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News Archive
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- The Royal Norfolk Show
Come and see the Smallholder Range at Norfolk's premier event.
- Hundreds of prizes still to be won!
Congratulations to Clive Bowell - winner of two tickets for the ‘All about Chickens’ course at the famous River Cottage in Devon. Clive is one of many who have found a golden egg hiding in their sack of Natural Free Range Layers Pellets, our claim line rings frequently as another lucky customer finds a Golden Egg containing a fabulous poultry prize.
- Success for the Smallholder Festival
Thousands of people visited the Smallholder and Garden Festival at Builth Wells over the weekend, enjoying a mixture of animals, events and spectacles.
- Job opportunity at Allen & Page
Allen & Page has an opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic Area Sales Manager to cover the South West and Wales areas.
- Welfare charity re-brand
The Battery Hen Welfare Trust has recently undergone a name change and re-brand to more accurately reflect the organisation's wider scope. The charity is now called the British Hen Welfare Trust.
- The Smallholder and Garden Festival
Come and see us at the Smallholder and Garden Festival on 15th and 16th May at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground, Builth Wells.
- No imitations, thanks – we’re British
More UK producers should apply for protected status for the food they produce and join iconic British foods like Stilton cheese, Cornish clotted cream and Arbroath Smokies, Food and Farming Minister Jim Fitzpatrick said today.
- Defra receives key report on the future of farm animal veterinary services
A poorly developed demand for veterinary services rather than a shortage of farm animal veterinarians has been identified by a personal report published today by Professor Philip Lowe.
- Organic is better for the animals - and for you, too
A Food Standard Authority’s study claims organic is not healthier than conventionally produced food, failing to take into account the huge benefits organic standards have for farm animals, the environment and people.
- Radio Opportunity for Scottish Smallholders
BBC Radio Scotland is looking for the new generation of people who have turned their back on the fast-paced life of the city to live the good life as a smallholder, or a greenshifter!
- Come and See Us at the Royal Welsh Smallholder Festival this weekend!
The Smallholder Range will be attending the Royal Welsh Smallholder & Garden Festival this weekend, at Builth Wells, Powys. With plenty to do for all the family, the show is a real celebration of everything smallholder and is a great opportunity to learn about new breeds, gather information or just have a fun day out.
- Hugh Challenges Chicken Numbers
Celebrity chef, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Compassion in World Farming took the high profile Chicken Out! campaign to the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to expose the Government's plan of increasing the number of birds that will be forced into overcrowded chicken sheds from 2010.
- Sheep Going Nude to Help Economy
Grazing sheep used on conservation land are helping boost Bedfordshire's local economy by having their fleeces turned into wool.
- Chicken Couple in Eviction Threat
A couple in Gateshead are facing eviction from their home unless they remove their chickens from their garden. Elisabeth and Ronald Lewis, are tenants of Gateshead Housing Company, and their tenancy agreement forbids them from keeping livestock.
- Whats your animal welfare footprint?
The RSPCA has launched two new quirky online adverts to encourage people to think about their animal welfare footprint, as well as their carbon footprint...
- The Price of Poultry
Back in 1950, roast chicken was a feast day treat and Britons ate, on average, less than a kilo of chicken a year...
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Hundreds of prizes still to be won!Congratulations to Clive Bowell - winner of two tickets for the ‘All about Chickens’ course at the famous River Cottage in Devon. Clive is one of many who have found a golden egg hiding in their sack of Natural Free Range Layers Pellets, our claim line rings frequently as another lucky customer finds a Golden Egg containing a fabulous poultry prize.
Success for the Smallholder FestivalThousands of people visited the Smallholder and Garden Festival at Builth Wells over the weekend, enjoying a mixture of animals, events and spectacles.
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