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''Farmers Guardian'' is a weekly newspaper aimed at the British farming industry. It provides comprehensive and topical news with Livestock, Arable and Machinery sections; as well as business information and latest market prices. It is sold nationally and is published each Friday. Based in Preston, Lancashire, it was for many years owned by United Business Media but it, and sister title Pulse, were sold to UK business-to-business publisher Briefing Media in February 2012 in a deal worth £10 million. Related products in include: ''Dairy Farmer'', ''Arable Farming'' and the website farmersguardian.com. The website was launched in May 2005, and includes sections on news, arable, livestock, machinery, equestrianism, reader offers and all classified adverts from the paper.〔(Farmers Guardian )〕 ==History== The newspaper started life on 10 February 1844, priced 4½d, as the ''Preston Guardian'',〔(Guide to the Local Collections ) (Preston Harris Library Collection - 16 Sep 2010).〕 and was founded by Joseph Livesey, the "father" of the total abstinence movement in Britain to support the campaign for the repeal of the Corn Laws. He was assisted by his sons: William, as sub-editor and manager of the business department (until forced to retire by ill health); John, who came in as editor at the age of 21; and younger sons Franklin and Howard. Livesey Snr was, however, the overall superintendent and wrote the leaders for local news items.〔Weston, James. ''(Joseph Livesey: the story of his life, 1794-1884 )'' (London: Partridge, 1884) pp. 75-76.〕 The success of the newspaper can be attested by a remark of Richard Cobden: The paper lasted for 15 years under the Livesey's management, until 1859. By then it had become a valuable commodity and was sold to local businessman and fellow teetotaller, George Toulmin (1857–1923), who owned the paper until 1883. Thomas Wemyss Reid was an editor from 1864-1866. In 1872, a new office building was completed in Fishergate, Preston, and the paper moved into the ground floor (the building was demolished in 1989). The paper lasted under its original name until May 1958 and then continued to the present day as the ''Farmers Guardian''.〔〔.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Farmers Guardian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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