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On the lamb: 50 sheep break away from flock and storm German supermarket
19+ hour, 55+ min ago (482+ words) Woolly incursion occurred during seasonal migration of animals in the Bavarian municipality of Burgsinn About 50 wayward sheep have broken off from their flock and stormed a discount supermarket in German town, startling and delighting customers as they rushed to explore…...
‘They are going after everything rural’: inheritance tax U-turn does little to dampen farmers’ anger at Labour
1+ day, 18+ min ago (685+ words) At the Oxford farming conference there were signs the government has much to do to win back farmers" trust Few symbols were more potent than the wooden coffin bearing the inscription "RIP British agriculture, 30th October 2024" that greeted Labour"s environment…...
Hurrah for veganism and Victorian sewers | Letters
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (328+ words) Rev Canon Dr Rob Kelsey on how Victorian engineers can inspire us to make structural changes in animal welfare and Jennifer Jenkins on children's food choices. Plus a letter from Sheila ColeAs a vegan of nearly 40 years, I agree with…...
Country diary: A wave of relief on the farm with the inheritance tax change | Andrea Meanwell
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (279+ words) Tebay, Cumbria: Small farms like ours contribute to society, but we need help to survive. A huge cloud has lifted over our future Just before Christmas I attended a'farmers" conference near Penrith,'which included a presentation on the inheritance tax…...
‘It’s a matter of time before a farmer is seriously injured’: on the trail of hare coursers in Wiltshire
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1113+ words) Police show the Guardian around hotspots for a rural crime that has links to international gangs " and is on the rise A cold, bright afternoon in the Vale of Pewsey and a couple of brown hares were nibbling away in…...
Country diary: A novel way to farm this ‘black desert’ | Sara Hudston
1+ week, 1+ day ago (300+ words) Greinton, Somerset Levels: Instead of drying the peat to make it fit for agriculture, a small group of farmers have decided to work with the wet It looks like nothing more than a few soggy acres of bulrush, brown and…...
Northumberland nature recovery project takes shape with biggest land sale in 30 years
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1298+ words) Wildlife trust is raising funds to buy largest piece of land in single ownership to come up for sale in England for a generation "We've lost so much," says Mike Pratt, reflecting on Britain's nature crisis. "We're getting to the…...
‘When you plant something, it dies’: Brazil’s first arid zone is a stark warning for the whole country
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1470+ words) The Caatinga in the north-east has been transformed by the heating climate in just a generation and could become the country's first desert Every Tuesday at dawn, Raildon Supl'cio Maia goes to the market in Macurur, in Brazil's Bahia state,…...
Young country diary: Our local river is clean again – and the birds are back too | Theo
1+ week, 6+ day ago (194+ words) Young country diary: Our local river is clean again " and the birds are back too | Theo'The Guardian Young country diary: Our local river is clean again " and the birds are back too River Wandle, south London: I can see the…...
Labour’s animal welfare strategy does not go far enough | Letters
1+ week, 6+ day ago (341+ words) The animal welfare strategy sets out a promising plan for raising the welfare of millions of animals that suffer unnecessarily (Hen cages and pig farrowing crates to be outlawed in England, 22 December). However, to achieve its ambitious vision of ensuring…...