In the county synonymous with cider apples, volunteers can enjoy a mini-break while helping with the autumn harvestThe first rule of cider-making? The fruit is always in charge. That’s what Susanna Forbes tells me as we look out from her kitchen to win…
Pigs die in fire at Oxfordshire farm
Five fire trucks and two water carriers battle blaze 13 miles south of Oxford that spread ‘significant smoke’ across areaA number of pigs are understood to have died after a large fire broke out at a farm in Oxfordshire.The Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue …
Weatherwatch: the prized blood oranges from Mount Etna
Volcano’s unique microclimate is crucial for growing high-quality fruit that has earned EU protected statusA special fruit thrives in a unique microclimate around Mount Etna in Sicily. Blood oranges get their gruesome name from a distinctive red-colour…
‘Fallen stock’: what happens now to the UK’s unwanted pigs?
Strict guidelines govern how sick or injured animals are disposed of, leaving farmers with no cheap or easy optionsHundred of healthy pigs culled amid UK shortage of abattoir workersSick or injured animals on farms which are not able to be transported …
Hundreds of healthy pigs culled amid UK shortage of abattoir workers
Farmers warned that up to 120,000 animals face being slaughtered as they lack space to house them‘Fallen stock’: what happens now to the UK’s unwanted pigs?The slaughter of healthy pigs has begun on British farms, with farmers forced to kill animals to…
Tory conference: Sunak rejects Truss’s suggestion government has no responsibility for food supply
Follow the latest politics news as the Conservative party meets in Manchester for its conference The New Statesman’s George Eaton has posted this in response to one of Rishi Sunak’s comments this morning.My colleague Matthew Weaver is writing a blog wi…
India: nine people die in farmers’ protests against new laws
Conflicting accounts about how violence broke out around vehicles reportedly part of minister Ajay Mishra’s convoyNine people have been killed in violent clashes during a protest by hundreds of farmers in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in a d…
Ben Jennings: Boris Johnson, the great leveller
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Less meat is good for us and the planet – why are politicians shy to say so? | Felicity Lawrence
A Guardian investigation reveals exploitation is rife in the meat industry, while also being a major source of greenhouse gases. Yet we still subsidise itThe case for cutting meat consumption is so compelling that you would think politicians would be l…
2021 Masham sheep fair – in pictures
The annual Masham sheep fair was started 30 years ago to celebrate the North Yorkshire town’s rich heritage. It is held in one of the largest market squares in England, where in the past more than 70,000 sheep a year were traded Continue reading…