What's in the issue

The merry month of May when it all gets a bit busier..  We find out what is the perfect size for  a smallholding, the answer will surprise you!  With shearing in full swing, how you get the perfect fleece. Trimming goats feet, funded pig vet visits, rare breeds in farming, planting poppy seeds on the farm for kitchen use and what’s in a name – quite a lot where root veg are concerned!  The right temperature to sow seeds.  Stop your bees swarming plus new research on wild bird feeding. In Practical Poultry, why virtual shows matter, play behaviour in chickens and the ‘true’ cost of home produced eggs.  Free classified and your questions answered.