A trial that officials say could rejuvenate the trade in hill sheep fleeces began this week on a vast peatland in the Yorkshire Dales In December the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority awarded a Farming […]
A farmer was taken to his funeral by tractor and trailer today, with the vicar leading the procession on another tractor. John Metcalfe’s coffin was brought to church on a trailer pulled by a classic […]
Fencing and a forestry track are currently being installed to allow for the planting of a large native broadleaved woodland in Arkengarthdale. The trees will be on the steep fellside beneath Fremington Edge. Managing the […]
Police have issued an appeal after two quad bikes were stolen overnight.The burglary took place during a burglary at a farm in Catterick Village sometime between 9pm last night and 7am this morning. Both quad […]
A pedigree Highland cattle breeder has said new funding programmes are providing the ‘manpower’ to make long-desired improvements for wildlife on her farm in lower Swaledale. Julia Carr, from Marrick Park farm in the north […]
A Leyburn veterinary practice established during the pandemic is going from strength to strength. Wensleydale Vets opened in May 2020 after finding premises for their practice at the Metcalfe business base at Washfold Farm, just […]
Owners of woodlands in Swaledale which are not actively managed are eligible for free advice courtesy of a project funded by the Forestry Commission’s Forestry Innovation Fund. The Woodland Management Focus Area project aims to […]
A Wensleydale couple farming in Cumbria are producing certified carbon neutral beef following a carbon audit which proved a catalyst for big changes to their upland farming system. Jenny and Lenny Bowes, tenants of the […]
A Dales vet has been awarded a prestigious international scholarship. Miles Middleton, 36, of Skelgill Farm, Askrigg, has been selected for a Nuffield Farming Trust Scholarship, sponsored by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. The scheme will […]
The Great Yorkshire Show will become a four-day event, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society has announced. Organisers say a raft of changes were implemented at this year’s show due to Covid 19 regulations. They added that […]
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