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18/01/2015

Assessing the future of the dairy co-operative First Milk, exploring a medieval home for 250 doves and inviting nominations for the best Welsh food market.

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Mon 19 Jan 2015 05:30

First Milk, the Best Welsh Food Market and A Dovecote

First Milk, the Best Welsh Food Market and A Dovecote

One of Britain's largest milk buyers, First Milk, has decided to delay milk payments to farmers by two weeks. Meeting farmers in Pembrokeshire the co-operative's chairman Sir James Paice assures them that the buisness is still solvent and does have a long term future.ÌýWe hear what he has to say and hear from aÌýdairy farmer who produces for First Milk.

Now do you have a local market that's serving fresh, quality, affordable food that's worth celebrating? The 15th celebrate the best of British food and those companies and individuals who grow, make and supply it and this year they're asking us here at Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio Wales to help them find the best local food market. We on Country focus are leading that search.Ìý Last year's winner was AberystwythÌýFarmer's Market soÌýmaybe we can find another Welsh winner.Ìý Enter your nominations Ìý

ButterfliesÌý- it maybe winter but that doesn't stop the most persistantÌýconservationists. Gilbert JohnÌýjoins a group of dedicated volunteers who have been pursuing an unusual piece of research in the Tawe valley

and the built in the 13th century would once have been home to approximately 250 birds and provided fresh meat and eggs for the inhabitants of the nearby castle. But having suffered many years of neglect the Grade 1 listed scheduled ancient monument has now been restored to it's former glory by the Manorbier Medieval Landscape Restoration Group..... albeit without the doves!

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