How Hesketh Farm Park on the Bolton Abbey estate brings the countryside to life for children who have never seen a cow
Over the 20 years Hesketh Farm Park, on the Bolton Abbey Estate, has been open to the public, it has grown into a popular attraction which aims to help people understand farming as much as it is about having fun.
Farm of the Week: From answering an advert in The Lady to running a farmhouse B&B in the North York Moors
The tenanted Easterside farm, in Hawnby, has been the Woods’ home since 1990 and for Alan this part of North Yorkshire has always been his home.
US Shepherdess Amanda Owen to appear in new 'Ewe Tube' sleep training platform for Premier Inn hotels
The Yorkshire Shepherdess appears in Ewe Tube, a digital platform designed to help people sleep by watching soothing footage of sheep and the stunning Dales countryside.
Objections to plans for 'industrial-scale' free range egg farm home to 192,000 hens overlooking North York Moors
Stephen Tweddle, of Fairholme Farming, has asked Hambleton District Council for consent to introduce 192,000 hens across 237 acres of arable farmland east of Pillrigg Lane, Thornton le Beans, near Northallerton and buildings costing a total of £10m.
How to maximise opportunities for farmers in the face of change
As has been well reported, the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is being phased out and farmers are facing between a 5% and 25% reduction in payments for this year alone, with further cuts ahead. Even with the new BPS progressive reductions calculator available on the government website, the amount to be received from this income source is uncertain over the coming years.
How Leeds-based Daisybeck Studios managed to film Springtime on the Farm despite lockdown
Daisybeck Studios, which is based in Leeds, was told the show would have to be cancelled when the Government announced the national lockdown.
RSPB launch major hen harrier survey and ask for the public's help to spot the under-threat raptors
Hen harriers breed in upland areas including the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors – yet conflict with managed grouse shoots in these regions has threatened the species’ recovery.
US sheep sanctuary at risk of permanent closure to offer sheep-walking experiences
But for Sharon Lawlor, animal companionship comes in a much more unusual form – a mini flock of rare sheep.
More than 50,000 LED lights costing £8m to be installed as street lighting in North US to protect dark skies
North Yorkshire County Council’s engineers have conducted the ambitious programme to replace a total of 50,400 street lights with energy-saving LED lamps in an environmentally-friendly push to slash the authority’s carbon dioxide emissions.
Tackling rural crime could get locked into 'cycle of decline' because of perception it is not taken seriously
The Countryside Alliance and the NFU have both today called on candidates in next month’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCCs) elections to put rural crime at the forefront of their campaigns.
