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Entries open for 2023 Royal Bath & West Show in Somerset
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Visitors can look forward to top quality entries across the livestock and equine classes
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East Devon farmers get to question Farming Minister
East Devon
The visit came as the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs set out more detail on the support schemes available to help them produce sustainable food that the UK need
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Best bets for Mother's Day point-to-point near Tavistock
Horse Racing
Dartmoor will cast a watchful eye over an action-packed Lamerton Hunt point-to-point at Kilworthy
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Mammoth entry for Buckfastleigh point-to-point includes 49 maidens
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A plethora of Thoroughbred talent will be heading to South Devon this weekend for what looks set to be an action-packed day at the races, Donna Harris reports
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Government urged to do more to ensure hill farmers benefit from new green scheme
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South West MP Ian Liddell-Grainger will now be urging Defra Secretary Thérèse Coffey to take a fresh look at the programme’s provisions for farmers
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Farmer's Country Showdown: Devon family use farm to wind down from stressful jobs
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Amelia and Ben Watts both work around their 60-acre farm but hope to farm full-time in the future
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Devon young farmer takes the helm as Young Farmers chair
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A record number of people have joined the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) already this year
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'Upside-down' sheep could be dying - here's what you can do to help
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How you could save a sheep's life
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World-famous Royal horses to make UK debut in Devon
Horses
The Festival of the Iberian Horse promises to be an equestrian event like no other
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Devon farmer blames Brexit for tomato shortage from fully-stocked European Tesco
Food
Guy Singh-Watson has shown that Tesco in Budapest has no lack of tomatoes - and says 'pain-in-the-a*se' paperwork is to blame for the situation being very different in Britain
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East Devon MP seeks reassurances for farmers on seasonal worker scheme
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He was told the country should not "in the first instance for foreign labour.”
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Teen ends up in intensive care when dumper truck overturns
Exeter
The farmer who was in charge of the works has now been fined for breaching health and safety regulations.
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Help for Dartmoor farmers to overcome their succession challenges
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Since 2021-22, the Dartmoor Hill Farm Project has worked with around 100 local farms as part of the Farm for the Future programme
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Humaniste holds hot favourite to claim prestigious Westcountry Champion Chase at Buckfastleigh
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The South Pool Harriers fixture attracted entries from all over the South West and further afield
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Sheep farmers blighted by dog attacks urged to speak up
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The National Sheep Association (NSA) wants to highlight the serious and distressing issue of sheep worrying
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Devon young farmers return for a fourth series of hit podcast
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It's in our Roots focuses on inspiring people that have grown up in the countryside
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Devon farmer's Great British Beef Week getting into the patriotic spirit for 13th year
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Jilly Greed started Great British Beef Week in 2010 together with Wiltshire farmer and National Farmers' Union (NFU) present, Minette Batters
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Famous Clermont looks the one to beat in Buckfastleigh point-to-point feature
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Situated alongside the A38 between Plymouth and Exeter, Buckfastleigh will be a hive of activity this weekend
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Distracted dog owners and out-of-control pets place Devon sheep at risk
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NFU Mutual estimates South West farm animals worth £273,429 were severely injured or killed by dogs in 2022
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Devon's newest farming event proves a sell-out success
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Farmers across Devon and beyond came together for the Rootstock conference
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Fears farming in Devon will become over-commercialised
North Devon District Council
"We're actually going backwards in terms of nature recovery" said one councillor
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Government's green farming scheme must put farmers and food first says Exmoor MP
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“Simply allowing huge swathes of the British countryside to revert to wilderness when we are importing close to 50 per cent of our food is absolute folly,” he said
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Nominations open for 2023 Devon Farm Business Awards
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The Addington Fund’s 10th Devon Farm Business Awards offer a perfect opportunity to showcase the very best in farming
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Agricultural businesses must ‘upskill and open doors’ to tackle labour shortages
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Availability of labour and access to staff with the right skills will continue to be an issue for the primary production sector
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