The Country Smallholder

21/11/2025

Fodder is the first retail outlet in North Yorkshire to offer fresh milk from a vending machine with innovative dairy farmers ‘Milk from the Hills’.

Fodder is the first retail outlet in North Yorkshire to offer fresh milk from a vending machine with innovative dairy farmers ‘Milk from the Hills’.

20/11/2025

Did you know?
H&H Insurance Brokers (HHIB) is rolling out its improved H&H in-Livestock Insurance product at local sales to, it says, provide better cover for vendors and purchasers, more competitive rates and easier to access information.

19/11/2025

Tree and hedge specialist, English Woodlands, explains what bareroot planting means and how to get your hedges, trees or shrubs established.

Tree and hedge specialist, English Woodlands, explains what bareroot planting means and how to get your hedges, trees or shrubs established.

18/11/2025

The National Sheep Association (NSA) Lambing List is now open for farmers ahead of lambing season, offering a simple solution for those seeking extra help at their busiest time of year.

17/11/2025

Oxford Sandy and Black pig breeder, Linda Aldous, says success is all in the preparation – and in your clothing!

Oxford Sandy and Black pig breeder, Linda Aldous, says success is all in the preparation – and in your clothing!

14/11/2025

Research from the Met Office has revealed that the most popular reason people check the weather forecast is to decide whether to hang out the washing.

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Research has revealed that the most popular reason people check the weather forecast is to decide whether to hang out the washing.

12/11/2025

Agricultural journalist, smallholder and editor of Ford & Fordson Tractors Magazine, Jane Brooks, explores the future of farming and smallholding in the UK.

Jane Brooks, smallholder and editor of Ford & Fordson Tractors Magazine, explores the future of farming and smallholding in the UK.

11/11/2025

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10/11/2025

Christmas is approaching rapidly but there is still time to find your family and friends the perfect alpaca-inspired gift…

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Christmas is approaching rapidly but there is still time to find your family and friends the perfect alpaca-inspired gift...

06/11/2025

Question: Can you tell me if plucking and preparing pheasants for eating is the same as dealing with chickens? I wasn’t great at doing chickens and now I have two pheasants to be done and the promise of more on the way…..

Are you game for a challenge? Our experts advise on the best way to pluck a prepare pheasants for cooking.

05/11/2025

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, President of the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT), visited British Wool’s South Molton depot recently to mark the organisation’s 75th anniversary, celebrating three-quarters of a century championing UK sheep farmers and promoting the value of British wool.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has visited British Wool’s South Molton depot to mark the organisation’s 75th anniversary.

04/11/2025

The UK Chief Veterinary Officer has ordered a mandatory housing order to cover the whole of England from 0001 on Thursday 6 November 2025, following the escalating number of confirmations of avian influenza (bird flu) in kept and wild birds.

The UK Chief Veterinary Officer has ordered a mandatory housing order to cover the whole of England from 0001 on Thursday 6 November 2025.