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April 1, 2015

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Topic has to stay on the table

Star comment: Topic has to stay on the table

Back to paper forms as online system dropped

March 31, 2015

Supporting image for story: Environment Secretary promises to tackle bovine TB

Environment Secretary promises to tackle bovine TB

March 30, 2015

Pick the perfect roast for a family gathering

March 27, 2015

Forget hi-tech – the wheelbarrow gets my vote

March 26, 2015

Supporting image for story: I don't even mind early starts, says apprentice

I don't even mind early starts, says apprentice

March 24, 2015

Major investment in county poultry production

March 18, 2015

Farmer fined £2,000 for defective trailer

Versatile potato keeps rising to challenges

March 16, 2015

Supporting image for story: Burwarton Show is shortlisted for national award

Burwarton Show is shortlisted for national award

March 15, 2015

Supporting image for story: New president of Newport and District Agricultural Society named

New president of Newport and District Agricultural Society named

March 13, 2015

Supporting image for story: Renewable energy? Make hay while sun shines

Renewable energy? Make hay while sun shines

March 9, 2015

Supporting image for story: From Corrie to cheese: Star sets up stall at Shropshire farmers' market

From Corrie to cheese: Star sets up stall at Shropshire farmers' market

March 7, 2015

Supporting image for story: Tensions grow in the potato supply chain

Tensions grow in the potato supply chain

March 5, 2015

Supporting image for story: New price blow for Shropshire dairy farmers

New price blow for Shropshire dairy farmers

March 3, 2015

Supporting image for story: Muller freezes milk prices for farmers

Muller freezes milk prices for farmers

March 2, 2015

Supporting image for story: New-look Oswestry market is impressing farmers

New-look Oswestry market is impressing farmers

Creaking IT system heralds start of new scheme

February 25, 2015

Supporting image for story: Summit warning on home grown food

Summit warning on home grown food

Farming talk: Room for negotiation on phone mast contracts

Supporting image for story: GKN's profits hit by slump in machinery sales

GKN's profits hit by slump in machinery sales

February 24, 2015

Supporting image for story: Opponents of GM crops condemning millions to death, says MP Owen Paterson

Opponents of GM crops condemning millions to death, says MP Owen Paterson

Supporting image for story: Poll: Are you worried about the lack of food produced for the UK by the nation?

Poll: Are you worried about the lack of food produced for the UK by the nation?

February 23, 2015

Supporting image for story: Dairy industry may vanish in decade, warns Shropshire farming leader

Dairy industry may vanish in decade, warns Shropshire farming leader

Trip to potato fields leaves Georgia on my mind

February 21, 2015

Supporting image for story: Shrewsbury MP calls for changes to taxation to help dairy farmers

Shrewsbury MP calls for changes to taxation to help dairy farmers

February 20, 2015

Lots to play for ahead of the general election

February 18, 2015

Supporting image for story: Inquest opens on Shropshire farmer who died after kick by cow

Inquest opens on Shropshire farmer who died after kick by cow

Vaccination on the agenda at mastitis talks

February 13, 2015

Supporting image for story: Shropshire farmer, 62, dies after cow kick horror

Shropshire farmer, 62, dies after cow kick horror

Supporting image for story: Shropshire farm boss fined thousands over electric shock incident

Shropshire farm boss fined thousands over electric shock incident

Supporting image for story: Shropshire farmer's good practice helped save part of barn engulfed in blaze

Shropshire farmer's good practice helped save part of barn engulfed in blaze

Supporting image for story: Dairy giants putting investment at risk, says NFU chief on Shropshire visit

Dairy giants putting investment at risk, says NFU chief on Shropshire visit

February 11, 2015

Farming talk: Each day is different for a rural surveyor

Supporting image for story: Shropshire parachute club's fears over solar farm plans

Shropshire parachute club's fears over solar farm plans

Supporting image for story: Farm campaign group staging new protest in milk price row

Farm campaign group staging new protest in milk price row

Supporting image for story: Fair trade needed for Shropshire farmers, says House of Commons' farming chairman

Fair trade needed for Shropshire farmers, says House of Commons' farming chairman

February 10, 2015

Supporting image for story: Farming talk: Humble potato contributes £5bn to UK economy

Farming talk: Humble potato contributes £5bn to UK economy

Supporting image for story: Shropshire solar farm plans rejected

Shropshire solar farm plans rejected

Supporting image for story: Farmers' fury after milk price cut again

Farmers' fury after milk price cut again

February 6, 2015

Supporting image for story: Shropshire dairy farmers dealt new blow as Muller cuts milk prices

Shropshire dairy farmers dealt new blow as Muller cuts milk prices

February 5, 2015

Supporting image for story: Shropshire and Mid Wales farmers warned against taking pay day loans

Shropshire and Mid Wales farmers warned against taking pay day loans

Supporting image for story: Ex-minister shunned aid ideas for dairy farmers, says Shropshire MP

Ex-minister shunned aid ideas for dairy farmers, says Shropshire MP

Farming talk: Watch out slugs, I'm out to get you this year!

Supporting image for story: 'Let us deal with badgers', says Shropshire farming leader

'Let us deal with badgers', says Shropshire farming leader

Supporting image for story: Shropshire farmland soars in value but end to rise in sight

Shropshire farmland soars in value but end to rise in sight

Poultry units housing 80,000 birds planned in Shropshire countryside

Supporting image for story: Shropshire farmers tell Prince Charles about the challenges facing dairy industry

Shropshire farmers tell Prince Charles about the challenges facing dairy industry

Supporting image for story: Watch out slugs, I'm out to get you this year!

Watch out slugs, I'm out to get you this year!

February 4, 2015

Supporting image for story: Breeding guide to help improve herd profitability

Breeding guide to help improve herd profitability

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