THE JERSEY FARMING CONFERENCE – FARMING MATTERS
Registration is now open for this year’s annual Jersey Farming Conference 2022 – Farming Matters, which will take place at La Mare Wine Estate (and on-line) on Thursday 10 November 2022. Each year the conference brings the local farming community together with politicians and government officials to hear from industry experts speaking around a central […]
PENELOPE BLACKIE CONCERT
The annual Jersey concert by pianist Penelope Blackie takes place on Tuesday 25 October in aid of the John Lobb Memorial Trust. The programme includes Bach’s Partita No 2 in C Minor; Schubert’s Four Impromptus Op 90l; Ravel’s Sonatine; Beethoven’s Sonata No 8 in C Minor (‘Pathétique’) Penelope Blackie’s repertoire is conventional, from Bach to […]
AMBOISE – THE DA VINCI FACTOR
Hamish Marett-Crosby continues with his series looking at regions of France within easy reach of Jersey and and seeing what they have to offer. This issue finds him visiting Amboise in the Loire valley Touraine is picture postcard France, the archetype that foreigners dream about when they think of exploring that country; the river Loire, […]
JERSEY NATIONAL PARK LAUNCHES ‘CUSTODIANS OF THE PARK’
The Jersey National Park has launched a new initiative to promote understanding of the special qualities of the Park and in particular to recognise those who make an essential contribution to its identity. In the inaugural year of Custodians of the Park, the theme is ‘Rural’. The coastal landscapes that make up the Park are […]
FANTASTIC ANIMAL SCULPTURES MADE FROM DRIFTWOOD
An exhibition of driftwood sculptures by James Doran-Webb is being held in the grounds of Trinity Manor from Monday 21 November to Wednesday 23 November. James writes: ‘I am eternally grateful to Paul and Pam Bell for inviting me to hold my Christmas exhibition in the grounds of Trinity Manor. This is one of my most […]
‘RURAL MATTERS’: THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING INITIATIVE OF THE RJA&HS
By Jess McGovern, Head of Education and of the Cultivate programme of the Royal Jersey Agriculture & Horticulture Society Over the centuries, the Island’s corn growers, tomato growers, cider makers, dairy farmers, potato farmers, horticulturalists… and all other stewards of the land who spent their working lives in creating profitable rural enterprises, would most likely […]
A DECADE IS A SHORT TIME IN FARMING
This year represents some ten years since the first crop of heifers bred by imported bulls completed their lactations, and real results of the historic decision in 2008 to allow the importation into Jersey of bovine semen could be seen on the ground. This decision enabled cattle breeders in the island access to the best […]
JERSEY’S RURAL AND FARMING HERITAGE
If you have any old photos that show farming and farming life in Jersey in years gone by and would like to share them with us, please send us the image so that it can be posted on our website. E-mail editorial@ruraljersey.co
JERSEY’S MILKY WAY
Jersey Dairy managing director Eamon Fenlon believes Jersey’s dairy products will retain and expand their niche in the market. He talked to Alasdair Crosby Jersey Dairy has just one or two little problems – in common with the rest of the global dairy industry (and in common with everybody else). Brexit and Covid have been […]
AGRICULTURE – LOOKING BACK TO GO FORWARD
Éditions Emile publish regular photo-zines looking at specific subjects through the collections of the Société Jersiaise Photographic Archive. In this upcoming publication, they turn their attention to agriculture. The zine, ED.EM.05 Agriculture – looking back to go forward is made up of images by Société Jersiaise past president Maurice Richardson, who donated his archive to the Société upon his […]