Kitsons spend more than £100k on beef spree
A FAMILY butcher has spent more than £100,000 on a Christmas beef buying spree.
Machinery show could be extended to two-day event
THE Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery Show (YAMS) may be extended to two days next year.
Calls for Defra officials working on new British Agricultural Policy to visit and talk to farmers
RICHMOND MP Rishi Sunak wants Defra officials working on a new British Agricultural Policy to visit North Yorkshire and talk to farmers.
Farm buildings are now more financially viable
ERECTING and refurbishing farm buildings will be more financially viable now that farmers can benefit from the new Structures and Buildings Allowance (SBA).
Percivals win East Witton Fair again
EAST Witton Fair was again won by Keith and Audrey Percival of Constable Burton with a 19-month-old British blue steer selling for £1,400 to Richard Haigh of Mirfield. Judge Luke Ashford, sponsors CM Varley & Co, and Brian Robinson Machinery, East Cowton.
Impact of weather on seeds is now clearer
THE prolonged wet, cold spring and hot, dry summer hit both yield and quality of many crops in 2017-18, the impact on seed availability for next spring is now becoming clearer, according to Hutchinsons.
Farming groups react to call for cut in number of sheep and cattle
FARMING organisations have responded to a report which called for a cut of up to 50 per cent in UK sheep and cattle numbers and a huge increase in planting trees and energy crops.
Specially-converted cottage wins national award
A CONVERSION of a Grade II listed building into a holiday cottage designed around the needs of disabled people has won an award.
Nuffield Health Tees Hospital appoints new business development manager
A LEADING not-for-profit hospital based in Tees Valley has appointed a new business development manager to promote its work and services to prospective and existing patients and other medical professionals throughout the region.
