Teaching packs get top marks

12:59pm Thursday 14th February 2008

Teaching packs aimed at reconnecting children with how their food is produced have gone to the top of the class after 15,000 copies were snapped up by teachers.

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County tucks in to some big breakfasts for charity

12:54pm Thursday 14th February 2008

Herefordshire's 2008 Farmhouse Breakfast week, with its theme "A Great Start", was a huge success.

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Vaccination is key to beating disease

12:50pm Thursday 14th February 2008

MORE than 100 farmers packed the room at the Salway Arms on Monday evening to hear a team of speakers explain the how, why and what of the outbreak of Bluetongue disease.

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Surprise delivery for Dexter cow

12:38pm Thursday 7th February 2008

A NORTH Herefordshire farmer has told of his surprise after one of his cows beat odds of a million to one to give birth to triplets.

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NFU joins campaign to save county schools

12:37pm Thursday 7th February 2008

Many farming families rely on their local village primary school, and their connection with the school undoubtedly brings them into closer contact with other members of the community' - NFU West Midlands regional director David Collier.

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NFU says keep up the pressure over nitrates

10:20am Friday 1st February 2008

The NFU is calling on farmers across Herefordshire and Shropshire to crank up the pressure on the government to stop costly changes to nitrates legislation.

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Annual competition is branching out this year

10:19am Friday 1st February 2008

HEDGERS will be heading to the annual Whitbourne Parish Challenge Hedging Match on Saturday.

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Meeting to talk about Bluetongue

10:17am Friday 1st February 2008

We are concerned that all producers should understand the current position with regard to the restrictions and movements'.

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Wool board to axe Bromyard

11:04am Thursday 24th January 2008

Cost-saving measures will involve the closure of the British Wool Marketing Board depot at Bromyard.

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Firm branches out for success

11:02am Thursday 24th January 2008

Around 10 years ago to utilise their poplar thinning, George Snell began to produce and sell pre-packed bundles of kindling wood through local outlets such as garage forecourts, local shops and through Countrywide Stores.

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