18 December 2024
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5 min read
With eyes wide open and all senses alert, eight Maremmano sheepdogs stand guard over 400 sheep, scouring the Italian hillside for any sight or smell of marauding wolves. Their job is to protect the...
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In this series, we focus on emerging working dog handlers who are heading up the industry. We will explore their successes, trials and tribulations in the journey as they become the next generation of skilled sheepdog handlers
25 August 2025
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3 min read
Go with the flow sums up Debbie Wilkins’ approach to flood management on the family’s mixed farm near Gloucester, where up to 120-hectares (300-acres) can be under water over the winter
25 August 2025
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7 min read
Grass has an import role in UK agriculture, so how can it be made more resilient in the face of climate change?
24 August 2025
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5 min read
