Successive Labour and Conservative governments have failed to understand that farmers’ main objective is to produce food, a senior Liberal Democrat said during a visit to the Yorkshire Dales. Lib Dem spokesperson for the environment, […]
National park authority members have given the go-ahead for an arts gallery in the Yorkshire Dales — despite claims the development would have been rejected if it had been for farming purposes. Yorkshire Dales National […]
Farmers may feel more comfortable seeking medical advice from a vet than a GP, a report into how to improve North Yorkshire agricultural workers’ health found. The study, Ploughing through barriers: Understanding the challenges and […]
Nature-friendly Dales farmers who need help to fund a project have been invited to express an interest in the Farming in Protected Landscapes grants programme. At the end of February, the government announced that the […]
North Yorkshire councillors have made a fact-finding visit to find out about pioneering research on regenerative agriculture taking place at a University of Leeds research farm. The cross-party group of councillors visited the farm near […]
The newly-launched Wensleydale & Swaledale Environmental Farmers (SWEF) Group has won a £100,000 National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) bid to fund the development of the group and its conservation ambitions. The Heritage Fund grant has […]
The leader of North Yorkshire Council has urged the Chancellor to rethink planned inheritance tax changes on farms, saying the industry should be supported, not given fresh challenges. In a letter sent this week to […]
Making farming more environmentally sustainable and exploring geothermal power are among the ways York and North Yorkshire could lead the way on tackling climate change, the region’s mayor has said. Mayor David Skaith said the […]
A study on the impact of the inheritance tax changes on farms in the county is to be carried out by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. The mayor of York and North Yorkshire, […]
The Farmers Arms in Muker was reopened in time for show day yesterday. The local community has bought the pub after a major fundraising campaign over the last year. It was bought from owner and […]
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