Archive | February, 2010

Cy Grant – Telegraph.co.uk

15. February 2010

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Telegraph.co.uk Cy Grant Telegraph.co.uk He thrust a spade into my hand so it would appear from a distance that I was a farm hand. He then took me to the farm , where his wife tended the small cut ... and more

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Farmer Dan’s creator at storytime – The Bury Times

15. February 2010

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Farmer Dan's creator at storytime The Bury Times Rod Simpson, from Bury, has penned more than 60 stories about Farmer Dan and takes his inspiration from his family's farming background. ..

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Farmer Dan’s creator at storytime – This Is Lancashire

15. February 2010

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Farmer Dan's creator at storytime This Is Lancashire Rod Simpson, from Bury, has penned more than 60 stories about Farmer Dan and takes his inspiration from his family's farming background. ... and more

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Seeds of discontent: the ‘miracle’ crop that has failed to deliver – Independent

15. February 2010

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Seeds of discontent: the 'miracle' crop that has failed to deliver Independent That company says it has funded the planting of 32 million jatropha shrubs worldwide through a London-based provider called Carbon Credited Farming (CCF) ... and more

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Scottish social justice movements still inspired by theology – Ekklesia

14. February 2010

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Scottish social justice movements still inspired by theology Ekklesia In 1649, he led a group of men and women to farm common land in Surrey, insisting that the Earth had been made “a common Treasury”. ...

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MEET BRITAIN’S SEXIEST FARMER – Daily Star

13. February 2010

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Telegraph.co.uk MEET BRITAIN'S SEXIEST FARMER Daily Star ... the lambing on her family's sheep farm

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Britain’s sexiest female farmer crowned – Telegraph.co.uk

13. February 2010

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Telegraph.co.uk Britain's sexiest female farmer crowned Telegraph.co.uk Anna hopes to take over the family farm in North Yorkshire.

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From the bank to the bodegas – Financial Times

13. February 2010

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From the bank to the bodegas Financial Times Having got to know some leading owners in Argentina and looked at a number of local propositions, he bought a 650-acre tomato farm in Mendoza's Uco Valley. ..

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SHEEP FARMER’S A HIT WITH THE LADS – Daily Star

13. February 2010

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SHEEP FARMER'S A HIT WITH THE LADS Daily Star She beat 300 gorgeous hopefuls to become the face of farming in a competition run by magazine Farmer's Weekly.

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farmer who posted a cow dies aged 85 – This is Local London

11. February 2010

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farmer who posted a cow dies aged 85 This is Local London His reports were published in the Farmer's Weekly magazine which helped to inform farmers at home. In 1955, he married me, Ann, and continued farming with a ...

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