FARMERS have praised the States for agreeing to spend £2m. on a new slaughterhouse, saying it is just what the local industry needs.

A GCSE student will be balancing his revision with raising three orphaned lambs in his bedroom after one of his ewes died.

THE Royal Agricultural and Horticultural cattle show took place yesterday with local farmers expressing concerns about the future of farming in Guernsey.

FLYING farmers from all over the UK have been visiting Guernsey to see how Sarnians grow their food.

A SCHEME that helps farmers preserve the countryside and its wildlife has been a great success, according to a States adviser.

PRELIMINARY figures from a yet-to-be released island habitat survey appear to suggest that between 2,000 and 3,000 vergees of farmland have been lost from food production in the last 10 years.

IT IS critical that farmers are able to maintain the size of the island’s Guernsey cow herd, according to the president of the island’s agricultural association.

DID aliens visit? Or was it a prankster? The Watts family were left wondering what had caused the shapes in their wheat field.

FARMERS are breathing a sigh of relief after yesterday’s heavy rain.

ENVIRONMENT minister Peter Sirett has admitted the States could do more to help local farmers.