Do your bit for hedgerows during week of events in Dorset
VOLUNTEERS are being urged to come forward to take part in a series of events aimed at documenting Dorset's hedgerows....
Dorset farms pay £33,500 after pollution incidents in county waterways
THREE Dorset farm companies have paid £33,500 to environmental charities after a probe into their failure to store slurry correctly...
‘Long overdue’: Dorset backs tougher dog attack laws
STRONGER laws to protect livestock from dog attacks have been welcomed by Dorset’s Police and Crime Commissioner, as new measures...
Farmer convicted over slurry storage breach
A FARMER has been hauled before the courts after failing to upgrade slurry storage facilities, leaving him in breach of...
Court hears of dead and starving sheep in north Dorset cruelty case
A NORTH Dorset farmer has been banned from keeping sheep after admitting multiple animal cruelty offences following what the court...
Podcast launched to bring farmers closer to residents
A NEW podcast lifting the lid on Dorset’s countryside has been launched, giving residents a behind-the-scenes look at how farmers,...
Dorset farmer fined heavily after polluting more than two miles of river
A DORCHESTER dairy farm has been faced with an eye-watering bill after it was discovered it had allowed cattle slurry...
Police gearing up to face ‘large hare coursing gathering’
POLICE are asking farmers in Dorset and Hampshire to be vigilant after it received intelligence that a large gathering of...
Majority of people in south west would pay more for higher-welfare British products, survey reveals
MORE than half of south west shoppers would pay more for British higher-welfare labelled products rather than settle for cheaper...
Dry weather emergency grant available for farmers hit by drought
FARMERS struggling to feed their stock due to the ongoing drought are being advised to apply for a one-off grant....
