The Bronze is possibly the most popular and well-known turkey and closest in colouration to the wild turkey. The metallic sheen on the plumage eventually gave the variety its name and is part of the inheritance from its wild ancestors. Born in the
Richard Harris, a 26-year-old agronomist from Bartholomews, has been awarded the prestigious BASIS Barrie Orme Shield for excelling in the Certificate in Crop Protection. Richard says growing up on the family arable farm in South Devon sparked his
A new national beetle survey has been launched in order to conserve the beautiful but threatened noble chafer beetle. People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) and Royal Holloway University of London are looking for volunteers to look for noble
The fourth annual National BVD Survey attracted responses from a record 1,243 farmers and data is now in and has been analysed. One of the main areas that drew attention was the issue of biosecurity. Overall, the survey attracted responses from
