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Washingpool Farm

Evershot Street Fair

Pineapple Farm

Graham Harvey enjoys a conducted tour of Simon Holland's impressive enterprise based on his farm near Bridport.

Farm Radio correspondents, Jill Williams and Helen Wallbridge, went to Evershot Street Fair where they spoke to celebrity chef, Lesley Waters, and some of the producers exhibiting their wares.

Geoff King talks to former dairy farmer, Andrew Dyke, who explains how his farm diversification came to include a business offering advice to other farmers wishing to diversify.

Food where you could find it

The Prince's Trust

Dimond Gems

John Hopkins looks back to his childhood in Hinton St. Mary, recalling a time when there were other options for acquiring food other than the village shop.

Roger Crisp spends a day with David Fox of Sturminster Newton finding out about the help that The Prince's Trust can offer younger people wishing to start up a business and visiting two examples.

Contact David on 01202 888845 or The Prince's Trust free phone 0800 842842 or visit their website www.princes-trust.org.uk

Jack Dimond continues his reading of his own book of memories of a life in farming, "Dimond Gems".

Young Farmer's Clubs Rally

Turkish Agriculture

Topical tips from the Kingshay Trust

 

Farm Radio's Polly Williams and Roger Crisp report from the annual Dorset Young Farmers' Rally held at New Brunsell Farm, Stourton Caundle.

We may not share the sort of climate that Turkey has which allows the cultivation of such a crops as pistachio nuts, but Helen Wallbridge had an interesting conversation with Mark Roberts of Luccas Farm, Powerstock, about his recent trip to Turkey to look into the country's agriculture.

For this edition's topical tip from the Kingshay Trust, their technical manager, John Hocknell, makes his Farm Radio debut, looking at the pros and cons of whole crop wheat.

Song

This edition is rounded off by a song from John Hopkins.

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