Mauled by the devil ram

• Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 6:33 PM | add or read comments (0)

IN hindsight it was probably not a good idea to venture into the domain of the devil ram.

The psycho beast had already (twice) smashed his way through a steel gate and left a permanent indent on a friend’s kneecap.

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Farm porn and useless trivia

• Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 5:27 PM | add or read comments (0)

EVER wondered how far chickens walk in their lifetimes?

If you don’t know the answer, don’t fret: it's been reliably calculated by staff at Clarence Court, the free-range egg producer, and is given below.

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Fat of the land for Defra chiefs

• Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 2:58 PM | add or read comments (0)

WANT TO know why Westminster is refusing to pay up for last August’s foot-and-mouth bungle?

Or why farming is being made to pay for animal disease outbreaks it may not be responsible for?

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Lies, damned lies and surveys

• Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 4:09 PM | add or read comments (1)

OH DEAR, I’m in trouble with Morgan Parry, head of WWF Cymru. This morning he fired off an angry missive to the letters page after reading today’s Farm & Country.

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Conservation vs food?

• Posted by Andrew Forgrave at 4:10 PM | add or read comments (2)

WHAT lies in store for 2008? One thing’s for sure: if you aren’t already heartily sick of reading about climate change, prepare to reach for the vomit bag.

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