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Strong results from Mole Valley
Updated 3:00pm Monday 8th February 2010
Mole Valley Farmers’ commitment to and investment in farming and the rural sector has been reinforced by strong financial results for the year ending September 30, 2009.
Wildlife on the Camel estuary
Updated 2:20pm Monday 8th February 2010
A variety of wildlife, including otter, kingfisher, lapwing and curlew, have benefited from a habitat restoration project on the Camel estuary in Cornwall where 15 hectares of previously defended farmland have been allowed to flood and revert to tidal grazing meadows.
More stories like this »Exeter conference for farmers
Updated 11:57am Monday 8th February 2010
Whichever way the wind’s blowing or whatever source it’s coming from, there will be chances aplenty for all farmers and landowners in the South West to consider at a climate change fair near Exeter this week.
More stories like this »Grassland habitats project in Devon
Updated 10:20am Monday 8th February 2010
Wet Culm Grassland habitats can be difficult to maintain, especially tussocky, scrubby areas which are often dominated by purple moor-grass. Devon farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) and Devon Wildlife Trust’s (DWT) Working Wetlands Project are hosting a joint event next month to look at effective methods of managing these difficult sites.
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