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Let’s go and live in Wales Exploring a truly rural county that plays host to the featured property which has so much potential. Eco Living Encouraging wildlife to your garden and smallholding plus recognising British (yes British) rain forests. Make your own bacon Step by step guide to how to create the flavour you want at home in your kitchen.

Planting trees for a sustainable future

Landowners Phil and Chelsea had been looking for the perfect woodland to buy – but the MOREwoods scheme by the Woodland Trust enabled them to plant their own instead.

8 mins

Top tips for showing

Helen Babbs looks at getting started with sheep showing

5 mins

Make the most of your alpaca's precious fleece

Joy Whitehead of Bozedown Alpacas says you need to start long before shearing day

4 mins

Want to turn your fleeces into something special?

If you are undecided what to do with your shorn fleece from this year's clip, The Natural Fibre Company offers a range of fibre processing services to transform it into premium quality yarns.

3 mins

Inside the world of a busy alpaca stud

Alexandra Verhoef of Alpaca Evolution brings us up to date with what's happening on their alpaca farm

2 mins

End of life care - the final act of love

Matt Huggins considers the importance of saying a compassionate goodbye to your goat

2 mins

The pony diet: balancing fibre, forage, and essential nutrients.

Sarah Kearney BSc (Hons), PGCert Head of Equine and Smallholder Nutrition at Allen & Page, discusses how to feed these pint-sized equines to ensure optimal health.

6 mins

Vet advice to farmers on Blue Tongue and TB

Find out what advice is available to you so you can plan ahead

3 mins

How to reduce the risk of new arrivals

Vet Catriona Benson looks at what you can do to make sure introducing new livestock does not bring health issues to existing animals or birds

5 mins

Prizewinning day at the British Alpaca Society national Show

Paula Winsor of the Winsaula Alpaca Stud explains why this means so much and offers help and advice to those thinking of starting with alpacas

3 mins

Register Today, Protect Tomorrow

Christopher Price, Rare Breeds Survival Trust Chief Executive discusses why and how this counts

3 mins

A property in the Pennines offers stunning scenery and smallholding opportunities plus connectivity

Our regular column about the best places for smallholding living

1 mins

Through the lens

Want to capture stunning photos of your bantams, whether at home or in the show hall? A poultry expert and show photographer shares his top tips on lighting, posing, and patience with Cara Wheeldon to help you get the perfect shot.

5 mins

Perfectly prehistoric

With their sleek bodies, long legs, and inquisitive nature, Modern Game bantams look like tiny raptors roaming the backyard. But behind their striking appearance lies a confident, friendly breed full of personality. Cara Wheeldon finds out why these fascinating birds make such a captivating addition to the flock

3 mins

The Marans are famous for their dark brown and often speckled eggs

But Victoria Roberts BVSc MRCVS says that's only part of the story of these striking birds

2 mins

The Sulmtaler needs your support!

Grant Brereton looks at a beautiful Austrian breed that could do with more keepers...

8 mins

Chicken Boredom Busters can keep your chickens safe as well as entertained.

Chickens need mental and physical stimulation to stay happy and healthy. When confined to an enclosure, they can easily become bored, leading to feather pecking and bullying. Fiona & Hugh Osborne guide you through some simple boredom busters for your flock.

6 mins

Spring clean your hen house

Plus get ready for next year's London Marathon to support rescued hens

4 mins

Why chickens love the sunshine

Paul Donovan uncovers the surprising facts behind sunbathing in chickens

8 mins

How to recognize when you need to call a vet

Lydia Watson, a long time poultry keeper, shares her experiences where observation is the key to when to act

2 mins

End of an era for Laced Wyandotte Champ

Grant Brereton previews a very special retirement sale from Steve Dace, a poultry legend

2 mins

Enjoy nature's bounty with with respect

Henrietta Balcon makes the most of an early season delicacy.

2 mins

There are many tools that simply don't crop up in day-to-day life, but are tremendously useful to smallholders, when we find out that they exist!

When Hugh and Fiona started smallholding, they anticipated needing run of the mill tools, but they didn’t anticipate some of the less common tools that have really made life easier.

6 mins

Less work, more edible results

Kim Stoddart shares more of her tried and tested, time and money-saving gems

4 mins

It's important for a beekeeper to really understand why bees swarm

Claire Waring describes the swarming process and the reasons for beekeepers to be able to control it

5 mins

Nesting underneath our noses!

Helen Moffat of the RSPB says keep an eye out in your garden and on your smallholding on every level for brooding birds and chicks

2 mins

Wild about Gardens campaign asks us all to become hoverfly heroes

Hoverflies need our help, say Royal Horticultural Society and The Wildlife Trusts

2 mins

Training a new generation of tractor drivers.

Agricultural journalist, smallholder and editor of Ford & Fordson Tractors Magazine, Jane Brooks, joins us for her regular look at the world of machinery.

4 mins

Are you ready to ditch the dealership and embrace the DIY revolution?

Siromer say, “Forget flatpack furniture; it’s time to talk flatpack tractors!” They outline the pros and cons for you to decide

2 mins

The Game Changer for Smallholders: The Multi-Function Compact Loader

Steve Hadfield of Compact Loaders UK examines what they can do for you!

3 mins

Trainee auctioneer secures 'dream job' at the UK's largest sheep mart

A trainee auctioneer has landed a dream job learning his trade at the UK's largest sheep livestock mart.

2 mins

In praise of hand shearing for that extra special touch

David Cummins-Egan meets a sheep keeper, blade shearer and spinner

4 mins

Hay making in the past

Farming and smallholding practices have altered over the past century or so. Some have been subtle, others less so – and many brought about by technology and legislation. In the third of his monthly series, Jeremy Hobson continues to outline just a few of them.

2 mins

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The Country Smallholder Description:

Uitgever: Kelsey-Media

Categorie: Animals-and-Pets

Taal: English

Frequentie: 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.