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Relocating to Bulgaria

Moving to another country is a massive decision and not something to be taken lightly. There are many considerations to take into account such as employment if you will require a steady income to live off, education for your children, medical care for you... Read >

Moving to Bulgaria - General Living Costs

If you are considering relocating to a different country, there are many important considerations, but one is general living expenses and whether you are going to be able to afford to live in the country of your choice. A large number of people are loo... Read >

Looking after the hedgerows

Hedgerows are not only an important aspect of our culture and heritage but also form a very important role in any farm. Acting as a corridor for pollinating and natural pest reducing fauna, they also act as natural and free boundary to the wonderful Briti... Read >

Decline of the traditional British apple orchard

Conservationists have warned of the loss of Britain's traditional orchards. Recent figures from The National Trust indicate that up to 60% of orchards have been lost since the 1950's due to changes in land use and the increase in commercial fruit growers.... Read >

Drastic Decline in Bee Numbers

Farmers, agriculturists and scientists around the world are worried. They are worried about falling bee numbers, about a destructive virus sweeping through productive colonies, about losing the biggest resource to every crop grower in the world. Without B... Read >

Decline of the Honey Bee

Defra has announced major new funding into the protection and rejuvenation of the bee population. The joint project will mean that £10 Million will be made available, seemingly for research, and is a initiative between the Biotechnology and Biological S... Read >

Becoming an Urban Farmer in Your Back Yard

The term "farmer" brings tractors, sprawling arable land, country living and a veritable feast of other associations flashing into the mind but what is farming, other than growing and rearing food? Surely farming doesn't only have a place in the rural wor... Read >

The Cow Genome is Fully Mapped

The unravelling of the Hereford Cow's genome and the publication of its gene sequence could lead to serious transformation in future farming practices, scientists say. After a six year discovery, the cow genome has now joined the likes of humans, primates... Read >

Farmers missing out in grants to grow their business

The National Beef Association is advising farmers that they may be missing out on vital funds, and that millions of pounds are available in grants for the right projects. They state that over £100 million pounds is available for projects linked to lives... Read >

Egypt Slaughters Pigs Even Though No Swine Flu Cases

The confusion over the severity, and possible spread, of Swine Flu continues. Depending on what papers or articles you read, which television coverage you watch or what you have seen through the internet, a multitude of conclusions can be drawn. But the... Read >

How Much of a Swine is Swine Flu?

The nation seems to be awash with Swine Flu this week. Well not literally, as yet, but it certainly seems to be occupying many minds, and be the top topic of conversations amongst the population. In fact the words ‘credit crunch' seem to have been one o... Read >

Benefits of Keeping Chickens as Family Pets

As the world creeps closer to its most disastrous food crisis in history, individuals are becoming ever choosier in when they eat, what they eat and why they eat it. With fossil fuels in decline and seemingly an increase in natural disasters it is only ri... Read >

Broody Chickens - how to combat a broody hen

For every chicken keeper, trying to stop your egg layers going broody can be a constant battle. Whilst man has done their absolute best to create a species that continuously supplies us with eggs, it is in the hens deepest biology to procreate, and this m... Read >