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March 29, 2007
How many press officers does it take to change a light bulb?
- Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 2:33 PM | add or read comments (0)
ONE story in today’s Farm & Country almost didn’t make the cut. It was about a chain-smoking landowner in the Conwy Valley who was angry at Scottish Power for its slash-and-burn, shock-and-awe, ground-zero attitude towards his beloved hedge.
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March 29, 2007
One mistake and you're dead meat
- Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 2:29 PM | add or read comments (0)
THANK God that’s over. Compiling the annual country diary is a thankless task. But judging by the number of telephone calls I’ve received in recent weeks (“where’s the diary, we need to plan our holidays”), it’s a necessary evil.
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March 27, 2007
Can you help solve ancient point-to-point riddle?
- Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 2:35 PM | add or read comments (0)
HERE’S your starter for 10: Arthur Shone, North West Area point-to-point press officer, is trying to find the answer to a 19th century mystery.
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March 23, 2007
Spiders are a farmer's new best friend
- Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 2:10 PM | add or read comments (0)
SOMETIMES it’s easy to dismiss the more esoteric strands of science as the padded preserve of boffins with too much time and funding on their hands.
Occasionally something comes along which casts such why-do-goldish-swim research in an altogether different light.
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March 22, 2007
Biofuels riding to the rescue of mankind?
- Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 4:30 PM | add or read comments (0)
ARE farmers the only ones worried by the developing lust for biofuels? Will they really be the antidote to our fossil fuel dependency, in turn creating a new golden age for landowners.
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March 22, 2007
Eco-industry is becoming a cliche
- Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 4:23 PM | add or read comments (0)
TALK about jumping on the bandwagon. These days you can’t move for eco-this and organic that.
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March 20, 2007
Good advice for when you find yourself out of your depth
- Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 6:01 PM | add or read comments (0)
Take a look at this photo. I've included it for no other reason but to raise your spirits on a cold and snowy Tuesday.
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March 20, 2007
Farmers dependent on wildlife lottery
- Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 5:50 PM | add or read comments (0)
MODULATION. Even the word sounds boring. It’s not a subject that’s going to sell a lot of newspapers, but every farmer knows that, one way or another, it will be critical importance to the future viability of their businesses.
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March 16, 2007
Why heat is bad for sheep
- Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 5:12 PM | add or read comments (0)
BAD news for Welsh sheep farmers: climate change could seriously shrink your sheep.
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March 16, 2007
Alas, Sid, you are no more
- Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 4:57 PM | add or read comments (0)
SAD news. Sid the Jacob ram has eaten his last blade of grass. No longer will he eye frisky ewes with intent, collect rosettes at county shows or charge everyone at feeding time.
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March 5, 2007
My travel editor has an evil sense of humour
- Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 10:35 AM | add or read comments (0)
ONE of the perks of journalism is the chance to sample life on the road courtesy of a travel company-sponsored press trip.
In the business they're called "freebies".
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