One of our members has sent out a request for people to sign a petition to help British pig farmers. Here is a little more information: PIG FARMING IS DISAPPEARING BEFORE OUR EYES Rocketing pig feed prices mean farmers are losing up to £26 on every pig produced. The industry is losing £6 every second… Continue reading Pig Plea
Author: Andrew Mitchell
Because you only live once…
We’ve just had a phone call from a nice lady from The Alan Titchmarsh Show. As most of you are probably acutely aware, Valentine’s Day is next week and they’re looking to do a guide to finding love in the countryside and a spot of matchmaking on next Wednesday’s programme. We normally run a mile… Continue reading Because you only live once…
Offer for muddy lonely hearts
The Yorkshire Post wrote a bit about our Valentine’s Day offer. Click here to read more.
Do you have a business near Derbyshire you’d like to talk about?
We were contacted by a lovely girl from the Derbyshire Young Farmers asking if we did talks of any kind as she’s in charge of organising meetings for her fellow Young Farmers. Now, we’re not often thought of as having nothing to say but, flattered as we were, we felt that our business was a… Continue reading Do you have a business near Derbyshire you’d like to talk about?
End of the Pheasant Shooting Season
Feb 1st marked the end of the pheasant shooting season but we did manage to get in some beating towards the end at our Keeper’s Shoot at home on the 30th January. Most of the shooting season was taken up by our Muddy Marathon, so we didn’t manage to do much ourselves this year but… Continue reading End of the Pheasant Shooting Season
NFU Online: “Dating site celebrates with chance of love”
To mark Valentine’s Day, NFU Online write a story about Muddy Matches and our offer to give two days’ free subscription to any member with a published profile. Read it here.
The Northern Echo: “Mud, mud, glorious mud”
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Are You a Townie Converted?
Has your Muddy-Townie Ratio got muddier over the years? Did you grow up in a city but then venture out to greener pastures? Perhaps you’re a born-and-bred country bod and have a few choice words to say about townie migration? A friend of ours, Jessica, is writing a book about dos and don’ts for townies… Continue reading Are You a Townie Converted?
Country House: “For Love & Country”
There was a great article about us by Imogen Thornton in the February issue of this new glossy magazine.
Country Smallholding: “Making Muddy Matches”
This monthly smallholder magazine wrote about the end of our Muddy Marathon. Click here to read more.