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  • Farmer-led badger vaccination project off to flying start

    The farmer-led badger vaccination programme in mid-Cornwall, recently featured on BBC Countryfile, has got off to a flying start with 66 badgers vaccinated already and several farms still to go. Badgers are being vaccinated against bovine TB at the

  • BYDV tolerant winter barley harvested in Cornwall

    One of the first crops of the six row BYDV tolerant winter barley, Rafaela, has been harvested in Cornwall with very pleasing results. The six ha field, that followed spring oats, was harvested on 9 July at 4.50pm at Howton Farm in Saltash, Cornwall

  • Sedgemoor auction report Monday 22 July

    The market report from Sedgemoor Auction Centre for Monday, 22 July is as follows. The total stock was 1187 head. Best butchers heifers to 198ppk 64 Prime and untested forward cattle (45) UTM & (19) OTM Prime Cattle. Auctioneers comments:

  • Seagull steals dog from Devon garden

    The fate of a Devon dog is unknown after a seagull swooped down and carried the miniature chihuahua away in its beak, its owner said. Becca Hill, 24, of Paignton, is hoping four-year-old Gizmo will be found alive. "My partner was in the garden

  • Fairer funding for rural areas - coalition group is formed

    To unlock the potential of Britain’s Leading Edge, the next Government must redress a systemic bias against rural areas without major cities, claims a coalition group. A fairer allocation of funding will enable rural areas and coastal areas to make