10+ hour, 49+ min ago   (571+ words) Excitement is building in downtown Brooklet as the community prepares for the 37th annual Brooklet Peanut Festival on Saturday, Sept. 19. Before the parade, peanuts, tractor races and live entertainment bring visitors to town, organizers are shining a spotlight on the businesses…...

3+ hour, 24+ min ago   (247+ words) DULUTH — With sunshine and temperatures in the 60s and 70s, hundreds enjoyed an edible and educational afternoon outdoors at the Lake Superior Harvest Festival at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth. The free, family-oriented event went from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. while celebrating its…...

44+ min ago   (396+ words) A two-week-old miniature donkey was stolen before being tortured, shot dead and dumped back in the paddock where she vanished. Pleuntje, a rare reddish-coated filly, disappeared from a donkey sanctuary on Monday evening. Six people searched for the tiny animal…...

8+ hour, 4+ min ago   (578+ words) SINGALONG CHERRY powered home to score in her BGBF Produce Stakes quarter-final last week and can follow up with another strong display at Towcester this afternoon at 3.51, live on PGR. Pat Buckley’s Irish raider sees out the 500m trip well and…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago   (316+ words) THREE farms have been named as finalists in this year’s Hereford Times Community Awards. The shortlist, announced ahead of the ceremony on October 7, includes Phil and Heather Gorringe and their son Monty, who run Wiggly Wigglers from Lower Blakemere Farm,…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago   (294+ words) The country’s first-ever community-owned farm is on the hunt for more volunteers. Fordhall Farm, near Market Drayton, has released several dates for its upcoming volunteer weekends. The farm, which has been run as a community enterprise for two decades, began…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (810+ words) By Lebogang Mashala, editor at African Farming I was reminded of this recently when I had the privilege of serving as programme director at the Zamukele Day of Celebration. The Zamukele programme, an initiative of the Schoeman Group, helps emerging…...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago   (535+ words) A farmer says fruit growers need to be more adventurous with their choice of apple varieties to help sales following a tough year for yields. The summer's record-breaking temperatures and lack of rain have led to many struggles for farmers…...

11+ hour, 54+ min ago   (407+ words) An award-winning videographer says farming's shift towards drone technology and artificial intelligence is only just beginning. Edward Barraclough, Newborough, was presented with the Westpac Innovation in Agriculture Award at the Australian Agriculture Awards on Wednesday night. Mr Barraclough's company Drone-Hand…...

10+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1411+ words) Some Friday nights end with a couch and a screen, but the ones worth remembering happen out where the fields stretch wide and the flowers grow in long, tidy rows. Tucked into a quiet valley in Northern California sits a…...