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Farm Yarns with Elaine Turner Part 15
Monday, 11 February 2013WELL it was time face reality and become a grown up; my old Pal was away in early December for a month and his worried expression when he said who would milk the cow was enough to get me to put all my murderous bovine thoughts out of my head and turn to each morning at 6am to milk the cow.
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Farm yarns with Elaine Turner Part 14
Thursday, 06 December 2012Summer is finally here and it's all go on the farm, but Oh Boy has it been peaceful. Arthur has been so busy with his new tractor and drill thing I've hardly seen him; he's planted oats...
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Farm Yarns with Elaine Turner Part 12
Friday, 12 October 2012ARTHUR had the bare faced cheek to tell me after my last birthday that I'm, "going to be past repair soon." He's also taken to using the phrase,"you shouldn't be doing t...
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Falklands population static since 2006 and further decline in rural sector
Tuesday, 18 September 2012THERE has been a decrease of four percent in the Falklands population since 2006 according to the results of the April 15, census. The normal resident population of the Falkland Islands on census day...
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Falklands shearing stops in April
Monday, 10 September 2012Shearing sheep in April is no longer allowed, except for animals going for immediate slaughter, following an amendment to the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Sheep.
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On Falklands roads to 2013
Friday, 24 August 2012GRADINGteams have roared into action during the recent spell of dry weather on the MPA and Port Louis stretches on East Falkland.
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Pigs fly in to boost pork supply
Friday, 24 August 2012Proving that pigs do fly, and in fact travel very well, Swan Inlet’s newest residents have passed their quarantine period with flying colours and are now set to boost the supply of quality pork availa...
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Farm Yarns with Elaine Turner Part 11
Thursday, 12 July 2012"WHAT do you find to do on the farm once the shearing season is over," is a question I am often asked, and it always worries me that people might be under the impression that we only work ha...
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Farm Yarns with Elaine Turner Part 10
Friday, 25 May 2012WHAT a sociable April; we managed a trip to the West to attend the Hill Cove Championship Dog Trials and a North Arm Two-nighter. So for the past month it has felt like I have either been recovering f...
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Dog trialling - high standards at West Trials
Friday, 27 April 2012By Dae Peck THE annual Championship Dog Trial event was eventually held at Westley Farm on Sunday April 22, having being cancelled on Saturday due to bad weather conditions and ferry passengers not a...
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