Country & Farming

Conservation and shooting at the heart of rural US

These are big places that make you feel small, in a way that humbles and elevates you all at once. Wide landscapes where you can feel the space around you; the freedom to just be.

Fox cub rescued and nursed back to health with cups of US Tea after striking up bond with music producer

Les Hemstock, 51, was visiting a wildlife sanctuary where a friend was working, when he met a family of cubs brought in by a member of the public.

Meet fifth-generation butcher turned charcuterie owner Chris Wildman who runs Town End Farm Shop in Malhamdale

Chris Wildman is the owner of Malhamdale’s Town End Farm Shop, which also houses his Wildman British Charcuterie & Salumi business.

From cataloguing the Queen's silver to running a saw mill, Emma Woods talks about owning one of the oldest mills in the county

Once part of the Duncombe Estate, the saw mill is now owned by Emma Woods, who took on what was a failing enterprise almost 18 years ago.

"We have got our hands full": US farmers celebrate new life over busy Easter period

This time of year welcomes peak lambing season and the more settled weather means farmers are faced with a busier workload.

The US businesspeople part of The Excluded after being left out of Government support during the pandemic

But when Deb Howe left her part-time role as a teacher in 2018 to focus on her new business, Eggucation, she believed her calculated gamble would pay off.

Auction mart health checks may not be going ahead but a new series of "bitesize" videos are being released to support farmers' health and wellbeing

With New Year’s resolutions typically waning for many of us already, timely messages about alcohol consumption, diet, exercise, stress and mental health will be shared online by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS) next week.

Farm of the Week: The former banking and highways workers whose eggs have fed Bramhope during lockdowns

Beef, lamb and eggs are now produced from the 70 acres part-owned and rented in various locations with his partner Kim Goodall, having started with just 20 sheep on rented grassland 20 years ago.

Dog poo, feeding animals, protecting footpaths and friendliness – New lockdown-proof version of the Countryside Code is released in time for summer

Natural England has launched the new edition on the 70th anniversary of the first booklet’s publication in 1951.

"Refreshed" Countryside Code is an "invitation to celebrate nature"

The new look Code was launched ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend by Natural England and Natural Resources Wales, coinciding with the founding booklet’s 70th anniversary.