiss.
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Alex James: The urge to create

ShareThisAlex James visits the David Hockney exhibition at the Royal Academy and feels inspired.
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The sheepdog has its day

ShareThisHobby sheep-keeping is on the rise, giving pet border collies a new role, says Jonny Beardsall
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Schmallenberg virus: alert over midges as weather warms

ShareThisCommon midges are likely be spreading a disease which has caused thousands of lambs and calves to be born dead or horribly deformed, scientists have found.
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Chernobyl sheep movement restrictions finally lifted

ShareThisAlmost 26 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, restrictions on the movement of sheep in the UK will finally be lifted in June, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said.
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Farmer forced to apply for permission for daffodils

ShareThisA farmer has been forced to apply for planning permission to plant daffodils on his own land.