Category: Dorset Farming

Balancing nature and farming

George Hosford looks at how his experiments in bi-cropping and mob grazing have been working, and sees the impact of ‘making room’ for natureSome...

Love Local Trust Local founder seeks a British Thanksgiving Day

On the 3rd of September we will be hosting the fourth Love Local Trust Local Food Awards at the Dorset County Show Members Pavilion....

Crops and care at Rawston Farm

June at Rawston Farm: with crops finally growing well, James Cossins enjoys the June lull crucial meetings on crop varieties and mental healthThe past...

The farmer who fly tipped

Andrew Livingston calls for action on the relentless litter and fly-tipping that plagues farms … except for that one case of the rubble …Well...

FCN – always there to walk with you

Barrie Cooper, a Blandford dairy and beef farmer, shares his work with Dorset FCN, providing vital support and assistance to local farmers in needMay...

The forgotten art of hedgerow life cycles

With new incentives for sustainable farming, hedgerows are crucial – Andrew Livingston talks to hedge expert John Calder‘Hedges are the single most important ecological...

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NORDCAT Community Transport to close after 23 Years

NORDCAT (North Dorset Community Accessible Transport), the Sturminster Newton-based charity that has provided transport services to elderly and isolated residents for over two decades,...
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47 Healthy Cows Slaughtered – James Cossins’ TB heartbreak

In the first BV Podcast of 2025, Terry and Jenny get straight on with tackling some of rural Dorset’s biggest issues. We start, as...

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