Farming / Smallholding Articles

Sheep farmers are busy from the start of the spring as March marks the start of the lambing season through to the end of April.  However once this busy period is over, the farmers work is not yet done.  Sheep...

Jacob sheep are often alert and can be very quick witted.  They are a very striking and beautiful breed.  They have an impressive posture and this combined with their piebald fleece and extravagant and large horns (all Jacobs have horns)...

Characteristics The Gloucester Old Spot is a large pig and has white colouring and very distinctive black spots (there must be at least one black spot on the body to be registered as an Old Spot).  They have lop ears...