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           <title>Herefordshire blossom walk aids Farming Community Network</title>
           
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  THOUSANDS of pounds were raised for charity at a Herefordshire blossom walk, hog roast and auction. More than £2,800 was raised for the Farming Community Network (FCN) at the event at Lower House Farm, Canon Frome, near Ledbury.
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           <title>Results of International Cider and Perry Competition announced</title>
           
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  TOM Oliver, of Oliver’s Cider and Perry, was awarded the title of overall champion at this year’s International Cider and Perry Competition organised by the Hereford Cider Museum.
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           <title>Severe weather payment available for some Herefordshire farmers</title>
           
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  SEVERE weather payments are available for sheep farmers located in certain Herefordshire postcodes. Defra has made up to £250,000 available to subsidise the cost of collecting and rendering sheep that died in the severe late March snow.
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           <title>MP visits Leominster Farmers Market on start of  ‘Love Your Local Market’ fortnight</title>
           
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  LEOMINSTER MP Bill Wiggin visited the town's farmers market to coincide with the ‘Love Your Local Market’ fortnight.
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           <title>Royal Welsh Agricultural Society awards bursary to The Cart Shed</title>
           
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  THE Cart Shed has been awarded a bursary by the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society to create a show garden for the Spring Festival on Saturday (May 18) and Sunday (May 19).
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           <title>National president to visit Herefordshire Federation Of Young Farmers' Annual County Rally</title>
           
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  THE new president of the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs is to visit Herefordshire in one of his first engagements.
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           <title>Farming, Colwall farmer John Bishop says farmers have struggled to cope with what he believes were the worst lambing conditions on record</title>
           
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  New figures released by Defra reveal shocking statistics on how extreme weather has hit farming's bottom line.
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           <title>Farming, hog roast and auction at Canon Frome, near Ledbury, to aid rural charity</title>
           
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  A BLOSSOM walk, hog roast and auction will raise funds for a charity that provides support to farming families.
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           <title>Members of Herefordshire Teme Valley YFC will be dancing in Blackpool</title>
           
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  Members of Teme Valley YFC will bring a touch of glamour to The Winter Gardens in Blackpool this weekend.They will perform at the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs Ballroom Dancing Competition national final on Sunday at 2pm.
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           <title>Herefordshire cider growers celebrated by Bulmers</title>
           
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  CIDER apples from Herefordshire were toasted at the Bulmers’ biennial Golden Apple Awards celebration. The awards championed local apple growers for their hard work and commitment to quality over the last two seasons and took place at Middle Brampton Farm, Madley, home of the 2012 winner Duncan Matthews.
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           <title>Farming, boost for orchards as cider maker Aston Manor to plant 1,000 acres</title>
           
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  AN AWARD-winning cider maker will plant 1,000 new acres of orchards across Herefordshire.
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           <title>Herefordshire Farming News: Anthea McIntyre MEP continues her ‘Farm to Fork’ initiative</title>
           
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  HEREFORD MEP Anthea McIntyre visited one of the county’s chicken farmers and a Hereford based supplier of poultry products as part of her ‘Farm to Fork’ initiative.
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           <title>Herefordshire young farmers getting ready for annual rally at Hurstley Court, Kinnersley</title>
           
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  YOUNG Farmers Clubs in Herefordshire are getting ready for their annual rally.
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           <title>Hereford Cider Museum holds International Cider and Perry Competition</title>
           
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  THE Cider Museum in Hereford is inviting entries to its International Cider and Perry Competition.
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           <title>Farming, Herefordshire College of Technology’s &#40;HCT) specialist Rural Craft Centre hosted its national competition for blacksmiths and farriers</title>
           
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  HEREFORDSHIRE College of Technology’s (HCT) specialist Rural Craft Centre hosted its national competition last weekend attracting more than 200 blacksmiths and farriers from all over the UK The event took place at the college's Holme Lacy campus, with some competitors travelling from as far away as Scotland and Sussex to compete.
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           <title>Farming Community Network to benefit from blossom walk near Ledbury</title>
           
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  A BLOSSOM walk, hog roast and auction will raise funds for a charity that provides support to farming families. The event will raise funds for the Farming Community Network (FCN) when it is held on May 10 at Lower House Farm, Canon Frome, near Ledbury.
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           <title>Hereford and Knighton farm market reports</title>
           
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  Hereford Market, April 4 Store cattle - 283: The spring show and sale of Hereford cross cattle attracted some keen bidding for all the stronger cattle with bidders for all native bred types. Top head price was £1,400 for 22- month limousin cross steers, many from £1,090 to £1,365.
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           <title>Rural lobbying association the Country Land and Business Association &#40;CLA) is encouraging Herefordshire people to respond to an important consultation</title>
           
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  RURAL lobbying association the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is encouraging Herefordshire people to respond to an important consultation.
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           <title>Farmer Russ Whistance, from Garway Hill wanted to highlight the power of the supermarkets and how they use it irresponsibly</title>
           
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           <title>Farming, Paul and Jo Morton, owners of Moreton Wood in Ullingswick are hosting a special event as part of National Beanpole Week</title>
           
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  TRADITIONAL woodland, craft and blacksmithing demonstrations will take place as part of National Beanpole Week at Moreton Wood in Ullingswick.
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           <title>A Ross-on-Wye project will encourage residents to grow vegetables on their own strip of land</title>
           
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  A ROSS-on-Wye project will encourage residents to grow vegetables on their own strip of land.
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           <title>The Leominster Spinners held a sponsored spin at the town’s library to raise funds for the ryeland sheep statue</title>
           
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  SUPPORTERS of the planned Leominster sheep statue got in a spin to raise money for it.
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           <title>Churchgoers urged to support farmers by Bishop of Hereford</title>
           
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  THE BISHOP of Hereford has asked clergy and congregations to help farmers and their families through what he describes as a “dire situation”.
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           <title>Tickets still available for the Great Spring Gardening Event in Herefordshire</title>
           
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  TICKETS are still available for the Great Spring Gardening Event in Herefordshire. This year the annual British Red Cross fundraiser takes place at the private Whitfield Estate in Wormbridge.
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           <title>Hereford Farmers' Club to be auctioned today</title>
           
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  HEREFORD Farmers' Club will go under the hammer today. The iconic building, based on Widemarsh Street, is offered for sale by public auction at 3pm with a guide price of £300,000.
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           <title>Herefordshire Farming News: Little Swedish Pig Club launched by Kentchurch breeder</title>
           
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  A HEREFORDSHIRE pig breeder has looked to Scandinavia for a little inspiration. Wendy Scudamore, of Barton Hill Farm in Kentchurch, has today launched the Little Swedish Pig Club in the livestock marquee at Countrytastic on the Three Counties showground in Malvern.
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  A FORMER world champion ploughman from Herefordshire has died suddenly at the age of 82.
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           <title>Charities encouraged to attend Herefordshire farmers markets</title>
           
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  CHARITIES and other groups are being encouraged to attend Herefordshire's farmers markets. Herefordshire Farmers Market Association has invited community groups to attend the markets as part of an initiative to promote local organisations.
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           <title>Moreton Wood to mark National Beanpole Week</title>
           
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  TRADITIONAL woodland and craft and blacksmithing demonstrations will take place as part of National Beanpole Week at Moreton Wood in Ullingswick.
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           <title>Westons Cider Mill in Much Marcle, Herefordshire is re-opening its gates to its farm park.</title>
           
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  WESTONS Cider Mill is reopening the gates to its farm park for the new season.
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  HEREFORD Farmers’ Market traders were hoping for better weather at their Thursday market last week (March 21) when they were celebrating the start of Spring by handing out bunches of daffodils to customers.
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           <title>Three Counties Show gets Royal seal of approval</title>
           
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  ONE of Britain’s finest agricultural events with strong associations with Herefordshire has been granted the Royal seal of approval. The long-running Three Counties Show will now become the Royal Three Counties Show as an accolade for the Three Counties Agricultural Society (TCAS).
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  A HEREFORDSHIRE charolais breeder has been recognised for his 15 cow Oakchurch pedigree herd making the greatest genetic progress in England.
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  THIS year’s Whitbourne Hedgelaying Contest proved to be a big success.
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  CRASWALL YFC found themselves at the top of the tree when it came to the art of hedgelaying.
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  THE Forestry Commission is encouraging people to shake away the cobwebs and go green to get fit.
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