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Yorkshire Farming - Two Years In Review

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

Yorkshire Farming Two Years In Review

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

Yorkshire Wolds, GM Crops Debate, Community Vegetables

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

Biosecurity 17 Conference, Glyphosate, Milk Sales

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

Environmental Payments, Ancient Oaks, International Women's Day

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

Yorkshire Cheese, Rural GPs, Bacon

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

Bioethanol, Free Range Eggs, Tree Planting

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

Pennine Beer, Rural Care, Rabbits

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

Squirrel Control, Bird Flu, Wild Boar

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

Pocklington Canal, Agri Investment, Farmland Birds

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

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.

Wensleydale Cheese, Butterfly Conservation, Hare Coursing

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

Cattle Special, Bird Flu, Plant Research

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

2017 - The Future For Farming

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

Rare Insects, Woodland Creatures, Pioneering Research

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

Flooding, Calves, Intelligent Growing

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

Milkmen, Farming Carols, Bird Flu

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

Farmer Health Checks, Turkey Rearing, Hay Auction

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

Superfood For Bees, Yorkshire Dales Flowers

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

Dormice Protection, Farming Fit, Improving Plants

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

Calf Rearing, Fungicide Development, Leaf Science

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

Venison Farming, High Street Butchers, Tristan da Cunha

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

Agricultural Research Special

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

Livestock Extravaganza: Yorkshire's Animal World

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

Ice Cream Factory, Anaerobic Digestion, Food Facts

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

Metaldehyde, Rural Careers, Fish Accents

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

Badger Faced Sheep, Big Farmland Bird Count

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

Countryside Stewardship, Yorkshire Dales, Giant Veg

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

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!

Celebrating Summer in North Yorkshire

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

Malton Food Festival, Howardian Hills, Shetland Sheep

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

Tansy Beetles, Yorkshire Arboretum, Lamb Week

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

Water Voles, Yorkshire Wine, School Growing

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

Combine Harvesters, Glorious Twelfth, Emerald Ash Borer

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

Pea Harvest, Rural Crime, Poultry Farming

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

Ryedale Show, National Living Wage, Yorkshire Dales

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

Worms, Butterflies, Agricultural Research

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

Great Yorkshire Show 2016, Antony Worrall Thompson

Looking back at England's largest agricultural show.

Pollinators, Great Yorkshire Show, Farm Safety

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

Milk, Farming and Brexit

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

Strawberries and Cream, BBQs, Grasslands

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

Sheepdog Trials, Yorkshire Dales, Education

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

Sheep Shearing, Grasslands, Rural Planning

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

Dales Festival of Food and Drink, Eighteen Months of Dairy

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

School Growing, Sandwiches, Fly Tipping

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

Foraging, Stalking Deer, Food Awards

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

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.

Capability Brown, Medicating Pigs, Farming Apps

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

Fishing In The Yorkshire Dales

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

Brewing Tea, Mental Health & Food Awards

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

Yorkshire's BBC Food and Farming Award Finalists (03/04/2016)

The Yorkshire businesses in the running for an award and learn to make the perfect coffee.

Grading British Wool and Celebrating Farndale's Daffodils (27/03/2016)

Gareth Barlow wanders through the daffodil walk & joins the British Wool Marketing Board.

FareShare Yorkshire (20/03/2016)

Meet the charity saving fresh food from landfill and feeding people instead.

Lambing Live, English Wine & Yorkshire Butter (13/03/2016)

There's a new arrival on the programme and Gareth Barlow discovers Yorkshire butter.

Brewing Beer, Making Pasta, Upland Farms (06/03/2016)

Meet the North Yorkshire food producers pushing boundaries and the farm protecting water.