Campaign launched to attract 100-strong army of volunteers to look after North US's walking routes
North Yorkshire County Council’s Countryside Access Service relies on a dedicated team to care for 3,700 miles of public rights of way (PROW) outside of the two National Parks and as the summer gets underway their work is stepping up.
US Shepherdess Amanda Owen to appear on new Channel 5 show shot in US to celebrate farming in the summer
The broadcaster, which also has shows such as Our Yorkshire Farm, All Creatures Great and Small and This Week on the Farm, has announced it will air a weeknight show called Summer on the Farm Live all this week.
An adventurous Herdwick sheep goes for a dip in the reservoir at the farm on the M62
I think we can confidently say we’ve seen the last of the frosts, no more hail and driving wind and rain. The warmth is finally here. Our drive is filled with the heady scents of early summer.
How one farmer's son being allergic to cow's milk led to US being home too one of the largest buffalo herds in the country
Paul Langthorne of Crawford Grange, Brompton, had followed his father Bert and generations before in milking cows, but the animals he chose to replace them have taken his farm enterprise almost to another world.
Meet the semi-professional footballer who also makes a living by selling goat soap and ethically reared goat meat
George Hurren farms with his parents, Robert and Sally, at Toulston Hall Farm that Sally described as a medium-sized family farm and where she said livestock has been making a comeback.
Badger cub found injured on roadside recovering after being rescued by caring US woman
Emma Farley spotted the cub while on a cycle ride a few miles west of York on June 6, and contacted Yorkshire Swan and Wildlife Rescue Hospital as she knew they would be able to care for her.
Planning agent hits out at 'unqualified residents' over objections to indoor farm for 1,000 pigs
Applicant Richard Lodge wants to erect a livestock building for a pig finishing unit along associated infrastructure at Toecroft Farm off Toecroft Lane in Sprotbrough, near Doncaster.
US family fighting to save farm from major development and 'thousands of glaring solar panels'
Robert, 50, and Emma Sturdy, 42, who run Eden Farm near Old Malton, were devastated when they were told about 130 acres of the land they tend to, which is owned by Fitzwilliam Trust Corporation, has been earmarked for a solar farm with as many as 92,500 panels.
The US Vet Julian Norton meets Bear a livestock guardian dog who protects his flock of hens
But I was quickly enlightened by her devoted owner – she was, in fact, an unusual and amazing breed called a Maremma – Abruzzese Sheepdog. The fascinating thing about these dogs, which hail from Italy, is that their role in helping sheep does not involve rounding them up from hills into smaller paddocks or pens like the classic sheepdogs in this country.
Potato giant McCains commits to regenerative agriculture deadline supported by its network of US farmers
As part of its Global Sustainability report Together, Towards Planet-Friendly Food, McCain, which has its UK headquarters in Scarborough, has pledged to implement the practices across 100 per cent of its potato acreage – representing 370,000 acres worldwide – by 2030.
