Yorkshire Farming

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Yorkshire Farming

BBC Radio York look at issues affecting farming and the North Yorkshire countryside.

  1. 55

    Yorkshire Farming - Two Years In Review

    In the last Yorkshire Farming programme, Gareth Barlow opens up the archives.

  2. 54

    Yorkshire Farming Two Years In Review

    Yorkshire Farming is coming to an end, in this penultimate programme we open the archives.

  3. 53

    Yorkshire Wolds, GM Crops Debate, Community Vegetables

    Princess Anne shares her thoughts on GM crops and community allotments start in Leeds.

  4. 52

    Biosecurity 17 Conference, Glyphosate, Milk Sales

    FERA, The Food and Environment Research Agency in York hosted #Biosecuriyt17 Conference.

  5. 51

    Environmental Payments, Ancient Oaks, International Women's Day

    A new environmental payment scheme for farmers is being piloted in the Yorkshire Dales.

  6. 50

    Yorkshire Cheese, Rural GPs, Bacon

    Gareth Barlow visits an multi-award winning cheese producer and looks at food shortages.

  7. 49

    Bioethanol, Free Range Eggs, Tree Planting

    Can natural flood management protect Yorkshire from floods? Plus petrol power from plants.

  8. 48

    Pennine Beer, Rural Care, Rabbits

    The search is on for a beer to represent the Pennine Way, the UK's oldest National Trail.

  9. 47

    Squirrel Control, Bird Flu, Wild Boar

    Could contraceptives for grey squirrels help protect North Yorkshire's reds?

  10. 46

    Pocklington Canal, Agri Investment, Farmland Birds

    Pocklington Canal is getting a facelift and farmer are being encouraged to count birds.

  11. 45

    Lobster and Crab Fisheries, RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch

    Yorkshire's lobster and crab fisheries are the largest in Europe and there's great demand.

  12. 44

    Wensleydale Cheese, Butterfly Conservation, Hare Coursing

    Journey to the heart of the Yorkshire Dales to visit the Wensleydale Creamery.

  13. 43

    Cattle Special, Bird Flu, Plant Research

    Happy dairy farmers, cattle being fed apple cider vinegar, black top milk and more!

  14. 42

    2017 - The Future For Farming

    Gareth Barlow explores the future for farming in 2017, post-Brexit and beyond.

  15. 41

    Rare Insects, Woodland Creatures, Pioneering Research

    As a new year begins, Gareth Barlow reviews the rural stories from autumn 2016.

  16. 40

    Flooding, Calves, Intelligent Growing

    Greater cooperation is being urged to tackle future flooding, what's the role of farmers?

  17. 39

    Milkmen, Farming Carols, Bird Flu

    Gareth Barlow got up with the lark to go on the delivery round with one of York's milkmen.

  18. 38

    Farmer Health Checks, Turkey Rearing, Hay Auction

    Farmers in North Yorkshire get a winter MOT, plus the Christmas roast - is it ready yet?

  19. 37

    Superfood For Bees, Yorkshire Dales Flowers

    Research in North Yorkshire is looking at how bees can be given an energy boost.

  20. 36

    Dormice Protection, Farming Fit, Improving Plants

    Gareth Barlow charts the work being done in the Yorkshire Dales to conserve dormice.

  21. 35

    Calf Rearing, Fungicide Development, Leaf Science

    Gareth Barlow charts the development of a farmland spray and looks at dairy calf costs.

  22. 34

    Venison Farming, High Street Butchers, Tristan da Cunha

    Consumer demand for venison is booming and meet York's newest butchers.

  23. 33

    Agricultural Research Special

    Gareth Barlow meets the scientists and researchers looking at the future for farming.

  24. 32

    Livestock Extravaganza: Yorkshire's Animal World

    Explore a county of grass fields, livestock markets and industry-leading farms.

  25. 31

    Ice Cream Factory, Anaerobic Digestion, Food Facts

    We go behind the scenes of the world's second largest ice cream factory.

  26. 30

    Metaldehyde, Rural Careers, Fish Accents

    How can slug poison be kept out of watercourses and do fish still understand each other?

  27. 29

    Badger Faced Sheep, Big Farmland Bird Count

    The Badger Faced Sheep Society celebrates its fortieth year, Yorkshire wine, birds & more.

  28. 28

    Countryside Stewardship, Yorkshire Dales, Giant Veg

    Gareth Barlow explores how Yorkshire's iconic landscapes are environmentally managed.

  29. 27

    Mega Sheep Sale, Red Tractor Week, Forty Thousand Bees

    Gareth Barlow speaks with Countryfile's Adam Henson and has mild panic with a lot of bees!

  30. 26

    Celebrating Summer in North Yorkshire

    The Yorkshire Farming team stave off the onset of Autumn with a look back at summer!

  31. 25

    Malton Food Festival, Howardian Hills, Shetland Sheep

    Meet the North Yorkshire headmaster with a tiny slice of Scotland just north of York.

  32. 24

    Tansy Beetles, Yorkshire Arboretum, Lamb Week

    There's a UK first for the Yorkshire Arboretum and on the hunt for York's Tansy Beetles.

  33. 23

    Water Voles, Yorkshire Wine, School Growing

    Gareth Barlow checks on the quality of this year's wine harvest in Yorkshire.

  34. 22

    Combine Harvesters, Glorious Twelfth, Emerald Ash Borer

    The grouse shooting debate and what does it take to drive a £300,000 combine harvester?

  35. 21

    Pea Harvest, Rural Crime, Poultry Farming

    Yorkshire's pea farmers only have 150 minutes to get peas from field to frozen.

  36. 20

    Ryedale Show, National Living Wage, Yorkshire Dales

    Exploring the impact of the National Living Wage on fruit and vegetable growers.

  37. 19

    Worms, Butterflies, Agricultural Research

    Scientists from York, Leeds & Sheffield Universities' rural research in North Yorkshire.

  38. 18

    Great Yorkshire Show 2016, Antony Worrall Thompson

    Looking back at England's largest agricultural show.

  39. 17

    Pollinators, Great Yorkshire Show, Farm Safety

    Join Gareth Barlow for a walk through a wildflower meadow and robots milking cows

  40. 16

    Milk, Farming and Brexit

    Possibly the shortest milk miles in the UK and what will Brexit mean for North Yorkshire?

  41. 15

    Strawberries and Cream, BBQs, Grasslands

    Strawberries with cream, sugar or balsamic vinegar? We'll let you decide!

  42. 14

    Sheepdog Trials, Yorkshire Dales, Education

    Meet the duo vying for the top spot at this year's English National Sheepdog Trials.

  43. 13

    Sheep Shearing, Grasslands, Rural Planning

    Join the trainee sheep-shearers of today, as they learn how to clip their first sheep.

  44. 12

    Dales Festival of Food and Drink, Eighteen Months of Dairy

    Gareth Barlow revisits the first dairy farm featured on the Yorkshire Farming programme.

  45. 11

    School Growing, Sandwiches, Fly Tipping

    To celebrate British Sandwich Week, Gareth Barlow went on the hunt for a superior sarnie!

  46. 10

    Foraging, Stalking Deer, Food Awards

    Urban parks and city centres are bursting with food, if you know what to look for.

  47. 9

    Planting Trees in the Yorkshire Dales, Great British Beef Week

    Gareth Barlow joins the National Trust at Malham Tarn and beef farmers go to town.

  48. 8

    Capability Brown, Medicating Pigs, Farming Apps

    Gareth Barlow discovers how country estates and farmland were designed to work together.

  49. 7

    Fishing In The Yorkshire Dales

    Meet the North Yorkshire dairy farmer making more money from methane than milk.

  50. 6

    Brewing Tea, Mental Health & Food Awards

    Meet the North Yorkshire group, Men in Sheds, who are helping to battle rural isolation.

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BBC Radio York look at issues affecting farming and the North Yorkshire countryside.

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