Jane's still on honeymoon

• Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 7:13 PM | add or read comments (0)

I HAVEN’T met Jane Davidson yet, but from a distance she appears to be a sensible and constructive politician who is willing to listen.

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Why the snip hurts

• Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 4:34 PM | add or read comments (0)

AS frequently happens these days, I had to switch to plan B this morning when a page disappeared from Farm & Country.

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Right fiasco, wrong minister

• Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 4:07 PM | add or read comments (0)

BACK at work after a week’s break (on a farm), I’m feeling uncommonly curmudgeonly.

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Whines and wees at Cheshire Show

• Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 10:50 AM | add or read comments (0)

I OCCASIONALLY visit the Cheshire Show, if only to see how the other half live.

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Farmers markets - the difference between success and failure

• Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 7:11 PM | add or read comments (0)

FARMERS markets were once trumpeted as the panacea for agriculture’s woes: outlets at which producers to cut out the middleman and sell to the consumer for a nice premium.

For many food producers, the reality is rather different.

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Crunch time for badgers and politicians

• Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 1:26 PM | add or read comments (1)

SINCE April, whenever the evening weather has been benign, I’ve parked myself next to a badger sett close to home and waited for brock to appear.

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