Essex farmer Guy Smith from St Osyth

East Anglian farming conference will focus on changing land use

CHANGING land use patterns will top the agenda at today’s Norfolk Farming Conference, held at the John Innes Centre, Norwich.

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The two lost sheep at Jane and George Bell's farm in Erpingham (L to R) Chop and Shoulder. PHOTO: ANTONY KELLY

Appeal to reunite runaway East Anglian sheep “Shoulder and Chop” with owner

A semi-retired East Anglian couple have been left astounded after inheriting two runaway sheep and hope to reunite them with their owner.

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NFU President Peter Kendall

NFU president elected for fourth term

NATIONAL Farmers’ Union (NFU)president Peter Kendall has been re-elected for a fourth term after an almost unanimous vote from Council members at the NFU Conference 2012 today.

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Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman chairs a summit meeting to discuss potential water shortages, during at DEFRA in Westminster, central London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday February 20, 2012. As the South East looks set to follow eastern England into drought, the Environment Department met with water companies, farmers and wildlife groups after the Midlands, Anglian region and the South East all had below average rainfall in January. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Drought. Photo credit should read: John Stillwell/PA Wire

Public ‘must play part’ in helping cope with impending drought says Minister

DOMESTIC households must join the battle now to help water companies cope with an impending drought following the driest five-month period on record in East Anglia, says Government Minister Caroline Spelman.

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Stepehn Andrew, founder of Snailz and Specialities

Snails at the heart of new Thetford food business

THEY may not be the dish of choice on many plates in this country, but former pharmaceutical manager Stephen Andrew is hoping his new start-up business could herald a taste for snails.

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