Stores push farmers aside

I WAS amused to see the headline on a newspaper I bought the other day. "Supermarkets too powerful," it read.

Calendar bares all

TWO years ago the Quantock Staghounds produced a barely nude calendar in aid of the hunt kennels.

Shocked and devastated by FMD strike

Farmers in the Sout West know what it is like to suffer an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.

Film gamble pays off for farmer

THE most enchanting family film Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy is on DVD and should enchant farmers and their families.

	Black Farmer's chickens win top award
	THE Black Farmer has yet again been voted a winner. This time the brand, created by Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, better known as The Black Farmer, has scooped Best Poultry Product 2007 at the annual SuperMeat Awards for its Ultimate Roasting Chicken - the only branded product to receive an award in a host of categories dominated by supermarket own- label products.

Young farmers raise funds for charity

HEAVY rain and a clap of thunder didn't deter 27 members of Whimple and Broadclyst Young Farmer's Club from completing a 12 mile "Sponsored Stretcher Run" to raise money for their chosen charity of the year, The Bystock Residential Home, for young people with learning difficulties.

	Fruits of summer
	DRIVING on the M5 near Bridgwater you see the greenhouses of Team Green Growers who produce over 600 tonnes of top quality strawberries each year. The fruit is marketed through Summer Fruit Company and sold on the shelves of the major supermarkets.

	Contractor receives prize
	ONE very happy contractor, were the words that described Martin Brookes when he received the telephone call from UAT's national sales manager Tim Carr Tim called to tell him he was the lucky winner of a full pallet of TamaNet Edge to Edge Pro-Tec 3,600 netwrap, as the successful entrant in the annual Crop Packaging Association free prize draw.

	David wins TV at farm open day
	DAVID Lawrence, of Godford Holsteins, Knightstone Farm, Ottery St Mary, Devon, is the lucky winner of the Visions prize draw for a 15in LCD flat screen TV.

Natural work highlighted at open evening

DESPITE wet weather, Devon Wildlife Trust and local landowners Cyril and Kathleen Cole hosted a successful open evening highlighting the work of DWT's Culm Natural Networks project.

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