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11-year-old rider nearly thrown from horse thanks to 'careless' driver
AN 11-year-old girl was nearly thrown from her horse after she was splashed with surface water by a 'careless' driver. Dorset Police Rural Crime Team are urging motorists to drive 'dead slow' when overtaking riders on horseback, after the incident
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Buoyant sheep trade looks set to continue – despite the fall in the value of the euro
Prime lamb values have been trading above those of 2023 and 2022, all year, and the trend look set to continue – despite the euro dropping in value against sterling this week. On Sunday night, Emmanuel Macron took the international community by
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Farm fined £25,000 after pig 'cannibalism' cases
A Wiltshire farm has been fined £25,000 after pigs had to be euthanised and evidence of “cannibalism” was discovered. Roger Keen Farms Ltd, of Sandridge Farm in Bromham, was ordered to pay the fine after pleading guilty to charges of failing to
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Popular rural event returns to Dorset for 30th anniversary
A popular agricultural event will be returning this summer for its thirtieth anniversary. The annual Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show will run for two days on Wednesday August 14 and Thursday August 15, giving visitors a chance to immerse themselves
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Survey encourages pig farmers to contribute to determine zinc oxide impact
Pig farmers are being encouraged to participate in research examining the effects of removing medicinal levels of zinc oxide from piglet diets. Due to environmental concerns, regulatory authorisation for zinc oxide expires at the end of June. The
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Nearly 118,000 visitors attend Royal Cornwall Show
NEARLY 118,000 people attended the Royal Cornwall Show earlier this month. Apart from a small shower on the Saturday afternoon, there was sunshine on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (June 6-8). Highlights of the show included the JCB Dancing
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Footballer Ashley Cain stops at Somerset farm shop during Ultraman Challenge
FORMER footballer Ashley Cain stopped off a Somerset farm shop on Tuesday while completing an Ultraman Challenge to help raise money and awareness for childhood cancer. The 33-year-old visited the award-winning Rumwell Farm Shop on the A38 between
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Dorset parliamentary candidate demands action after police ram cow
DORSET parliamentary candidate Chris Loder has hit out after a police car was filmed deliberately being driven into a cow twice. A video of the incident began circulating on social media this morning and shows a loose cow falling and skidding metres