Shaftesbury-based BV Dairy sold to First Milk
THE BV Dairy has been sold. The Highnam family, which has run the dairy for generations, has been bought by…
Wiltshire farmer takes the ‘elm in fight against deadly disease
A WILTSHIRE farmer is fighting back against a deadly epidemic. Dutch elm disease (DED) has killed almost all mature elms…
Popular Somerset farm shop and restaurant Teals gains special status
A POPULAR Somerset food market and eatery has been recognised as a leading business. Teals, off the A303 at South…
Plant Your Pants this spring – to see what’s going on ‘down there’!
PEOPLE in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire are being urged to plant their pants – yes, pants – this spring,…
PICTURES: Cows saved from underground slurry pit in dramatic rescue
SIX cows had to be rescued from an underground Dorset slurry pit. Firefighters rescued the animals after they got stuck…
PICTURES: Special Plough Sunday Service in Caundle Marsh
A SPECIAL Plough Sunday Service took place in Caundle Marsh on January 14. The congregation gathered to sing traditional hymns…
Somerset pair sentenced after farm machinery and plant thefts
DOZENS of pieces of stolen farm plant and machinery were recovered when police rumbled a crime operation in Somerset. Officers…
Two jailed over thefts of farm GPS equipment – including in West Dorset
TWO men have been jailed after a series of high-value farm GPS thefts. Tomas Staukauskas, 32, of Beverley Road, Hull,…
Get your bids in ahead of Dorset young farmers’ Auction of Promises
CAKES, attraction tickets and even a bag of logs are up for grabs at a silent auction this month. The…
Two arrests after missing digger tracked to north Dorset address
TWO people were arrested after police found them loading suspected stolen machinery into vans in north Dorset. Officers from the…
