Agriculture

Farmers come from across UK to attend Cotswolds machinery auction

Farmers came from far and wide to pick up a bargain at an agricultural sale in the Cotswolds. Moore Allen & Innocent’s auction of machinery, equipment and farm vehicles attracted 300 registered bidders from as far afield as Devon, Yorkshire … Continue reading

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Bidders flock from across UK to field where it all began

Fifty-two years after they sold a Cotswold farm, rural land agents Moore Allen & Innocent returned to the same field to auction the farm machinery of the man who bought it. John Peel purchased the 1,000 acre Dudgrove Farm, near … Continue reading

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Hundreds of farmers gather for machinery auction

  One of the most important events in the Cotswolds agricultural calendar attracted hundreds of farmers to an abandoned airfield this week. The 850 lot collective machinery auction at Southrop Airfield, between Lechlade and Fairford, is a chance for farmers … Continue reading

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Royal Agricultural College alumni join Moore Allen & Innocent

Two graduates of the world famous Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester have joined the team at land and property agents Moore Allen & Innocent. Andrew Stibbard comes to the firm from Jones Lang LaSalle in London, where he managed portfolios … Continue reading

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Farmers and families head to Faringdon fair for furrows and fun

Around 4,500 rural residents headed to Faringdon on Saturday (September 29) for one of the biggest events in the Cotswold country calendar. The Fairford, Faringdon, Filkins and Burford Ploughing Society’s Ploughing Match and Country Fair has been providing post-harvest entertainment … Continue reading

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Could Your Community Share?, seminar delegates asked

Village shop or pub at risk of closure? Want to establish an organic food or renewable energy business? Community shares could hold the answer to your finance issue. At a seminar about community shares in Gloucester last week, experts explained … Continue reading

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Farm has stone walls fit for a king

When the 10-mile stretch of the A417 between Cirencester and Nettleton Bottom became a dual carriageway in 1997, only two landowners had their iconic Cotswold drystone walls rebuilt by the Highways Agency – Prince Charles and the owner of Highgate … Continue reading

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