Graham Harvey visited John and Lizzie Ridout at North Down Farm, Donhead St. Mary, Shaftesbury, to tour their new farming venture.
|  Whilst on an agricultural fact finding tour with his colleague Jean Coates, Tim Thornton, Bishop of Sherborne, paid Farm Radio a visit. Naturally we didn't let him go without an interview . . . website |  Across the dairy industry cell counts are on the rise, hitting herd health and damaging incomes. Geoff King from Farm Radio caught up with udder expert, Dr. Andrew Bradley, a vet from Bristol Veterinary School to pick his brains about the latest thinking on how to combat this problem. |
 Farm Radio's Roger Crisp escaped from the west country to the wilds of Lancashire on his way to interview Liz Falkingham, editor of the Farmers' Guardian.
| In this further report from the recent business fair organised by Business Link Wessex, Geoff King talks to Dick Tracey from the Prince's Trust about what they offer in regard to farming related businesses. Please also revisit Roger Crisp's piece with David Fox of the Prince's Trust. Contact: The Prince's Trust free phone 0800 842842 or visit their website | 
Jack Dimond reads from Chapter 10 of his best-seller, "Dimond Gems". |
 Duncan Forbes of Kingshay kicks off their bulletins for 2005 with a plea to dairying Farm Radio listeners to make three New Year resolutions which could substantially better the industry's fortunes not just for this year but for the foreseeable future. Why not give them a try!
website | Part two of Farm Radio correspondent Fiona Gerardin's conversation with John Cluett about his life in and around farming. | |
