The Country Smallholder Magazine - February 2018
The Country Smallholder Magazine - February 2018
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In this issue
Keeping the rules Cross compliance and rural payments 49 Machinery Tractor options 51 Growing for kids Kim Stoddart on how to get them involved 54 Multisowing With Charles Dowding.
Does It Pay?
In the second part of her series on starting in smallholding, Debbie Kingsley considers whether it can make you money
2 mins
Win Over The Kids
Kim explains how to encourage children and big kids everywhere to get more involved on the veg patch…
3 mins
Benefits Of Breed Societies
Kim Stoddart takes a look at just some of many groups tirelessly championing their chosen livestock, and outlines the benefits of society membership
3 mins
No Contest!
Smallholdings with land are on the market in Wales for less than the price of two-bedroom terraced home in London. Martyn Buck, a director of specialist estate agents The Smallholding Centre, reports
1 min
Newlywed Winners!
A couple spent their honeymoon at the National Poultry Show... and won a top prize! Grant Brereton reports
2 mins
Learning About Waterfowl
In our continuing series from the British Waterfowl Association, the organisation explains its role in education
3 mins
Cold Comfort
Your chickens deserve special considersation in very cold weather. Have you covered all the angles? Grant Brereton offers advice
2 mins
Fantastic Plastic
This month, Kim Stoddart considers the virtues of plastic housing for your hens.
3 mins
The Right Run
Andy Cawthray advises on the best way to create a chicken run
3 mins
Hybrids Every Time
Sarah McKenzie from Sussex Garden Poultry considers what birds are ideal for young or first time henkeepers
2 mins
The Country Smallholder Magazine Description:
Publisher: Kelsey Media
Category: Animals and Pets
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
The Country Smallholder is aimed at the ever-increasing UK audience interested in living a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable way of life. From people already living on a smallholding, to allotment owners; from those with a couple of acres of land, to those aspiring to get more out of their garden or even window box. With 73% of UK residents claiming to want to live more sustainably post Covid, The Country Smallholder has something for everyone.
Every issue will carry; free vet advice; helpful practical features on all aspects of smallholding, from keeping chickens to crop rotation; information on poultry, pigs, sheep, goats, cattle, and alpacas; rural crafts; property; small tractors and machinery, as well as keeping readers up to date with all the latest news and innovations.
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