http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/ Countryside news en-gb http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/05/06/sick-foal-saved-by-horse-sense-91466-20865362/ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/05/06/sick-foal-saved-by-horse-sense-91466-20865362/ 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. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/05/06/postcode-marking-to-deter-thefts-from-farms-91466-20865410/ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/05/06/postcode-marking-to-deter-thefts-from-farms-91466-20865410/ FARMERS in Pembrokeshire have welcomed an initiative to deter thieves from stealing livestock or agricultural trailers and other equipment. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/05/06/in-harness-for-a-second-tv-run-of-point-to-point-91466-20865414/ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/05/06/in-harness-for-a-second-tv-run-of-point-to-point-91466-20865414/ S4C’s point-to-point horse racing series Rasus ar Garlam is under starter’s orders for a second season from next Monday following the success of last year’s first TV run. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/05/06/spotlight-on-the-welsh-mountain-pony-91466-20865415/ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/05/06/spotlight-on-the-welsh-mountain-pony-91466-20865415/ RARE pony breeds will be celebrated at a free family fun day in Cyfarthfa Park next Sunday. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/05/06/catch-that-bird-call-91466-20865463/ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/05/06/catch-that-bird-call-91466-20865463/ EARLY birds is the theme in more ways than one when National Wetland Centre Wales Manager Nigel Williams leads a dawn chorus walk as the sun rises over the Burry Inlet on Saturday. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/05/06/60-years-of-rspb-at-island-landmark-91466-20865480/ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/05/06/60-years-of-rspb-at-island-landmark-91466-20865480/ THE RSPB is celebrating 60 years of owning and managing its first Welsh nature reserve. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/05/06/tip-top-fresh-food-straight-from-the-fields-in-a-farm-s-growing-business-91466-20865581/ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/05/06/tip-top-fresh-food-straight-from-the-fields-in-a-farm-s-growing-business-91466-20865581/ IT’S a bright Saturday morning and a cold northerly wind is blowing straight off the Celtic Sea and into the wide open front of the Spring Meadow Farm Shop, near St David’s. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/29/spring-show-for-shetland-ponies-91466-20832231/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/29/spring-show-for-shetland-ponies-91466-20832231/ THE South and West Wales Shetland Pony Group are holding their Spring Show at Coombe Park stables, Peniel, Carmarthen, on Saturday, May 3. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/29/wonderwool-show-report-91466-20832532/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/29/wonderwool-show-report-91466-20832532/ A NEW use for wool that could energise the stagnant market for fleeces is being blocked by red tape. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/29/open-day-shows-fine-wool-breed-s-potential-91466-20832533/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/29/open-day-shows-fine-wool-breed-s-potential-91466-20832533/ A pair of photogenic sheep at Wonderwool have been the public face of an Adas project. The aim of the project, which started in October 2004, is to assess the practicality and financial benefits of keeping a fine wool breed in the high rainfall of the Welsh uplands. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/29/oak-pathways-help-salmon-91466-20832584/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/29/oak-pathways-help-salmon-91466-20832584/ SALMON and sewin entering Welsh rivers on their spring run his year will find new stretches of river open to them for spawning thanks to new fish passes constructed from sustainable Welsh oak. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/29/butterflies-lashed-by-the-rain-91466-20832590/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/29/butterflies-lashed-by-the-rain-91466-20832590/ BRITAIN’S butterflies suffered their worst year for more than a quarter of a century after a rain-soaked summer last year. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/29/badger-culling-s-out-on-trust-land-91466-20832741/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/29/badger-culling-s-out-on-trust-land-91466-20832741/ CONSERVATIONISTS at the National Trust plan to scupper the badger cull in Wales. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/23/investigation-into-badger-cull-91466-20805389/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:54:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/23/investigation-into-badger-cull-91466-20805389/ THE RSPCA is investigating whether some farmers have taken a proposed cull of badgers into their own hands after four animals were found dead in a field. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/22/glamorgan-s-champion-91466-20797116/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/22/glamorgan-s-champion-91466-20797116/ TO CELEBRATE the 25th anniversary of the Glamorgan Association, the Welsh Pony and Cob Society awarded medals which attracted record entries. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/22/breast-cancer-sufferers-are-hooked-on-casting-for-recovery-91466-20797119/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/22/breast-cancer-sufferers-are-hooked-on-casting-for-recovery-91466-20797119/ Fourteen ladies (and Molly the spaniel mascot) enjoyed a weekend fly fishing retreat at Caer Beris Manor Hotel, Builth Wells, at the first Casting for Recovery event in Wales. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/22/governments-must-act-now-to-combat-climate-change-91466-20797200/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/22/governments-must-act-now-to-combat-climate-change-91466-20797200/ THE current approach to global warming was compared last week to someone on a diet who considered it was fine to eat cream buns because he had also eaten a salad. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/22/10-years-on-reserve-proves-a-great-haven-91466-20797318/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/22/10-years-on-reserve-proves-a-great-haven-91466-20797318/ IT’S been 10 years in the making. And there was hardly a bird in sight. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/22/birds-put-sentries-on-watch-91466-20797320/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/22/birds-put-sentries-on-watch-91466-20797320/ BIRDS have been found to use personalised radio-style communication to protect members of a group and improve the chances of a good meal. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/22/paddlers-petition-for-right-to-roam-on-rivers-91466-20797374/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/04/22/paddlers-petition-for-right-to-roam-on-rivers-91466-20797374/ CANOEISTS are petitioning the National Assembly to draw up a framework to cover all 350 rivers and 200 lakes of Wales.