How to take control of ‘crisis’ talk
by Alice Johnsen
The ‘cost-of-living crisis’ is a label or tagline that flows off the page very easily. Wherever you look, there is reference to...
Just the tonic for winter and spring
I don’t know if it is going to be a very cold winter, but in the spring, I noticed the trees, particularly oak, laden...
Meditations in nature: Soundscapes to heal your thoughts
by Dr Susie Curtin
I have just returned from a sunset quest to see the barn owl and the two young foxes that live down...
The worm that’s really a beetle…
With the sheep happily grazing on brown dry stubble and munching through next winter’s hay, we have time to enjoy the field and reflect...
Johnson hails £5bn push for high-speed broadband
Former Prime Minister visits Wessex Internet after it is awarded £6m contract
Internet service provider Wessex Internet welcomed a VIP visitor when former Prime Minister...
Farmers’ leader on energy support package
New Prime Minister Liz Truss set our her energy support package for households and businesses last week.
Responding to the announcement, NFU president Minette Batters...
Stars of the season combined
by Rebecca Vincent
In this colourful dish I’m combining two bright stars of the season, butternut squash and sweetcorn.
Sweetcorn is a good source of vitamins...
Ultrasound scanning in farm vet work
As farm vets out on the road, we carry our office and pharmacy with us in our vehicles. One bit of kit I will...
Perfect weather for English wine growers
by Barbara Cossins
Most people think we Brits drink wine rather than produce it. Well, how wrong they are!
Over the past decade this has changed...
Thick hedges are home to a huge variety and quantity of wildlife
The long-awaited rain has given us to date three-quarters of an inch – well, it’s a start!
Calving season has started – modern breeding has...
