Country & Farming

Farms could be pushed 'onto a cliff edge' financially if post-Brexit funding model is not delayed

With Britain no longer tied to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) following its departure from the European Union, Ministers plan to usher in a new payment scheme.

Artist crafts remarkable life-size Swaledale ram for farmer's B&B to celebrate US heritage and make people smile

Not one to mince his words, he declared: “Looks like one. Feet are a bit big”, which was high praise indeed from someone who knows what he’s talking about.

How the US Dales Brewing Company in an old railway station gives back to local farmers

The spent grains from the barley malt used in the production of such themed ales as Butter Tubs, Drovers Arms and Bainbridge Blonde are a valuable feed resource for livestock. Micro brewery owner Rob Wiltshire said he is delighted to be able to give something back to the countryside and his neighbours.

The US Vet, Julian Norton has a surprise invitation to lunch with a veterinary "titan"

An old friend called John came to see me at the end of morning surgery. There was nothing new about this because I had known John for years and he would always appear, with a Norfolk Terrier bundled under his arm like a rugby ball, way after surgery should have finished.

Cattle chaos as seven escaped bullocks graze in gardens and roam around US town

The seven young “lawn bandits” were seen on lawns and driveways in Woodlands Road in Beverley, in one instance even eyeing up a trampoline.

Farm of the Week: Glamping pods and non-native breeds help to keep the old way of life going beneath Sutton Bank

James McDonald and his partner Julie are in no doubt over where the future of Water Hall Farm lies, having expanded their tourism offering with high end glamping in the latter part of 2019.

Looking into the eyes of Atlantic Salmon may provide the natural clues needed to help stop their decline

The iconic Atlantic salmon are anadromous fish which means they begin their life in freshwater streams and rivers before migrating to the ocean to grow and mature.

Wildflowers to be planted on The Stray in Harrogate to bring splash of colour to roadsides and improve biodiversity

Wildflower meadows have been part of our landscape for thousands of years but in more recent history have slipped into a dramatic decline as the species-rich grasslands are ploughed over for housing, farming and roads.

Campaigners to plant avenue of saplings in Sheffield pollution blackspot following controversial tree-felling program

A community group in the city is overseeing the bid to introduce trees along a stretch of Abbeydale Road, which has long been one of Sheffield’s worst pollution blackspots.

Are landowners legally entitled to shoot dogs who worry their livestock? Here is what the law states

There have already been with every single district in the county reporting at least one dog attack on livestock. Half of these were reported in April.