Rural News

Rural communities can rest assured that “talented” and “dedicated” civil servants are working to make the best of Brexit for countryside interests, the new director general of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) said.

Farmers have been urged to take advantage of free health checks at the start of the year.

Landscapes are formed as much by people as they are by the forces of nature. This seems especially true of the Yorkshire Dales, where the imprint of Dalesfolk is evident from every green meadow-fringed riverbank to limestone scar and heather-clad peak.

Political uncertainty has added extra “spice” to the role of lobbying the Government for a progressive policy for the countryside, according to a former civil servant now heading up the Country Land and Business Association (CLA).

Inventive schoolchildren in the Yorkshire Dales have landed a spot to showcase their ingenuity in the House of Commons.

The Government has pledged to help farmers tackle air pollution as the industry works towards dramatically reducing its ammonia emissions.

A young Yorkshire farmer will travel the world to learn how to make a better living from running a beef herd after successfully applying for a prestigious scholarship.

On a dull winter’s afternoon not much bird life usually stirs along the peaceful back lane which runs north from Grassington to Kettlewell.

Farming profitability is expected to have fallen by around 15 per cent in the last 12 months, according to an analysis by industry consultants Andersons.

The North’s uplands are in need of a management overhaul to unlock their full potential, according to a new think-tank report.

A lifeline charity for farming families who have fallen on hard times has seen a spike in calls for help in Yorkshire during a testing year that has pushed many to the limit.

Proposals to strengthen hunting laws have further alienated the Labour Party from rural communities, countryside lobbyists claimed.

The Labour Party is promising to strengthen laws banning hunting with hounds with possible prison sentences for offenders who break the law.

Life as an on-call vet is fraught with the unknown, from sudden call outs to farmyard stock, pet emergencies, and even coming to the aid of abandoned or mistreated animals.

Arla dairy farmers will face a milk price cut in the new year.

Life as an on-call vet is fraught with the unknown, from sudden call outs to farmyard stock, pet emergencies, and even coming to the aid of abandoned or mistreated animals.

A more ambitious agenda for wildlife in National Parks is needed, the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has warned.

A youth manifesto to help National Park decision-makers get a better grip of the needs of young people in the Yorkshire Dales has been formally adopted.

Most people have put up their Christmas trees by last weekend, according to Yorkshire’s biggest seller of our most quintessential yuletide feature.