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	<title>Rural Diaries - live the country life, love the countryside and learn about rural issues</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Bluetongue Type Six Reaches Holland</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sally</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Agriculture in Holland has confirmed that three farms have bluetongue virus serotype six (BTV-6). Bluetongue type six has not previously been found in Europe.
The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture said: &#8220;The type of bluetongue detected earlier this week in eastern Netherlands appears to be type six. The voluntary vaccination campaign undertaken in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Shopping - Where to Buy Wellies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sally</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Rural Resources]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Where to Buy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[online shopping]]></category>

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Do you need new wellies but don&#8217;t know where to buy them or are you finding the prices for wellington boots at your local farm supply shop getting out of hand?
Perhaps every time your welly fills with slurry you promise yourself a new pair but never seem to find the time.
This is where online shopping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Horses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sally</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[horse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a new blog on the block called HorseHandler for horse behavioural problems, written by equine behaviorist Steve Thompson and is a jolly good read.
In his about me section Steve says &#8220;My work involves teaching horses and their handlers how to get around behaviour issues without conflict. My ‘motto’ is Compassion, Consideration, Cooperation because I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to make home made lemonade</title>
		<link>http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-make-home-made-lemonade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sally</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Hearth &amp; Home]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Household]]></category>

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One of the things you learn when moving to the countryside is how to use seasonal fruit and vegetables in the kitchen.
Making home made lemonade is something my mother taught me as a child and I thought everyone knew how to do it but when I mentioned it on my dating site forum the other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do rural folk do on a rare day off?</title>
		<link>http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/what-do-rural-folk-do-on-a-rare-day-off/</link>
		<comments>http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/what-do-rural-folk-do-on-a-rare-day-off/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sally</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Country Living]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rants and Rambles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There was a great article in the Daily Mail about competitive ploughing and not only did it give me a laugh but also made me think about what it is us countryside folk do on a rare rural day off.
Not for us a duvet day in front of the tv, playing golf or washing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New UK Wildlife Habitat to be Created in Ribble Estuary</title>
		<link>http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/new-uk-wildlife-habitat-to-be-created-in-ribble-estuary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/new-uk-wildlife-habitat-to-be-created-in-ribble-estuary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sally</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[uk wildlife]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following a breach of the sea wall around part of Hesketh Out Marsh on the Ribble estuary this week the Environment agency and RSPB are joining forces in the biggest scheme of it&#8217;s kind in the UK to return the area to saltmarsh.
The flood defences were built in the 1980&#8217;s by local landowners in order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy Industry anger grows at Dairy UK chairman change</title>
		<link>http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/dairy-industry-anger-grows-at-dairy-uk-chairman-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sally</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Farming Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following the replacement of the Dairy UK chairman and the NFU&#8217;s tough stance on the decision, the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) have added their voice to the growing concerns about the future of the organisation.
Lyndon Edwards, RABDF chairman, recognised the need to give the new chairman the benefit of the doubt but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFU anger at Dairy UK chairman replacement</title>
		<link>http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/186/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sally</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The NFU has taken a strong stand over the replacement of David Curry (Tory MP) as independent Chairman of Dairy UK.
Gwyn Jones, NFU Dairy Board Chairman and board member of Dairy UK, has also resigned his board position with Dairy UK over the decision.
The NFU will no longer have an involvement in or support Dairy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Farming &#038; Wildlife - You&#8217;ve Got to Laugh</title>
		<link>http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/world-farming-wildlife-youve-got-to-laugh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sally</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Having been without internet connection for over a week I am a little behind the times with world farming and wildlife news but in my desperate bid to play catch up a couple of funny stories caught my eye.
The first story had me checking the date to see if it was April 1st but it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bat Boxes - Weekend Project</title>
		<link>http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/bat-boxes-weekend-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sally</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[British bats are one of our wildlife treasures, all 17 UK species are protected by law due to their dramatically reduced numbers and they are an absolute joy to watch in the late evenings.
Being lucky enough to live on a farm in Cumbria we have a thriving bat population and can sit out at night [...]]]></description>
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