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Chelsea - it's the show that fires the imaginations of professional and amateur gardeners alike. Tessa Gates takes a look at the trends with photographer Jonathan Page WATER was very […]

Bonnie Johnson from Willooka, South Australia, keeps up to date with British farming with farmers weekly. Mum, Annie, moved to Oz over four years ago. "I married a local boy […]

A NEW carpet range with national appeal, but decidedly regional credentials, could give a much needed boost to sheep farmers in the Lake District. Naturally Herdwick is made with 100% […]

Devon County Show is one of the early events in the ag show calendar. but those three days in May take a year of organisation. Tessa Gates talks to show […]

Accountants are anything but 'grey', according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants, and Samantha Vigus certainly proves the point. Tessa Gates reports SMART, successful and a partner in a Taunton, […]

There seems to be a greetings card for everything nowadays but there is a constant need for new designs. Tessa Gates met an agent who brings artists and publishers together […]

Confidence - where do you find it when you need to return to work after having a family, change career or start a new business? Tessa Gates met the women […]

IF YOU like cheese, then you will like The Welsh Cheese Book*. This colourful little book has 60 pages of information and mouthwatering recipes. I particularly like the sticky onion […]

My mother died some year ago and with her went the skills. Which ranged from caring for her babes, to dosing sheep with pills. As nurse she tended the sick […]

Water buffalo milk is being put to a novel use in Wales, as Tessa Gates discovers A NEW artisan icecream - Gelato di Latte di Bufala - made by Duncan […]

The key to success at farming in France is attitude, attitude, attitude. This was made clear time and time again by the speakers at our Farming in France seminar at […]

You can buy a viable farming enterprise here for the price of a semi-detached house in England. You don't come here to make big bucks. You come for a different […]

We are both farmers' wives from a family farm near Malmesbury in Wilts. We support hunting and have both hunted. We are set to join hundreds of like-minded women to […]

WIFE Swap - the popular Channel 4 series that lifts the lid on the dynamics of modern family life is back for a second series. The programme makers want to […]

HUNDREDS of Shire Horses will gather together for a milestone in the Shire Horse Society's history, celebrating their 125th year during the Spring Show on Mar 15 and 16 at […]

HAS your life become filled with electronic beeping noises? Mine certainly has. Addie, my father-in-law and I were sitting at our usual spot at the kitchen table with the normal […]

Stars show the milky way to cooking on the new recipe card packs from the Dairy Council and give charities a boost at the same time ELEVEN celebrities have put […]

TIME is running out -tell us about your top gamekeeper now. If you know a gamekeeper worthy of the title farmers weekly/CLA Game Fair Gamekeeper of the Year 2003 nominate […]

Two farmers' wives with an eye for shabby-chic treasures that look good in a country home, have turned a passion into a business. Tessa Gates visited Magpies and found more […]

WINNER of a VIP trip for two to SIMA is John Guardhouse, Nook House Farm, Dalston, Cumbria. His prize includes flights, an overnight stay in Paris, a trip to the […]

Looking for bright ideas for your home and garden? Then take advantage of our special ticket offer for the Country Living Magazine Spring Fair and the chance to win tickets […]

BRITAIN'S best butcher's bangers are made by a north Notts husband and wife team - Peter and Linda Mellors. The couple were presented with the Champion of Champions silver challenge […]

What is a man to do when, at 45, he finds himself redundant, deemed too experienced for the jobs on offer but too old to rent a farm, and without […]

A 14-tonne milk tanker is to be put to a new use - transporting water in Nigeria. The vehicle has been donated to Sheffield-based charity TASTE by ACC Milk, part […]

farmers weekly and the CLA Game Fair are seeking nominations for their prestigious Gamekeeper of the Year Award. If you know someone worthy of the title, put their name forward […]

ING PHARMACY They will never be a farmer's first choice for a milking animal, but the healing properties of moose milk are proving very beneficial as Bryan Alexander found when […]

Go to work on an egg, we were told, so why not at weekends, too? Poultry breeders Phil and Liz Prosser sell in cartons of seven eggs - one for […]

The Barbour waxed jacket is the definitive item of country clothing and tends to become a much loved item and kept well past its wear-by date. But it can be […]

Win a VIP trip to SIMA and stay in the heart of Paris and enjoy an international reception at the Louvre IF FARMING is your business SIMA is a show […]

THE Christmas turkey has lost its pride of place on the British dining table for the last two out of three years as sales of tasty beef move in to […]

There were plenty of "firsts" at the Royal Smithfield Show this year but some were more unusual than others, as Farmlife discovered. A farmer's market outside Earl's Court and a […]

HE is the chap who nailed a bank's doors shut then sprayed manure all over them, and went to London with 10,000 leaflets to tell his story. Now he has […]

Within the ring of the M25 is a huge and wonderful forest that has been conserved since 1878 for the recreation and enjoyment of the public. Ensuring it stays a […]

IF YOU have a tale to tell or a way with words, enter our annual writing competition - there is pound sterling400 in prize-money waiting to be won. For our […]

There were shortwings and longwings, and even an eagle or two in the skies over Lincs recently as members of Europe's oldest falconry club gathered for an international meet. Tessa […]

People demand so much more from their kitchen today, which is why the Rayburn Heatranger is increasingly the preferred choice of discerning cooks. Enter our Farmlife competition for your chance […]

THE imaginative and very successful conversion of a farmhouse into exclusive holiday accommodation has won Suffolk arable farmers Robert and Teresa Rous of Dennington Hall Farms the 2002 BALE Award. […]

ATMOSPHERIC images of the coast and countryside from the six counties of south-west England provide the backdrop to the recipes on the Feast of Seasons calendar from regional food group […]

THIS is the time of year when a really good game cookery book is indispensable. One to buy for a friend for Christmas or as a treat for yourself, is […]

Christmas is coming and Farmlife and the Real Flower Company have joined forces to ensure your festive table looks its best. Enter our competition and win a beautiful fresh arrangement […]

The right gift for a special person or occasion can be hard to find but two farmers' wives have got it pac-ked. Tessa Gates found out more LIKE many a […]

Willesborough Infant School children received a visit from Biddenden, Kent, dairy farmer Rosemary Sargent and Perdy, a six-year-old Jersey cow for a lesson on how milk is produced and the […]

AROUND 12,000 schools were contacted with information about milk during National School Milk Week earlier this month. The week is supported by dairies and several organisations including NFU, MDC and […]

CHILDREN from Haylands Primary School, Ryde, Isle of Wight received a special visit from Vicky - a life size imitation cow. Vicky was named after Queen Victoria, who spent many […]

ST RADIGUND'S Primary School, Dover, is one of 35 schools in the county of Kent to have received free milk during National School Milk Week. St Radigunds has had its […]

A Hampshire farm diversification is perfumed with the sweet smell of success and, as Tessa Gates found out, it is rose-scented THERE is no flower quite as enchanting as a […]

Help! My husband's most favourite dish is stuffed marrow. Last year a friend lent me her terracotta stuffed marrow crock which cooked it to perfection - no slopping about with […]

A CHILDHOOD on the Somerset Levels and Polden Hills during World War II is recalled in watercolours in A Childhood in Wartime Somerset, a Basement Gallery exhibition at Holburne Museum […]

Make the most of autumn fruitfulness with Philippa Vines' recipes for mellow meals this month. "WHAT have the Romans ever done for us?" The answer to those Monty Python bores […]

The revival of an age-old charter and a harvest market have brought about a community event that has quickly established itself as a 'tradition', as Tessa Gates found when she […]