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Food and drink from Wales in Euro show

WELSH food and drink companies will be joining their European counterparts in Amsterdam today and tomorrow at a specialist trade event. Read

Horeshoe bats flourishing at Welsh farm – now help needed to count them all

RARE horseshoe bats are flourishing at a Welsh farm that rises 1,000 metres from the valley floor near Beddgelert to the summit of Snowdon. Read

Folk singer is Royal Welsh Show president

WHEN singer Trebor Edwards arrived home from a concert during lambing season, he would go straight out into the fields in his tuxedo and dickie bow tie to help out. Read

Ridge of sighs awaits tired shovellers in world-record bid

AN ANCIENT agricultural tradition from Ceredigion will be showcased at next weekend’s World Ridging Championships on the Llanerchaeron Estate near Aberaeron. Read

Angling: Elin sees Cardiff Bay Barrage as future venue

RURAL Affairs Minister Elin Jones tried her hand at angling with a group of Cardiff youngsters on their day-long course to learn about the environment in Cardiff Bay. Read

Weather cuts show short

THE largest three-day show jumping show in Wales was cut short over the weekend due to bad weather conditions. Read

£1.2m bursary helps to preserve conservation talent

WALES is blessed with a wealth of historic buildings, but the nation lacks a wealth of craftspeople skilled to undertake a wide range of much-needed heritage conservation works. Read

2008 Royal Welsh Smallholder and Garden Festival

The results from the 2008 Royal Welsh Smallholder and Garden Festival Read

Smallholders’ festival shows children how to get a better bit of butter on their knife

CHILDREN visiting the Royal Welsh Smallholders & Garden Festival were shown that you don’t need to own a cow to make your own butter. Read

HALTING the ravages caused by the relentless spread of “grotesque” wind farm developments is a priority for the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales, as it celebrates its 80th birthday tomorrow. Read

Summer show memories

SUMMER just wouldn’t be summer without the experience of attending a summer show. Read

Davidson takes an island trip to look at the impact of Marine Bill

ENVIRONMENT Minister Jane Davidson has toured Skomer Island reserve, the only Marine Nature Reserve in Wales, to find out how the new Marine Bill could save Wales’ unique marine ecosystem from further decline. Read

‘Spotters’ to report Beacons off-roaders

“SPOTTERS” are on patrol in the Brecon Beacons this summer to report illegal off-roaders to helicopter police teams overhead. Read

Offa’s Dyke trek to find ancient border trees

AN ancient-tree hunter is to walk the entire length of Offa’s Dyke to discover the types of trees that line the Welsh-English border. Read

Kick up your heels and join dance groups for some fun at festival

TEN dance groups from Wales, Scotland, England and France have been booked to perform and to provide dance workshops throughout the weekend of the Royal Welsh Smallholder and Garden Festival. Read

Take a walk in the Beacons to mark special parks day

VISITORS to Brecon Beacons National Park are being invited to help celebrate the 10th European Day of Parks with guided walks and activities. Read

How Bardsley is providing a home for a rare UK bird

ONE of the most remote islands of Wales is being farmed in an eco-sensitive way to enable the rare chough to survive. Read

Environmentalist calls for marine conservation zones

A TOP environmentalist is calling for more marine reserves to be established to protect the unique islands of Wales and the precious wildlife living in its coastal waters. Read

Objectors worried by plans for 400ft wind turbines

OPPOSITION is growing today against plans to turn one of the largest wind farms in the UK into one of the tallest. Read

Sick foal saved by horse sense

TENDER loving care means everything to this foal, injured at birth, being cared for by veterinary nurses Lynsey McVay, left, and Lydia Jones at the Cotts Farm Equine Centre, at Robeston Wathen, near Narberth. The facility – an off-shoot of the Fenton Veterinary Practice at Haverfordwest – includes stabling and turn out paddocks for up to seven in- patients and has a purpose- built clinic equipped with the latest technology. Read