Thursday 11 December 2007 at Longnor Village Hall, 7.30 pm the Christmas quiz
Thursday 11 December 2007 at Longnor Village Hall, 7.30 pm the Christmas quiz
This month’s newsletter sponsors are Strefford Hall Farm Shop
Thursday 8 January 2009
Remember next month’s meeting includes the annual general meeting.
Defra has launched a consultation on new codes of practices for cats, dogs and horses, that will offer practical advice on pet ownership.
Defra has launched a consultation to revise the existing equine identification legislation.
This soap recipe is for an all olive Castile soap. This is a soap that can be traced back to at least the 12th century and is a very mild, gentle soap suitable for laundry as well as cosmetic use. It is a white soap that takes scents well, so a good all round soap.
Welsh hill farmers could soon be harvesting a crop that could benefit Alzheimer’s disease sufferers.
December seems to be a dangerous month for ewe body condition. This is primarily because grass supplies are declining; the ewes are in lamb (hopefully).
There’s something special about popping outside to pick your own cranberries on Christmas Eve and making your own cranberry sauce to go with the festive turkey.
The Carbon Trust is beginning research into algae biofuels with test algae farms in Scotland, aiming to produce algae car fuels commercially by 2020.
Algae are seen by many as the perfect biofuel because they absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide as they grow, like a tree.
Source: Farmers Weekly
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