It's our 60th issue - Happy 5th birthday to The BV!
Inside this issue:
• Unlicensed rescues put dogs and families at risk – as one Dorset family learned, the reality can be distressing
• ‘Flip-flopping is killing confidence’ - Farming’s future demands clarity not chaos, says Minette Batters as she speaks to The BV ahead of ths year's G&S Show.
• Six-page Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show special - whats on and what's not to miss
• Simon Ledger: the familiar voice of the country show in the south west, he is equally found commentating on high-goal polo and addressing royalty in the grounds of an Indian palace
• Tizzards are back! Chris Wald chats to Courtenay ahead of the coming race season
• In farming, I never expected to be including a column from Andrew in praise of Trump. But here we are. Also, the NFU’s Tim Gelfs wants to know exectly why we’re importing tomato-shaped water.
Also - James Gibson-Fleming, Matt Riggs on a Parkinson's diagnosis at just 48, and the Okeford Butterboys forever.
