Sheep

Clever sheepdog springs into action when herd of sheep loses its way

Clever collie leaps to the rescue when a herd of sheep gets lost

The infamous Stott Hall Farm nicknamed The Little House on the Prarie

Big decisions need to be made at Stott Hall Farm - Jill Thorp

Adorable but naughty sheep interrupts Alpaca yoga exercise class at Lowlands Farm

Watch: Rogue handbag-eating sheep interrupts alpaca yoga class

Farmer saves lamb from pipe

Watch: Heroic farmer rescues lamb stuck in a pipe

Police and rural insurers have expressed concern over the cost of dog attacks on sheep in Yorkshire and the North East.

Owners admit in new survey that dogs are not under control in the countryside

Daisy the sheepdog made her own headlines.

Watch: Border collie tries to herd 25ft sheep at light festival

Whitefaced Woodland sheep have served the people, landscapes and environment of Yorkshire and the commoners of the Yorkshire Dales for centuries

Meet the sheep breed with more rights to be on Yorkshire land than humans

Sheep graze in a field near Aysgarth in the Yorkshire Dales. The National Sheep Association has called upon the public and the government to Back British as, after a complex summer, farmers struggle with costs amid issues of more and more food being imported. Picture : Jonathan Gawthorpe

UK is global exporter say agriculture bodies ahead of trade mission to Kuwait

Great Yorkshire Show 2023, GYS-Day2. Pictured Large crowds attending the show. Picture By Yorkshire Post Photographer, James Hardisty. Date: 12th July 2023.

How the Great Yorkshire Show is like a perfect orchestra playing in time

Alison and husband John North, a chief sheep steward and sheep farmer who won at the Great Yorkshire Show, with their children, John, 8 and Isobel, 13. (Pic credit: Bruce Rollinson)

Great Yorkshire Show 2023 lineup: Schedule for popular Yorkshire farming event

The activists, named as Rosa, Sarah and Rose and all in their 20s and 30s, then travelled to Berkshire and posed for photographs in front of Windsor Castle.

Activists who stole lambs from Sandringham estate hand themselves in

Finding a sheep on it’s back can have deadlier consequences than you might think

What to do if you a see a sheep on its back

Residents claim the sheep are invading their properties

Gang of ‘free-roaming hooligan sheep’ causing chaos on estate

Julian Norton, The Yorkshire Vet, on this week's after hours emergency.

Yorkshire Vet literally rolling up his sleeves to help with lambing birth

This week, I had a call during evening surgery. On old friend, a farmer, was having trouble with one of his shearlings. She’d started lambing and seemed to be in difficulty. Could I come and help?

Julian Norton

Oldest dog ever: Bobi the Rafeiro do Alentejo farm dog from Portugal breaks Guinness World Record

Bobi the farm dog breaks record as oldest in recorded history

John Carlisle is retiring as chief cattle steward of Kilnsey Show this year

Meet the the Dales farming family who have helped run Kilnsey Show since 1897

A view from the top of Malham Cove. (Pic credit: Jonathan Gawthorpe)

Malham Show 2022: Timetable of events for the returning Yorkshire show

The Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen at the Great Yorkshire Show. (Pic credit: Gary Longbottom)

Tenbury Countryside Show 2022: Yorkshire’s Amanda Owen to appear at the event

The Owens at home at Christmas in 2016

Christmas at Ravenseat Farm: How the Yorkshire Shepherdess celebrates

The wet conditions mean restricted turnout for Jill's ponies.

"Olympic standard" mud proves too much for some well used waterproofs

The sheep stuck in the hole (Credit: Thomas Beresford)

Sheep rescued from hole in the ground after being spotted by passing walker

Jill remembers a bad experience with a Blue-Grey

Pregnancy testing on the cows shows good results at the farm on the M62

It was a trip to A&E for John William this week

John William learns the highs and lows of farming at the farm on the M62

Julian had a busy day with new arrivals and a date night

The Yorkshire Vet has a busy day bringing new life into the world

The farmer on the M62

Major delays on M62 as farmer shepherds two sheep off carriageway

There are major delays on the M62 in West Yorkshire - due to two SHEEP on the carriageway.

Daniel Sheridan

Sheep prove a mystery at Stott Hall Farm for Jill Thorp

Jill Thorp finds sheep one of life's "perplexing and disappointing mysteries"

Richard Findlay farms at Quarry Farm in Westerdale as well as being an NFU representative heading up the national livestock board.

Hill farmer's hopes for a 'new dawn' in farming with introduction of the Agricul...

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Rescue services were called to save a sheep stranded on an island in the River Ure in North Yorkshire

Sheep rescued by fire services after getting marooned on island in Yorkshire

Sheep are judged at the 122nd Kilnsey Show. Picture by Simon Hulme.

Sheep surge sees 122nd Kilnsey Show firmly connect with Dales farming traditions

This is why farmers are allowed to shoot your dog.

Why farmers in Leeds can legally shoot and kill your dog

The River Wharfe at Collingham. Photo: Google

Sheep rescued from River Wharfe near Wetherby

Ottringham. Picture: Google.

Sheep '˜mutilated' and killed after being stolen from farm near Hull

Andrew Fagg, media officer at the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Why there is an upland of opportunity in a post-Brexit Yorkshire Dales

Tom Farrar, 17, with some of his Beltex tup lambs at Wighill Lane Farm, Healaugh near Tadcaster.

Quality pays off in a double triumph for the Farrars of Healaugh

Masham Sheep Fair - sheep racing at the event last year.

Masham Sheep Fair organisers respond to petition calling for ban on sheep racing

Samantha Francis with a successful petition in July this year. Now, the campaign group is calling for sheep racing to be stopped at the Masham Sheep Fair.

Animal rights activists call for sheep racing to be banned at Masham Sheep Fair

More than 700 sheep were stolen in North Yorkshire last year.

Encouraging signs in battle against sheep thefts pushing North Yorkshire farms t...

Volunteers will be tasked with counting Hebridean sheep.

Not a baaaaa-d job - people sought to count SHEEP at Doncaster nature reserve

Tom Davis, manager of Mudchute farm, with sheep in Green Park, London, which are there for a conservation trial that sees The Royal Parks Mission: Invertebrate team up with the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and Mudchute Farm. John Stillwell/PA Wire

Thank yew maaaaam! Sheep graze next to Buckingham Palace

Skipton Sheep Day attracted thousands of visitors. Pictures by Simon Hulme.

Sheep invade Skipton town centre for a day of celebration

Neil Heseltine and his Belted Galloway cattle on the hills above Malham. Pictures by Bruce Rollinson.

Farm of the Week: How the return of cattle to the hills paid dividends

Mac the sheep managed to find a new way to test Shaun McKenna on his farm this week.

Living the Dream: Mac gets thoroughly stuck but keeps his appetite

David Shepherdson has found that having Highland cattle is a perfect balance for the rest of the farming operation. Picture: Simon Hulme

Farm of the Week: Sheep to beef feeds arable dreams on Wykeham Estate

Arthington House

Downton style splendour and rural bliss close to the city

Lucy Pittaways painting Hills, Dales and Woolly Tails features sheep as spectators of the Tour De Yorkshire.

Sheep, bikes and rolling hills all feature in Tour de Yorkshire art

Farmers identified 116 sheep in a police line-up, Teesside Crown Court was told.

Police stage ID parade with SHEEP after farm thefts

Dogs must be kept on leads around sheep, the National Sheep Association said.

More sheep dead in fresh dog attacks on farmland

Animal Aid of a screen grab taken from spy-cam footage of a halal slaughterhouse, where sheep have their throats cut without being stunned, which has led to action by the Food Standards Agency

Thirsk halal abattoir bosses’ “regret” over cruelty claims

Scrapie is a brain disease affecting sheep.

Livestock thefts spiral at summer’s end

Young farmers Emma Tingle and Ian Close watched by Show Director Bill Cowling.

Sheep set for races at show

Sheep on runway cause plane crash

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Horns of dilemma as sex appeal means shorter life

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