Your Herefordshire
Get involved: send your photos, videos, news & views by texting HT NEWS to 80360 or email »
Minister pressed on bees
1:33pm Friday 21st November 2008
Shadow Secretary of State for the Department of Farming Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Tim Farron MP has called on Hilary Benn to increase the investment in bee health research or risk losing the British honey bee for ever.
Comments (0)County leads the way in carcass judging
1:32pm Friday 21st November 2008
Herefordshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs came away with five first prizes at the National Live and Carcass judging finals at the Country-side Live Show in Harrogate .
Bridget’s bid to be top woman farmer
1:35pm Friday 21st November 2008
AN Abergavenny woman is bidding for the title of Wales Woman Farmer of the Year at next month’s Royal Welsh Agricultural Winter Fair.
RABDF president elect is unveiled
1:30pm Friday 21st November 2008
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers’ president elect is Lord Rooker, former Defra Minister of State for Sustainable Food and Farming and Animal Health.
County’s Nuffield scholars take the stage at industry conference
1:29pm Friday 21st November 2008
The aim of the Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust is to give enthusiastic individuals the opportunity to study aspects of farming, land management, horticulture and the food chain.
Double delight for Co-op's on-farm education programme
2:58pm Thursday 13th November 2008
The Co-operative Group has received two major awards for its ‘From Farm to Fork’ outdoor learning experience for primary schoolchildren.
Anthea’s quest to find out what happens from ‘farm to fork’
12:38pm Friday 31st October 2008
Aspiring Euro MP Anthea Mcintyre is carrying out a ‘farm to fork’ food investigation in Herefordshire.
Meeting addresses ways to cut carbon footprint
12:37pm Friday 31st October 2008
The Farming Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) was set up in 1969 to provide farmers with independent advice as to how to farm profitably, while respecting wildlife and the environment.
Sarah is new county chairman
12:37pm Friday 31st October 2008
The new county chairman of the Herefordshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs is Sarah Wells, a member of Hereford YFC.
YFCs in clean sweep
12:39pm Friday 31st October 2008
Herefordshire Young Farmers Clubs swept the board at the Countryside Live Primestock Show in Harrogate, competing against all the other counties in the national YFC federation, managing to win all the trophies on offer.
Essential Links
YOUR COMMUNITYYour Herefordshire
Village news from Herefordshire and beyond!
Your Say Your Herefordshire
Add comments to stories, join our forums or text to HT NEWS 80360
Latest news, sport and entertainment
Tax cut plans not a gamble, says PM
Prime Minister Gordon Brown denied that the massive package of tax cuts expected in the Pre-Budget Report would be a "gamble", insisting action was "necessary and responsible".
Economic plans 'to include VAT cut'
Every household in the country has been promised immediate support to get through the economic downturn amid growing expectations of a cut in Value Added Tax (VAT).
Hatton hammers Malignaggi
Ricky Hatton continued his unbeaten run at light-welterweight by outclassing Paulie Malignaggi with an 11th-round stoppage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
England outclassed by Springboks
Five years to the day after Martin Johnson lifted the World Cup, South Africa served his England team a punishing reminder just how far they are from reaching those heights again.
Hopeful Hylton booted off X Factor
X Factor hopeful Rachel Hylton became the seventh contestant to be booted off the show - amid a bitter row between the judges.
Navratilova urges gays to come out
Lesbian tennis legend Martina Navratilova called on all gays to "please come out" during a frank conversation about her sexuality on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Sponsored Links
Local Advertisers
Local Information
Enter your postcode, town or place name
