Written by Mark Hatton For the last 19 years, I’ve been very fortunate to have been able to call Yorkshire home. Across the broad sweep of the Yorkshire Wolds, the upland fringes of the Pennines and the deep, fertile soils of the Vale of York, farming has always been shaped by both landscape and necessity. …
The Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS) is best known for organising the Great Yorkshire Show each July but perhaps is lesser known for the work it does throughout the rest of the year. The new Yorkshire Farming Conference, taking place on Wednesday 28 January at the Great Yorkshire Showground, will help to change that. YAS is …
Phil Rowbottom, Woolley, West Yorkshire A Five-Year Journey into Direct Drilling It’s been five years now. Five years since we parked up the plough and put our faith in direct drilling. It’s a big leap of faith, I can tell you. You go from a nice, clean, ploughed field to drilling into what looks like …
A Farmer’s Reflections: Resilience in the Field and Pride in the Herd Angus Gowthorpe, Approach Farm, Riccall, York As we settle into 2026, it’s a natural time to reflect on the year that has just passed here at Approach Farm. 2025 tested our resilience, particularly on the arable side, but it also brought immense pride …
Farmer Focus: Resilience, Roots and Regeneration in North Yorkshire By James Pick, H. Sutton and Son Standing on the clifftops a few miles south of Filey, looking out over the North Sea, you quickly realise that farming here is as much about managing the elements as it is about managing the soil. I’m James Pick …
