http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk A weekly programme from the Yorkshire Post produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Farming and rural news, views and discussion from God's own country - England's largest county, Yorkshire. A breah of fresh air, from Yorkshire http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/podcast-logo.jpg 102 144 News & Politics en-us 2012. All rights reserved. Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:40:30 GMT Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:40:30 GMT Poderator.com bizonline@ypn.co.uk(YP Editorial) bizonline@ypn.co.uk(YP Editorial) YP Editorial bizonline@ypn.co.uk Yorkshire Post no 1 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct19.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct19.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post RESTRICTIONS are to be placed on the movement of livestock throughout the country in a bid to stem the spread of the deadly bovine TB virus. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. RESTRICTIONS are to be placed on the movement of livestock throughout the country in a bid to stem the spread of the deadly bovine TB virus. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:40:30 GMT New moves to curb bovine TB plague Also in the programme... * The campaign to help Britain’s pig farmers during one of the most challenging periods in history has drawn the backing of the Prime Minister. * We mark Countryside Live weekend. countryside live,gys,tb,bovine tb,badger cull 00:10:00 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct19.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct5.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct5.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post CAR parking at this year’s Countryside Live event in Harrogate will be virtually 100 per cent on solid ground as organisers look to host their biggest and best event yet and put behind them the disappointment of this year’s Great Yorkshire Show. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. CAR parking at this year’s Countryside Live event in Harrogate will be virtually 100 per cent on solid ground as organisers look to host their biggest and best event yet and put behind them the disappointment of this year’s Great Yorkshire Show. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 05:45:08 GMT Battening down the hatches at Countryside Live Also in the programme... Farmers affected by the outbreak of bovine tuberculosis are being asked to open up about the hardship they have experienced as industry leaders seek to stem a tide of negative publicity. countryside live,baders,cull,badger cull,bovine tb,great yorkshire show,harrogate 00:09:00 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct5.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep28.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep28.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE wet weather this summer and especially this week has placed a question mark over the harvest for next year, a leading farmer has claimed. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE wet weather this summer and especially this week has placed a question mark over the harvest for next year, a leading farmer has claimed. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:33:09 GMT How all this rain threatens our harvest Also in the programme... * One of the region’s top butchery firms has become the latest organisation to urge British consumers to buy British pork to support pig farmers in their hour of need. * We look ahead to October's Countryside Live event. rain,flood,weather,harvest,farming,countryside,pork 00:09:20 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep28.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep14.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep14.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post YORKSHIRE'S dairy farmers were handed some much-needed good news this week with the announcement that two more of the country’s large-scale dairy processors were to increase their farm gate price. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. YORKSHIRE'S dairy farmers were handed some much-needed good news this week with the announcement that two more of the country’s large-scale dairy processors were to increase their farm gate price. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 01:32:51 GMT Dairies bow to farmers' pressure on milk prices Also in the programme... * A huge percentage of farmers want to invest in renewable energy due to rising energy costs. * The politicians now running Defra. milk,dairies,muller,wiseman,co-op,defra 00:10:48 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep14.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug17.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug17.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post MORE than £7m worth of foreign food was served to Yorkshire’s school children last year, with the amount of domestically produced food we eat likely to fall in 2013. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. MORE than £7m worth of foreign food was served to Yorkshire’s school children last year, with the amount of domestically produced food we eat likely to fall in 2013. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:28:39 GMT Scandal of foreign food schools feed our children Investigations by the Yorkshire Post showed that a total of £6.7m worth of imported food was fed to children as part of their school dinners in 2012, with food being sourced from destinations as far away as Thailand and New Zealand. food,foreign,schools,children 00:08:02 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug17.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug10.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug10.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post YORKSHIRE’S historic moorland areas could find themselves under-threat and thousands of jobs put at risk, because of a new European law on herbicide. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. YORKSHIRE’S historic moorland areas could find themselves under-threat and thousands of jobs put at risk, because of a new European law on herbicide. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:11:29 GMT This threat from Europe to our Glorious Twelfth Also in the programme... Thieves cost the UK farming industry £52.7m last year with the poor state of the economy leading criminals to target farms. grouse,glorious 12th,spinach,eu,legislation,farmers,theft 00:11:28 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug10.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug3.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug3.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post A YORKSHIRE pig-breeding company is continuing its recent run of exports to the Far East by announcing that it has flown some 900 animals to China. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. A YORKSHIRE pig-breeding company is continuing its recent run of exports to the Far East by announcing that it has flown some 900 animals to China. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:45:56 GMT If pigs could fly... these ones can - all the way to China Also in the programme... * To the untrained eye he may look like just another sheep dog but Marchup Sam is the second most expensive dog of his kind in the world. pigs,china,pork,fly,jumbo,milk,sheepdog 00:07:42 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug3.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul27.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul27.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post IN the latest round of open warfare over milk prices, supplier Dairy Crest has bowed to pressure and agreed to put a planned price cut on hold. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. IN the latest round of open warfare over milk prices, supplier Dairy Crest has bowed to pressure and agreed to put a planned price cut on hold. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 27 Jul 2012 05:32:13 GMT This battle to preserve the great British milk industry In this edition of the programme, we look at the dispute so far and ask, what happens next - for farmers, supermarkets and consumers. milk,dairy,cuts,cows,dairy crest,butter,cream,asda,tesco,morrisons,aldi 00:11:00 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul27.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul13.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul13.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post ORGANISERS of the Great Yorkshire Show have been left counting the cost after taking the decision to cancel the event as torrential downpours left the show ground unsafe. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. ORGANISERS of the Great Yorkshire Show have been left counting the cost after taking the decision to cancel the event as torrential downpours left the show ground unsafe. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 13 Jul 2012 06:43:15 GMT Counting the cost of the Great Yorkshire Show washout In this edition of the programme, we discuss the consequences, and hear from show director Bill Cowling. Also in the programme... Dairy farmers on the march in Harrogate and London great yorkshire show,rain,weather,washout,harrogate,dairy farmers 00:12:58 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul13.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul6.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul6.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post A CRISIS meeting is set to take place next week after the dairy farming industry endured a series of brutal price cuts which many experts warn could cripple the industry. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. A CRISIS meeting is set to take place next week after the dairy farming industry endured a series of brutal price cuts which many experts warn could cripple the industry. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:57:45 GMT Industry in crisis as milk price showdown looms Also in the programme... * Farming has been named once again as the most dangerous occupation in the country, following the publication of new data. * We look ahead to the Great Yorkshire Show. milk prices,tesco,asda,waitrose,great yorkshire show,rain,floods 00:10:42 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul6.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune29.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune29.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post INCIDENTS of cattle rustling more than doubled in Yorkshire last year, with high meat prices blamed. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. INCIDENTS of cattle rustling more than doubled in Yorkshire last year, with high meat prices blamed. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 05:50:09 GMT Why Yorkshire is now a hotspot for sheep and cattle rustling Also in the programme... The NFU has demanded milk buyers work with, rather than against dairy farmers, who face spiralling production costs. sheep rustling,cattle rustling,nfu,milk prices,wiseman 00:07:55 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune29.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune15.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune15.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post A ROW is brewing this week over the Europnean rules on the tagging of sheep. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. A ROW is brewing this week over the Europnean rules on the tagging of sheep. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:45:27 GMT Mutiny over sheep tagging, and a new breed of British beef Also in the programme... * A new deal for sugar growers. * The Stabiliser - Building a new breed of British beef. * The NZ fencing champ comes to Driffield stabiliser,tagging,edi,sheep tagging,eu,cap,sugar beet 00:16:52 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune15.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune8.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune8.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post NATIONAL Farmers’ Union president Peter Kendall courted controversy this week when he voiced his support for more ‘super farms’ in England. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. NATIONAL Farmers’ Union president Peter Kendall courted controversy this week when he voiced his support for more ‘super farms’ in England. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:40:30 GMT Does Britain need industrial-scale 'super farms'? Also in the programme... Is the drought over? * Researchers discover a parasitic mite may after all have been behind the dramatic decline in bee numbers. bees, honeybees,pollen,.super farms,defra,nfu,farming,drought,rain,weather 00:12:15 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune8.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune1.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune1.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post MPs have slammed European Union plans to impose environmental regulations on farmers, claiming they will cut food production and are likely to harm the environment. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. MPs have slammed European Union plans to impose environmental regulations on farmers, claiming they will cut food production and are likely to harm the environment. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:07:12 GMT MPs warn EU farm rules could cut food production Also in the programme... * A major deal is struck to export pork to China. * The situation for young farmers seeking to enter the industry seems to be improving. china,pork,export,efra,paice,eu,cap,europe 00:12:18 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune1.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay25.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay25.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post TWO large dairy co-operatives have merged: Arla Foods, based in Leeds, is joining forces with Milk Link, the UK’s leading dairy farmer co-op. But is it good news for suppliers? Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. TWO large dairy co-operatives have merged: Arla Foods, based in Leeds, is joining forces with Milk Link, the UK’s leading dairy farmer co-op. But is it good news for suppliers? Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 25 May 2012 02:53:34 GMT Is the big milk merger good news at last for dairy farmers? Also in the programme... * Gangmasters get their wings clipped. * Buzzards are to be harassed and taken into custody. The game shooting business approves but the RSPB is appalled. * Why infected cattle are being missed by the TB tests buzzards,rspb,game,gangmasters,cockles,morecambe,dairy,arla,milklink,tb,bovine tb 00:15:07 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay25.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay18.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay18.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE European Commission has been urged to create further concessions to its plans to ‘green-up’ the Common Agricultural Policy. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE European Commission has been urged to create further concessions to its plans to ‘green-up’ the Common Agricultural Policy. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Tue, 22 May 2012 05:29:10 GMT Will UK's farming minister get his way in Europe? Also in the programme... * The drive to export – we report from the first English Beef and Lamb Executive northern conference. * Wish you were here... Turning farm buildings into holiday cottages holiday cottages,eu,europe,defra,paice 00:15:08 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay18.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay11.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay11.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post YORKSHIRE can be at the centre of Britain's new "green economy", the shadow energy and climate change secretary Caroline Flint told an audience at this week's Yorkshire Post Environment Awards. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. YORKSHIRE can be at the centre of Britain's new "green economy", the shadow energy and climate change secretary Caroline Flint told an audience at this week's Yorkshire Post Environment Awards. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 11 May 2012 05:59:20 GMT Shadow Energy Secretary Caroline Flint on Yorkshire's new green economy Also in the programme... * Another milk processor cuts payments * The Common Agricultural Policy – just what needs to be done? flint,green,power,eco,environkent,milk,defra,eu,common agricultural policy 00:13:40 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay11.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay4.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay4.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post RECESSION, what recession? Farming's booming – at least some sectors of it are. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. RECESSION, what recession? Farming's booming – at least some sectors of it are. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 04 May 2012 03:56:46 GMT Recession, what recession? Farming is booming - or is it? Also.... Farmers will finally be granted an independent watchdog to oversee their struggle with powerful supermarkets when a long awaited bill to set up a ‘groceries adjudicator’ is unveiled in next week’s Queen Speech. defra,farming,recession,ombudsman,adjudicator,tesco,asda,sainsbury 00:08:54 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay4.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr27.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr27.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post A FARMER has blamed the Environment Agency for failing to dredge the river that has flooded his fields for the third time in five years. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. A FARMER has blamed the Environment Agency for failing to dredge the river that has flooded his fields for the third time in five years. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:43:48 GMT After the drought, the flood. What's the Environment Agency doing about that? Also in the programme... * Taking farmers' money to fund government projects – is that what CAP reform means? * Yorkshire farming's biggest shop window – the success of Fodder.. flood,flash flod,rain,drought,environment agency,defra,fodder,food,milk,dairycrest 00:16:46 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr27.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr20.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr20.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post IT WAS the vision that became a daydream. The environmental arm of Defra has quietly abandoned its controversial report on preserving the uplands. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. IT WAS the vision that became a daydream. The environmental arm of Defra has quietly abandoned its controversial report on preserving the uplands. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:48:53 GMT How did civil servants get it so wrong on preserving uplands? Also in the programme... * First egg farming, now pork – another EU administrative nightmare. * Sweeping up – the Yorkshire villages with their own odd-job squads. pigs,eu,bacon,uplands,fiasco,defra 00:16:58 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr20.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr13.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr13.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post On this week's Country Week podcast we hear about the new machine that's helping one firm produce tastier pork. On this week's Country Week podcast we hear about the new machine that's helping one firm produce tastier pork. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:30:52 GMT New Pork New Pork , a machine so good we name it twice! Also in the programme... * We discuss the reaction of the region's farmers to new rules on recovering scraps of meat from carcasses. agriculture, yorkshire, rural, pork 00:12:16 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr13.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar30.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar30.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post MORRISONS has had praise for boldness, as well as criticism for compromising, for deciding to sell poultry and eggs produced with GM feed. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. MORRISONS has had praise for boldness, as well as criticism for compromising, for deciding to sell poultry and eggs produced with GM feed. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:14:30 GMT Can of worms, as Morrisons take food from GM-fed hens Also in the programme... * Dales survey takes farmers by surprise by revealing a high incidence of BVD - Bovine Viral Diarrhoea. * Cows which make most noise are not necessarily the ones which need most attention. gm food,crops,bvd,cattle,morrisons,asda,tesco,sainsbury,cows 00:10:12 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar30.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar23.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar23.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post EGG farmers are angry about the chaos which has followed the introduction of new rules on hen cages and some are trying to organise a challenge to the established order of the industry. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. EGG farmers are angry about the chaos which has followed the introduction of new rules on hen cages and some are trying to organise a challenge to the established order of the industry. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:20:11 GMT Egg production in chaos as farmers rebel Also in the programme... * Culling Badgers... a controversial remedy and a debate that's escalating as the Welsh go for vaccinations...what does it mean for our farmers? * The Spectre of Chernobyl is set to lift from the region's sheep eggs,eu,famine,chernobyl,nuclear,radiation,badgers,cull 00:16:48 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar23.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar16.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar16.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE National Beef Association says most people were unimpressed with this week’s warning from America against eating too much red meat. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE National Beef Association says most people were unimpressed with this week’s warning from America against eating too much red meat. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:50:42 GMT Is red meat really so bad for you? Also in the programme... * As seen at Selfridges but almost nowhere else - Green top milk. Are there opportunities for farmers? * Be careful what you wish for - the consultant Morrisons hired tells them they're the best of a bad bunch red meat,morrisons,farming,green top, raw milk,unpasteurised 00:16:39 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar16.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar9.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar9.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post TURMOIL in the eggs market looks like bad news for shoppers but good news for farming. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. TURMOIL in the eggs market looks like bad news for shoppers but good news for farming. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:10:49 GMT Egg crisis that's emptying shelves and hiking prices Also in the programme... * A cull of Canada geese – but is it really necessary? * The market in North Yorkshire for blue peas. eggs,battery,hens,food shortage,canada geese,rspb,cull,shooting,peas 00:16:05 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar9.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar2.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar2.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post WE tell the story of a Yorkshire farmer subjected to a hate campaign from neighbours - just for following Defra's European directive. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. WE tell the story of a Yorkshire farmer subjected to a hate campaign from neighbours - just for following Defra's European directive. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:34:01 GMT A hate campaign against a Yorkshire farmer, just for following the rules Also in the programme... * South Yorkshire's Dearne Valley is among two areas in our region and 12 in England chosen by the government to become Nature Improvement Areas. But is it a good idea? * The farm dedicated to getting the best out of people spielberg,war horse,hate,ice cream,slurry,defra,europe,boycott,wood,shearing 00:16:51 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar2.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb24.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb24.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FARMERS are to be given vastly increased input into policy formation as part of a Government programme to cut red tape, with Ministers pledging to allow food producers to be “farmers, not form-fillers”. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. FARMERS are to be given vastly increased input into policy formation as part of a Government programme to cut red tape, with Ministers pledging to allow food producers to be “farmers, not form-fillers”. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:49:41 GMT Farmers not form-fillers - will ministers make good on their pledge to cut red tape? Also in the programme... * The scandal of councils making millions by selling off farmland. * The latest on the spread of the SBV virus. * A surprise gift from Bill Gates. bill gates,microsoft,sbv,virus,schmallenberg,defra,red tape,farmers 00:12:29 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb24.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb16.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb16.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post Top prices for top dogs. We find out how Yorkshire's leading sheepdog trainer stays at the top. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Top prices for top dogs. We find out how Yorkshire's leading sheepdog trainer stays at the top. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:25:51 GMT The Top Dogs of Yorkshire Also in the programme... •Also, the price of kindness; should farmers be paid to be nice to their animals dogs, country,yorkshire 00:17:50 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb16.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb10.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb10.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FOR years the butcher's shop has been a staple of the British high street and village. But in recent years, with the rise of supermarkets and chain stores, the proud British butchery has been disappearing from our towns at an alarming rate. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. FOR years the butcher's shop has been a staple of the British high street and village. But in recent years, with the rise of supermarkets and chain stores, the proud British butchery has been disappearing from our towns at an alarming rate. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:16:19 GMT The fight to save the traditional butcher's shop Also in the programme... * We speak to the Defra secretary Caroline Spelman * Reforming the Rural Payments Agency * A legal challenge to the cull of badgers spelman,defra,rpa,badgers,cull,butcher,meat,food 00:16:43 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb10.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb3.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb3.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post CONCERN is mounting about the latest threat to British livestock to blow in from the Continent, borne by midges. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. CONCERN is mounting about the latest threat to British livestock to blow in from the Continent, borne by midges. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:57:36 GMT Dozens of new virus cases confirmed. Is it an epidemic now? Also in the programme... * No from Europe on animal records. Did they even listen? * Imagine the North York Moors without cattle or sheep * The new case for peat schallenberg,virus,bovine,tb,bluetongue,foot and mouth,eu,peat,nfu 00:17:13 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb3.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan27.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan27.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE announcement this week of a new animal welfare policy is the first real sign that the European civil service has been shaken by its failure to raise standards for laying hens. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE announcement this week of a new animal welfare policy is the first real sign that the European civil service has been shaken by its failure to raise standards for laying hens. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:47:02 GMT Can Brussels get it right this time on animal welfare? Also in the programme... * Concern about the spread from Germany of the Schmallenberg Virus, a disease affecting cattle, sheep and goats. * Would you pay £300 for a rat trap? europe, eu, rats,shmallenberg,virus,sbv,battery hens,animal welfare 00:13:49 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan27.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan13.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan13.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FAIRER milk prices, more renewable energy and increased community-based vegetable growing are all on the wish list of a campaigning group as it looks towards the next 14 years of farming. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. FAIRER milk prices, more renewable energy and increased community-based vegetable growing are all on the wish list of a campaigning group as it looks towards the next 14 years of farming. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:29:56 GMT The wish-list for Yorkshire farming over the next decade and a half Also in the programme... * One billion eggs will have been produced in outlawed battery cages across the EU by the end of January, Brussels has claimed. * A boost for rural businesses from David Hockeney's view of the Wolds hockney,royal academy,wolds,yorkshire wolds,saltaire,bridlington,eggs,battery,eu,nfu,uplands 00:13:31 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan13.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan6.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan6.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE Government must act to create new policies to make sure Britain’s farmers get a fair deal in the marketplace and remain competitive on the global market, it was claimed this week. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE Government must act to create new policies to make sure Britain’s farmers get a fair deal in the marketplace and remain competitive on the global market, it was claimed this week. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:39:43 GMT Why government must act to give farmers a fair deal Also in the programme... * Yorkshire gets a farming hotline to Whitehall. * Why village greens are back in vogue. defra, oxford farming conference,creeagh,frankenstein food,gm crops 00:16:55 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan6.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec16.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec16.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post GEORGE Osborne has promised an attack on the "gold-plating" of EU rules on "things like habitats". But down the Whitehall corridor, Defra has different plans. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. GEORGE Osborne has promised an attack on the "gold-plating" of EU rules on "things like habitats". But down the Whitehall corridor, Defra has different plans. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:36:32 GMT How Whitehall says one thing and does something else entirely Also in the programme... * A new self-help scheme for hill farmers - but it is all the help they'll get? * The badger cull goes ahead – but not until after the Olympics * The 12 year-old who's already outbidding seasoned farmers. boxster the bull,tb,badger cull,peat,calendar girls,naked,nude calendar 00:17:07 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec16.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec9.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec9.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post CHANGES to labelling laws were announced by the government's food watchdog this week. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities CHANGES to labelling laws were announced by the government's food watchdog this week. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:24:07 GMT Changes at last to food labelling - but what took them so long? Also in the programme... * The Government has been accused of letting down British farmers over the sale of illegally produced eggs from battery hens. * The NFU presses Nick Clegg for an answer on a figure to oversee the supermarket industry. labelling,nfu,christmas,turkey,eggs,battery hens,cruelty, 00:15:09 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec9.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec2.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec2.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FARMING leaders have backed the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, saying it offered producers and rural businesses the chance for “spring growth”. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. FARMING leaders have backed the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, saying it offered producers and rural businesses the chance for “spring growth”. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:13:22 GMT Why Osborne gets a cautious thumbs-up from farmers Also in the programme... * Yorkshire beef farmers could be set to benefit from a new market into China, thanks to massive demand for high-welfare meat in the country. * Farmers are being advised to prepare for another freezing winter budget,osborne,nfu,china,japan,nuclear,earthquake,fukashima 00:12:36 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec2.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov25.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov25.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post TAXPAYERS could be hit with yet more multi-million pound bills while farmers are left out of pocket because of a Government agency’s failures to make payments on time. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire’s country communities. TAXPAYERS could be hit with yet more multi-million pound bills while farmers are left out of pocket because of a Government agency’s failures to make payments on time. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire’s country communities. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:54:34 GMT Another six years before bungling RPA sorts itself out Also in the programme... • The difference the pub trade makes to the rural economy. • The Yorkshire shepherd who has all of New Zealand transfixed. • A farmer now turning a profit from growing energy crops rpa,bungling,,miscanthus,biomass,new zealand,sheep,horace,shearing 00:19:28 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov25.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov18.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov18.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post MILK at £2.45 a litre? Eggs £2.99 for six? They may seem like crazy prices but a Yorkshire businesswoman hopes to change the face of farming by making consumers pay to keep the animals that supply them in a long and happy retirement. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. MILK at £2.45 a litre? Eggs £2.99 for six? They may seem like crazy prices but a Yorkshire businesswoman hopes to change the face of farming by making consumers pay to keep the animals that supply them in a long and happy retirement. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:00:22 GMT How much will you pay to keep dairy animals in retirement? Also in the programme... * A dog's breakfast of reform... what the NFU makes of Europe's proposals. * Milk for people who can't drink milk. * Designer lamb from Belgium. * Are manufacturers turning away from wool? ethical farming,selfridge,nfu,europe,cap,dogs breakfast 00:17:18 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov18.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov11.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov11.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post DESPITE all the cuts, the government's Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme is handing out £20 million to projects with a green spin-off. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. DESPITE all the cuts, the government's Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme is handing out £20 million to projects with a green spin-off. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:13:30 GMT A surprise £20m... and why your turkey will cost more this year Also in the programme... * Turkey will cost more this Christmas. * The chickens fed on herbs. * How the farm shop boom has sparked a return to small-time mixed farming. * A bumper apple harvest apples,fefra,cows,turkeys,christmas,forest 00:17:43 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov11.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov4.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov4.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FARMERS could be among the first to benefit from reduced paperwork, fewer inspections and simplified regulation under a package of measures unveiled by Defra. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire’s country communities. FARMERS could be among the first to benefit from reduced paperwork, fewer inspections and simplified regulation under a package of measures unveiled by Defra. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire’s country communities. Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:37:58 GMT The bonfire of red tape... and how farmers will benefit • A leading animal welfare charity is investing more than a million pounds in a scheme to catch people illegally hunting. • British labour cannot meet farmers’ needs, according to the NFU. And some farmers are not that keen on Poles and Czechs, either. immigrants,poles,czechs,travellers,gypsies,farms,udders,teat sealing,defra 00:22:38 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov4.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct21.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct21.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post LAND managers need to understand the aims of CAP reform if they want to influence it, according to a man deeply involved in the negotiations. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. LAND managers need to understand the aims of CAP reform if they want to influence it, according to a man deeply involved in the negotiations. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:52:51 GMT What farmers must do to influence Europe's new farm policy Also in the programme... * How one farm shop is supporting 200 local businesses * One farmer puts his money where his mouth is, at the Countryside Live weekend.. farm,countryside live,cap,common agricultural policy,eu,europe,biomass 00:16:00 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct21.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct14.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct14.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FARMERS, politicians and environmentalists have all expressed disappointment at plans to modernise Europe’s farm policy, raising fears it will make UK agriculture less competitive. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. FARMERS, politicians and environmentalists have all expressed disappointment at plans to modernise Europe’s farm policy, raising fears it will make UK agriculture less competitive. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:44:04 GMT Disappointment all round as EC unveils new farm policy Also in the programme... * How Asda plans to up the stakes on cutting greenhouse gases * Why Yorkshire could be "anaerobic digester heaven – according to a man called Doctor Sludge. cap,common agricultural policy,eec,eu,sludge,doctor sludge,anaerobic,greenhouse gases,asda 00:17:59 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct14.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct7.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct7.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE consultation process on the long awaited badger cull to help combat the spread of the deadly bovine tuberculosis (bTB) virus has cost taxpayers more than £400,000, the Yorkshire Post has revealed, with farmers still waiting on a decision date. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE consultation process on the long awaited badger cull to help combat the spread of the deadly bovine tuberculosis (bTB) virus has cost taxpayers more than £400,000, the Yorkshire Post has revealed, with farmers still waiting on a decision date. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:52:01 GMT Why it's cost us £400,000 to consult on badger cull Also in the programme... We look ahead to Countryside Live bovine tb,defra,badgers,kill,cull,great yorkshire show 00:09:42 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct7.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep30.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep30.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post RAMPANT food price inflation and a static economy means UK consumers are now spending up to a third of their household income on food - three times more than a decade ago. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. RAMPANT food price inflation and a static economy means UK consumers are now spending up to a third of their household income on food - three times more than a decade ago. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:40:22 GMT Are GM crops the answer to food price inflation? Also in the programme... * Just what you wanted – another government IT system. * Back to the future – the sad story of how thieves stopped a farm heritage project in its tracks. gm crops,genetically modified,frankenstein food,farming 00:13:34 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep30.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep23.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep23.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post MORRISONS has signalled a significant shift in the way the beef industry works, by offering farmers bonuses for native breeds. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. MORRISONS has signalled a significant shift in the way the beef industry works, by offering farmers bonuses for native breeds. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:03:37 GMT Can Morrisons reinvent the beef industry? Also in the programme... * The government's Food Standards Agency squares up against the NFU. * The EU withdraws the only chemical that will kill bracken without killing everything else on the grouse moors. * The scales of rural justice morrisons,tesco,sainsbury's,waitrose,beef,cattle,eu,brussels,eggs 00:15:53 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep23.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep16.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep16.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post BRITAIN will be more vulnerable to another foot and mouth outbreak if the Government carries out plans to close an animal health laboratory in Yorkshire, a leading vet has warned. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. BRITAIN will be more vulnerable to another foot and mouth outbreak if the Government carries out plans to close an animal health laboratory in Yorkshire, a leading vet has warned. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:43:46 GMT Do Defra cuts risk foot and mouth all over again? Also in the programme... * Bringing home the bacon at Malton's revamped factory. * We look ahead to the last of the season's agricultural shows. * Why one farming family has returned to the uplands. defra,foot and mouth,tb,e.coli,bovine tb,cjd,thirsk,agricultural show,upland 00:17:43 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep16.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep9.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep9.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post DEFRA believes it has no lessons to learn from the Hallmark Boxster TB case - despite spending a fortune in taxpayers’ money defending a mistake. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. DEFRA believes it has no lessons to learn from the Hallmark Boxster TB case - despite spending a fortune in taxpayers’ money defending a mistake. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 09 Sep 2011 06:03:42 GMT Defra learns nothing from its expensive mistake over TB Also in the programme... The dairy industry must take responsibility for its own development if it's to prosper and become more profitable, says its trade association. A bumper crop for many farmers this year, with the produce outstripping the quota defra, tb, bull, boxy, boxter, milk, meaden, dragons den, salami, chorizo 00:17:47 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep9.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep2.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep2.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post BRITAIN could be flooded with cheap eggs and farmers left millions of pounds out of pocket following a European ruling which has forced them to introduce expensive new welfare standards for their hens. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. BRITAIN could be flooded with cheap eggs and farmers left millions of pounds out of pocket following a European ruling which has forced them to introduce expensive new welfare standards for their hens. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:14:26 GMT 'Sleepwalking into disaster' over the price of eggs Also in the programme... Soaring overheads have once again outstripped the price of food, with farmers increasingly feeling their margins squeezed. Fertiliser alone has shown an increase of 123% over five years. eggs, eu, law, battery hens, caged, free range 00:12:57 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep2.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug26.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug26.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post MOST meat and dairy products now carry information on where their ingredients came from or where they were produced, according to research announced by Food Minister Jim Paice. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. MOST meat and dairy products now carry information on where their ingredients came from or where they were produced, according to research announced by Food Minister Jim Paice. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:10:54 GMT Can we at last trust the labels on our food? Also in the programme... * Many of Britain’s farmers are increasingly optimistic about their future despite the wider malaise in the general economy, it has been claimed. * Britain’s wildlife and habitats are worth £1.5bn a year to the economy. labels, defra, farms, polish, labelling, meat, 00:12:16 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug26.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug19.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug19.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post HALLMARK Boxster, the prize-winning Yorkshire bull at the centre of a 17-month wrangle over a bungled test for bovine TB, has been formally declared free of the disease. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. HALLMARK Boxster, the prize-winning Yorkshire bull at the centre of a 17-month wrangle over a bungled test for bovine TB, has been formally declared free of the disease. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:23:29 GMT Victory for Boxy the Bull, but how many more Defra tests were flawed? Also in the programme... * The worrying trend of crime against farms * Record staff sickness levels at the much-maligned Rural Payments Agency * More red tape for country householders with back garden septic tanks hallmark boxter, bull, bovine, tb, defra, rpa, septic, sewage 00:14:14 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug19.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug12.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug12.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post The Yorkshire Post's rural affairs reporter Chris Benfield discusses the merits of "Care Farms" where youngsters from all walks of life can improve their lives. What's their recipe for success? Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. The Yorkshire Post's rural affairs reporter Chris Benfield discusses the merits of "Care Farms" where youngsters from all walks of life can improve their lives. What's their recipe for success? Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:31:25 GMT Take care on the farm where care itself is farmed Record beef prices may seem like good news for farmers, but is it a situation where there are no winners? Also Chris talks about the rumours circulating of fresh attempts to ban unpasteurised milk. farming, milk, beef, milk, unpasteurised 00:15:26 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug12.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul29.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul29.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post MPs of all parties have criticised the Government for inaction over the problems of dairy farmers, who have been getting less than cost-price for most milk for more than a year. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. MPs of all parties have criticised the Government for inaction over the problems of dairy farmers, who have been getting less than cost-price for most milk for more than a year. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:29:11 GMT Has farming minister got the message on milk prices? Also in the programme: * Compensation at last on e.coli * Why white's all right for fleeces * A video blog from the countryside * The government's badger cull milk, defra, badgers, cull, e.coli 00:16:54 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul29.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul15.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul15.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE 153rd Great Yorkshire Show has been a resounding success - no thanks to the stay-away ministers from Defra. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE 153rd Great Yorkshire Show has been a resounding success - no thanks to the stay-away ministers from Defra. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:03:52 GMT Special edition from the Great Yorkshire Show Crowds were buoyed by the appearance of the Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Our celebration programme features show director Bill Cowling, NFU regional director Richard Ellison and the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu. gys, great yorkshire show, harrogate, sentamu, nfu, spelman, paice, defra 00:18:42 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul15.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul8.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul8.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post CONSUMERS will finally be able to know if the meat they are buying is genuinely British after a landmark ruling from Europe. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. CONSUMERS will finally be able to know if the meat they are buying is genuinely British after a landmark ruling from Europe. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:30:59 GMT At last - honest food labelling on the way Also in the programme... * The general public spent more than £17bn during more than 2.5bn visits to the countryside last year, new figures show. * Britain still has an attitude to food production, a leading scientist has warned. gys, great yorkshire show, agriculture, food, labelling, eu, dishonest 00:18:09 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul8.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul1.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul1.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE process of paying subsidies to farmers has been described as “failing” with large-scale producers claiming larger sums of money while smaller farms lose out, it is claimed this week. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE process of paying subsidies to farmers has been described as “failing” with large-scale producers claiming larger sums of money while smaller farms lose out, it is claimed this week. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:57:31 GMT Why our farm subsidy system is failing Also in the programme... * Rural Payments Agency boss Mark Grimshaw is grilled by farming leaders * Record entries for the Great Yorkshire Show great yorkshire show, rural payments, eu, subsidy, single farm payment, tesco 00:14:53 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul1.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune24.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune24.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post A NEW pressure group claims Defra's policy of the last 60 years on Bovine TB has been a disaster - and that one animal in five slaughtered may have been wrongly condemned. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. A NEW pressure group claims Defra's policy of the last 60 years on Bovine TB has been a disaster - and that one animal in five slaughtered may have been wrongly condemned. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:53:57 GMT Has Defra been getting it wrong on TB for 60 years? Also in the programme... * Putting animal remains back into the food chain * The German E.coli outbreak * Charles and Camilla at the Great Yorkshire Show cjd, mad cow disease, food chain, defra, tb, beansprouts, E.coli 00:16:24 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune24.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune10.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune10.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE unseasonably warm weather means some crops will begin harvesting weeks ahead of normal as Yorkshire’s farmers continue to endure one of the driest springs on record. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE unseasonably warm weather means some crops will begin harvesting weeks ahead of normal as Yorkshire’s farmers continue to endure one of the driest springs on record. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:34:44 GMT Real cost of the drought to Yorkshire's farmers Also in the programme: The landscape of upland areas such as the Yorkshire Dales is being damaged by the “marginalisation” of farming, it has been warned. Open Farm Sunday. We declare open the 2011 Yorkshire Post Taste Awards. drought, water, rain, hosepipe 00:11:12 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune10.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay13.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay13.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FARMING is still too difficult a profession to get into, with the country still some way off having a sustainable farming ladder, one of the country’s top farming leaders has warned. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. FARMING is still too difficult a profession to get into, with the country still some way off having a sustainable farming ladder, one of the country’s top farming leaders has warned. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 13 May 2011 07:35:02 GMT Why it's so hard to make a career in farming Also in the programme: * Askham Bryan College has announced ambitious expansion plans which will see it take control of another major northern college. * The Government claims that the UK will be better protected against animal diseases farming, career, tesco, beef, usa, 00:10:59 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay13.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay6.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay6.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post NEW research this week has questioned whether the cost to farming of cleaning up rivers is really worth it. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. NEW research this week has questioned whether the cost to farming of cleaning up rivers is really worth it. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 06 May 2011 06:36:02 GMT Is it too costly to clean up our rivers? Also in the programme: * How will the government continue to support the uplands? * Is Britain running out of rats? rivers, defra, fish 00:11:47 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay6.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr29.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr29.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FARMERS are getting more power over the control of damaging diseases such as foot and mouth, thanks to a new task force announced by the Government. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities FARMERS are getting more power over the control of damaging diseases such as foot and mouth, thanks to a new task force announced by the Government. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities Fri, 29 Apr 2011 03:46:53 GMT Now farmers call the shots on foot and mouth Also in the programme: * Defra, already facing budget cuts of up to 40 per cent, has been handed a fine of more than £23m for failing to properly administer a programme designed to help fruit and vegetable growers to expand their businesses foot and mouth, defra 00:09:45 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr29.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr22.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr22.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE fight to end dishonest food labelling has taken a major step forward after the European parliament voted to press forward with plans to make retailers label food with its country of origin. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE fight to end dishonest food labelling has taken a major step forward after the European parliament voted to press forward with plans to make retailers label food with its country of origin. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:12:07 GMT An end in sight to dishonest food labelling? Also in the programme: The new electronic scheme which allows farmers to use the internet to apply for their Single Farm Payments has seen more than one in every three UK farmers turning to the web to fill in their forms. labels, food, eu, meps 00:09:45 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr22.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr15.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr15.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post Britain’s farmers are set to be burdened with more regulation from Europe threatening the country’s ability to feed itself, an influential committee of MPs warns. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Britain’s farmers are set to be burdened with more regulation from Europe threatening the country’s ability to feed itself, an influential committee of MPs warns. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:46:30 GMT Yet more EU red tape on the way for farmers Also in the programme: The fallout for Defra from the Boxy the bull TB saga Three months to go and there's already a waiting list for the Great Yorkshire Show. eu, cap, farmers, 00:15:25 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr15.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar25.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar25.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE farmers behind a bid to build a 'super dairy' in Lincolnshire have confirmed they have abandoned their plans. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE farmers behind a bid to build a 'super dairy' in Lincolnshire have confirmed they have abandoned their plans. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:38:14 GMT Plans for ‘super dairy’ abandoned after protests Also in the programme... * Pig producers face fresh pressure to improve welfare * Could sun farms in Yorkshire still be viable? * Selling farm accommodation on the internet * Reaction to the budget DAIRY, COWS, pig 00:15:08 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar25.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar18.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar18.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FARMING and food production must be made a higher priority if the country’s farming industry is to cope with challenges in the future, the Government’s top scientist has warned. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. FARMING and food production must be made a higher priority if the country’s farming industry is to cope with challenges in the future, the Government’s top scientist has warned. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:23:10 GMT Why the world needs 40 per cent more food Also in the programme... The judge who attacked the “strident manner” in which Government officials and lawyers are calling for a prize-winning bull in Yorkshire to be destroyed after testing positive for bovine TB. food, gm genetically modified, frankenstein food 00:11:13 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar18.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar4.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar4.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post Defra has admitted that it won't be able to meet its targets for Single Farm payments for March. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Defra has admitted that it won't be able to meet its targets for Single Farm payments for March. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 04 Mar 2011 07:48:06 GMT Defra misses single farm payments deadline - AGAIN Also in the programme... Hundreds of UK pig farmers descend on the capital to campaign for a fair deal from supermarkets and processors. Prolonged periods of cold weather led to last year being a record-breaker for insurance claims for farmers defra, payments, shambles, farm, 00:13:04 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar4.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb25.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb25.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post BRITAIN’S meat and farming industries have urged the Government not to overreact to a new study calling on shoppers to limit their red meat consumption for health reasons. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. BRITAIN’S meat and farming industries have urged the Government not to overreact to a new study calling on shoppers to limit their red meat consumption for health reasons. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:51:02 GMT The link between red meat and cancer Also in the programme... Britain's livestock industry has been shown to be far less polluting than many of its foreign competitors. Nearly half of farmers in England are not yet ready to comply with new Government storage regulations cancer, red meat, bowel cnacer 00:14:58 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb25.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb18.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb18.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE number of farmers operating in Yorkshire has yet to recover to the level seen before the 2001 outbreak of foot and mouth disease, with one of the country’s top vets expressing concern about the effect Government cutbacks will have on surveillance operations designed to prevent another outbreak. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE number of farmers operating in Yorkshire has yet to recover to the level seen before the 2001 outbreak of foot and mouth disease, with one of the country’s top vets expressing concern about the effect Government cutbacks will have on surveillance operations designed to prevent another outbreak. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:07:23 GMT Ten years on, have we learned the lessons of foot and mouth? Also in the programme... The government could be set to restore direct payments for hill farmers The National Farmers Union launched an attack on the Coalition Government, accusing it of failing to put food production amongst its list of priorities. foot and mouth 00:17:56 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb18.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb11.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb11.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FARMERS have been warned that compulsory set-aside could be reintroduced after the Government expressed dissatisfaction with the progress of an industry-led voluntary scheme for environmental land management. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. FARMERS have been warned that compulsory set-aside could be reintroduced after the Government expressed dissatisfaction with the progress of an industry-led voluntary scheme for environmental land management. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:47:10 GMT Minister gets tough over land management Also in the programme... One in three shoppers is planning to cut back on the amount they spend on their food shopping. A York college starts a research programme using Wagyu cattle. wagyu 00:12:05 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb11.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan28.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan28.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FOOD prices could soar by as much as 50 per cent in the coming decades, prompting the Government's top scientist to advise that genetically-modified food could help prevent future world shortages. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. FOOD prices could soar by as much as 50 per cent in the coming decades, prompting the Government's top scientist to advise that genetically-modified food could help prevent future world shortages. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:01:49 GMT Why we'll all soon be eating GM food Also in the programme... Why the appointment of a watchdog to police the food industry has been put off until 2012. The derelict Victorian farm painstakingly restored to its former glory. gm food, frankenstein food, genetically modicied crops 00:11:49 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan28.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan21.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan21.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post WIDESPREAD protests over the escalating cost of fuel could be seen across the country in the coming weeks, a rural campaigning group has warned. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. WIDESPREAD protests over the escalating cost of fuel could be seen across the country in the coming weeks, a rural campaigning group has warned. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:25:37 GMT Protests on the streets over fuel prices? Also in the programme... Farmers are being warned to be extra vigilant following the first outbreak of swine flu on a British poultry farm. A campaign has been launched to help protect livestock farmers from upcoming surges in the price of feed. fuel, petrol prices, protest, riots, demos, blockage, flu, swine flu, n1n1, h1n1, feed 00:11:12 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan21.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan14.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan14.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE creation of Local Enterprise Partnerships could marginalise the countryside and lead to a growing divide between Britain's rural and urban economies, the Government's rural watchdog is warning. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE creation of Local Enterprise Partnerships could marginalise the countryside and lead to a growing divide between Britain's rural and urban economies, the Government's rural watchdog is warning. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:45:33 GMT The great rural divide Also in the programme... Livestock auction marts told to diversify or die lep, economic, abattoir, livestock, mart 00:10:55 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan14.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan7.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan7.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post DEFRA secretary Caroline Spelman says farmers should be less reliant on subsidy handouts and rewarded more for the work they do to enhance the countryside. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. DEFRA secretary Caroline Spelman says farmers should be less reliant on subsidy handouts and rewarded more for the work they do to enhance the countryside. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 07 Jan 2011 05:59:39 GMT Do farmers rely too much on handouts? Also in the programme... The improving state of Yorkshire's wildlife sites Protecting honeybees by self-destructing killer mites eu, subsidies, farming, farmers, nfu, spelman 00:12:51 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan7.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec17.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec17.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post MORE than half of the staff at Yorkshire's regional food group are to lose their jobs as the organisation wrestles with massive cuts to its funding. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. MORE than half of the staff at Yorkshire's regional food group are to lose their jobs as the organisation wrestles with massive cuts to its funding. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:13:12 GMT Who will look after our food producers now? Also in the programme... Victory in Europe in sight at last for Wensleydale cheese. Big food retailers under fire for their cold weather performance. tesco, food, farm, snow 00:12:28 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec17.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec10.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec10.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post A DALES farmers' organisation has won funding for eight hill-farm apprenticeships, starting in the spring. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. A DALES farmers' organisation has won funding for eight hill-farm apprenticeships, starting in the spring. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:04:09 GMT Training a new generation of hill farmers Also in the programme... Is the EU siding with beekeepers over mainstream farmers on pesticides? The animal nutrition expert who says dairy farmers need to understand their cows better. farmers, bees, beekeeping, eu 00:08:49 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec10.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec3.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec3.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post A QUARTER of farming households in Britain are living below the poverty line, the Government's rural watchdog revealed today. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. A QUARTER of farming households in Britain are living below the poverty line, the Government's rural watchdog revealed today. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:08:20 GMT One in four farmers living below the poverty line Also in the programme... Farming minister Jim Paice has threatened "to knock heads together" as the growing crisis in the dairy industry continues. Farmers struggle with cold weather with fears over increasing costs of fodder poor, poverty, milk, farming, tesco 00:13:35 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec3.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov26.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov26.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post YORKSHIRE'S countryside faces being left behind the rest of Europe when it comes to connection to the internet, it is claimed this weekend. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. YORKSHIRE'S countryside faces being left behind the rest of Europe when it comes to connection to the internet, it is claimed this weekend. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:44:01 GMT Why rural Yorkshire is still in broadband's slow lane Plus, we report on the latest attempt by dairy farmers to blockade milk supplies. And we look at the pledge by two of the country's biggest supermarkets to install CCTV cameras in their abattoirs. broadband, rural, slow, abattoir, tesco 00:16:15 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov26.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov19.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov19.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post DAIRY farmers could stage protests outside major retailers in a protest over milk prices. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. DAIRY farmers could stage protests outside major retailers in a protest over milk prices. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:23:30 GMT Farmers take to the streets over milk prices Plus, we report on farmers hit with large rent increases as landlords seek to capitalise on high commodity prices. And we question whether all the box box-ticking is really necessary as proposals to reform the Common Agricultural Policy are published demo, riot, protest, milk, cap, eu, europe 00:10:35 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov19.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov12.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov12.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post A NEW biofuels plant is looking to Yorkshire to source the million-plus tonnes of wheat it needs every year - bringing a potential bonanza to arable framers. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. A NEW biofuels plant is looking to Yorkshire to source the million-plus tonnes of wheat it needs every year - bringing a potential bonanza to arable framers. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:43:11 GMT The biofuel bonanza for Yorkshire's farmers Plus, we look at the latest experiment to grow soya under plastic in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, and report on the government's withdrawal of £31 million for inspecting slaughterhouses. biofuel, soya, micropigs, paris hilton 00:11:38 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov12.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov5.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov5.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FLOOD defence bosses facing huge cuts to their budgets spent more than £30m on consultants in the past five years, the Yorkshire Post has revealed. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. FLOOD defence bosses facing huge cuts to their budgets spent more than £30m on consultants in the past five years, the Yorkshire Post has revealed. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:58:32 GMT Plus, can we really trust Defra on TB figures? After our revelation that Defra has confirmation of the diagnosis in only around a third of all cases, we ask how can it justify its claim that the tests are 99 percent accurate? They may be under the cosh, but flood defence officials still spent £30m on consultants defra, tb, trust, cattle, uplands 00:14:14 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov5.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct22.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct22.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post YORKSHIRE'S food and farming industries will be unable to compete on a national or international level if left in the hands of so-called Local Enterprise Partnerships, it is claimed this week. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. YORKSHIRE'S food and farming industries will be unable to compete on a national or international level if left in the hands of so-called Local Enterprise Partnerships, it is claimed this week. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:07:56 GMT Trials to bring superfast broadband to rural areas are to be carried out in North Yorkshire. . Tenant farmers express "severe alarm" over local authorities selling county council farms. A range of high-profile food and business experts have told the Yorkshire Post that a pan-Yorkshire approach must stay in the face of cutbacks in public spending if the sector is to stand a chance in wider markets. broadband, farmers, countryside live, csr, cuts, government, food 00:14:53 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct22.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct15.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct15.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post A QUARTER of children in Britain's countryside are living below the poverty line with less well-off youngsters getting lower test scores in literacy and numeracy. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. A QUARTER of children in Britain's countryside are living below the poverty line with less well-off youngsters getting lower test scores in literacy and numeracy. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:18:50 GMT Why ARE rural children so badly off? Also in the programme... Increased taxes on pesticides, fertilizers and peat should be imposed to help plug the gap in conservation spending, a leading charity has said. Open Farm Sunday is now attracting a bigger audience than the Glastonbury rural, children, sats, tests, tax 00:12:32 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct15.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct8.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct8.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post A DRIVE to attract top quality graduates into the farming industry is to be held in Yorkshire next month. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. A DRIVE to attract top quality graduates into the farming industry is to be held in Yorkshire next month. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:02:15 GMT Why farming's out to grab high-flyers Also in the programme... A popular local farm shop devastated by fire in the summer is now back in business... in a tent. farming, careers, jobs 00:09:43 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct8.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct1.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct1.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post SUPERMARKET Morrisons has boosted the wavering confidence of Britain's dairy farmers by renewing its fresh milk supply contracts until 2015. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. SUPERMARKET Morrisons has boosted the wavering confidence of Britain's dairy farmers by renewing its fresh milk supply contracts until 2015. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:36:14 GMT Good news at last for dairy farmers Also in the programme... After years of decline and even boycott, Britain's beef exports are back on the rise. Why we're set for a bumper crop of wild fruits and berries this autumn dairy, milk 00:09:11 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct1.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep24.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep24.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post RURAL businesses are now taking the fight against poor internet access into their own hands. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. RURAL businesses are now taking the fight against poor internet access into their own hands. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:24:06 GMT A rural bottleneck on the information superhighway Also in the programme... Should farmers continue to be paid for supporting wildlife on their land? Four weeks before it opens, there's already a waiting list for Countryside Live broadband, rural, superfast, bt, internet, isp 00:12:12 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep24.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep17.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep17.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FARMERS will be able to shoot badgers on their land to combat the spread of bovine TB, a disease which costs taxpayers more than £60m a year. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. FARMERS will be able to shoot badgers on their land to combat the spread of bovine TB, a disease which costs taxpayers more than £60m a year. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:33:03 GMT Will Yorkshire now see a badger cull? Also in the programme... Hilary Benn leaps to the defence of the Agricultural Wages Board We meet the world's smallest cow badgers, cull, kill, death, gun 00:09:32 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep17.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep10.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep10.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post JOBS are being lost in Yorkshire's countryside as firms are held back by policies focused on towns and cities, a watchdog warns this week. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme we produce for the region's country communities. JOBS are being lost in Yorkshire's countryside as firms are held back by policies focused on towns and cities, a watchdog warns this week. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme we produce for the region's country communities. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:00:23 GMT How red tape strangles our countryside The Commission for Rural Communities today says many rural firms are struggling to obtain public money, secure planning permission or meet regulations because Government programmes and policies are "too often designed around majority urban characteristics red tape 00:10:46 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep10.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug27.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug27.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post MILLIONS of pounds could disappear from Yorkshire's rural economy if the maintenance of public rights of way is cut back, it was been warned this week. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme we produce for the region's country communities. MILLIONS of pounds could disappear from Yorkshire's rural economy if the maintenance of public rights of way is cut back, it was been warned this week. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme we produce for the region's country communities. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:42:23 GMT No through road - the threat to country rights of way Tackling red tape in farming, food processing and management Taking sides in the Great Milk Debate rights of way 00:14:22 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug27.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug20.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug20.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE government agency under fire for making inaccurate and late payments to English farmers has been revealed to be spending more than £1,000 a week on "entertainment" for its staff. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme we produce for Yorkshire's rural communities. THE government agency under fire for making inaccurate and late payments to English farmers has been revealed to be spending more than £1,000 a week on "entertainment" for its staff. Listen to informed debate, in the weekly programme we produce for Yorkshire's rural communities. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:46:17 GMT The goverenment agency that paid thousands to 'entertain' its staff Also in the programme... A startling increase in the theft of hay and straw The Campaign for the Farmed Environment, one year on rpa, defra, farming, set aside 00:10:14 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug20.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug13.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug13.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post AFTER years of decline, things are finally looking up for Yorkshire's remaining hill farmers. Hear why, in the weekly programme we produce for the region's rural communities. AFTER years of decline, things are finally looking up for Yorkshire's remaining hill farmers. Hear why, in the weekly programme we produce for the region's rural communities. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:28:05 GMT Hills are alive for Yorkshire's upland farmers Also in the programme... Hard cheese - Why are we importing so much cheddar? Why they can't keep up with the paperwork in the Yorkshire Dales National Park upland, sheep, Dales, yorkshire 00:13:11 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug13.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul30.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul30.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post SOME of Yorkshire's great landscapes are facing a cash crisis, with cuts in budgets as deep as 35 per cent. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for the region's rural communities. SOME of Yorkshire's great landscapes are facing a cash crisis, with cuts in budgets as deep as 35 per cent. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for the region's rural communities. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:37:34 GMT The crisis facing Yorkshire's National Parks Also this week: One of the best known shops selling farm produce direct to the public celebrates its fifth birthday The rise in rural crime Using milking robots on Yorkshire's dairy farms national parks, cows, milking, robots 00:18:39 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul30.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul16.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul16.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post AFTER three days of sunshine punctuated by torrential showers, the curtain has come down on another Great Yorkshire Show. Defra Secretary Caroline Spelman joins us in trawling through the highlights, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. AFTER three days of sunshine punctuated by torrential showers, the curtain has come down on another Great Yorkshire Show. Defra Secretary Caroline Spelman joins us in trawling through the highlights, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:53:50 GMT Country Week programme from the Great Yorkshire Show We also hear from Nigel Pulling, chief executive of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, and we assess feedback from the farming communities who attended. gys, great yorkshire, spelman 00:15:17 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul16.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul9.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul9.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE worst of the rural recession could still be to come, with new fears over the impact of public sector cutbacks. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE worst of the rural recession could still be to come, with new fears over the impact of public sector cutbacks. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:28:08 GMT Is worst of the rural recession yet to come? Also this week... A new move to promote Yorkshire's wool heritage at the 2010 London Olympics. Reducing the mountain of red tape facing farmers. A preview of next week's Great Yorkshire Show 2012, olympics, wool, london 00:15:14 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul9.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul2.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul2.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE Prime Minister has been telling Yorkshire Post readers how we should fund farming in the future. Hear what he said, and listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE Prime Minister has been telling Yorkshire Post readers how we should fund farming in the future. Hear what he said, and listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:30:39 GMT David Cameron on funding farming Also this week... Is the scrapping of this summer's badger cull good news or bad for farmers? How a dairy organisation lost the data of 13,000 farmers. A preview of this month's Great Yorkshire Show david cameron, great yorkshire show, farming, badgers 00:13:04 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjul2.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjun25.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjun25.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post A NEW draft agreement by the Agricultural Wages Board looks like taking effect in October, despite a Conservative pledge to abolish the board. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. A NEW draft agreement by the Agricultural Wages Board looks like taking effect in October, despite a Conservative pledge to abolish the board. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 04:17:48 GMT Will the new deal on farm wages be the last? Also this week... Anne McIntosh sets out her stall as the new Chairman of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee. The EU reports on the collapse in milk prices last year. defra, mcintosh, farm, wages 00:10:21 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjun25.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjun18.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjun18.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FARMS who run visitor businesses are engaged in a desperate damage limitation exercise following this week's report on the risks of E Coli. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. FARMS who run visitor businesses are engaged in a desperate damage limitation exercise following this week's report on the risks of E Coli. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:33:18 GMT End of the road for petting farms? Also this week... Why grow GM potatoes when you can have the blight-free organic variety here in Yorkshire? England follows the Welsh lead in culling badgers. The return of the Egg Show to Yorkshire. defra, farms, petting,, egg race, gm crops, badgers 00:13:32 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjun18.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjun11.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjun11.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post MILK processors are being challenged to explain what they're doing with the money they'e getting from better prices. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. MILK processors are being challenged to explain what they're doing with the money they'e getting from better prices. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:27:46 GMT The great milk robbery Also this week... A Royal visit for a South Yorkshire farm which was one of the first in the country to keep deer. The EU approaches agreement to speed up the spread of GM crops. The Yorkshire farmers setting up a dairy herd without buying any cows. milk, nfu, royal, deer, vennison 00:14:17 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjun11.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjun4.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjun4.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post YORKSHIRE'S pig industry is backing a campaign to introduce a two-tonne sow. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. YORKSHIRE'S pig industry is backing a campaign to introduce a two-tonne sow. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 28 May 2010 07:54:26 GMT Could Britain see a two-tonne 'super pig'? Also this week... the new team at Defra has ordered a rethink of a proposed new code for the rearing of game birds which would have cost the British industry but had no effect on its competition from the rest of the EU. game birds, defra, m&s, mik, superpig 00:12:13 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjun4.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay28.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay28.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post JUST one eligible farmer in ten has applied to join the new hill farm support scheme starting in July. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. JUST one eligible farmer in ten has applied to join the new hill farm support scheme starting in July. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 28 May 2010 07:38:26 GMT Hill farmers snub new support scheme We also report on the latest raft of changes and cuts from the new government. Farmers have been promised the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board, plus a hard new look at food imports from countries with lower animal welfare standards. defra, uplands, 00:11:40 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay28.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay21.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay21.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post AFFORDABLE homes, faster broadband and more accurate food labelling are among the farm-friendly policies the coalition will promote. But what about fox hunting? Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. AFFORDABLE homes, faster broadband and more accurate food labelling are among the farm-friendly policies the coalition will promote. But what about fox hunting? Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 21 May 2010 08:16:14 GMT Will new government repeal ban on fox hunting? We also ask why the cost of dairy products are rising, but not the prices paid to farmers. And we report on new figures showing farmers borrowed over £500 million more at the start of this year then they did in 2009. foxhunting, hunt, defra, spelman 00:16:48 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay21.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay14.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay14.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post WILL the new government team running rural affairs and the environment be more than fair weather friends to farmers? Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. WILL the new government team running rural affairs and the environment be more than fair weather friends to farmers? Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 14 May 2010 09:01:14 GMT What can we expect from the new team at Defra? We also discuss the latest revelations about the crisis-hit Rural Payments Agency. It's emerged that it costs the RPA around £1,700 to process each payment to farmers - even though many of the claims themselves barely run into double figures. defra, asparagus, spelman 00:15:15 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay14.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay6.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay6.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE dominance of supermarkets has threatened to make milkmen as scarce as gas lamp lighters - but all that could soon change. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE dominance of supermarkets has threatened to make milkmen as scarce as gas lamp lighters - but all that could soon change. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Wed, 05 May 2010 09:53:44 GMT Is your neighbourhood milkman set for a comeback? We also report on warnings that Britain could face another outbreak of the destructive Bluetongue virus, because of the numbers of animals being imported from countries where the disease is rife. ernie, benny hill, milkman 00:10:18 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay6.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr30.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr30.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE competition watchdog has dropped a sizeable chunk of its investigation into supermarket price fixing in the dairy industry. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE competition watchdog has dropped a sizeable chunk of its investigation into supermarket price fixing in the dairy industry. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:11:31 GMT Watchdog U-turns on price fixing We also report on the cost to farmers of illegal fly tipping on their land - and on why agricultural land is now more valuable than gold. tesco, morrisons, price fixing 00:14:31 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr30.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr23.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr23.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FARMERS have expressed "anger and dismay" at a meeting with the Rural Payments Agency over the prospect of more late payments. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. FARMERS have expressed "anger and dismay" at a meeting with the Rural Payments Agency over the prospect of more late payments. Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:38:26 GMT Another fine mess on farm payments We also report on the fallout from the Icelandic volcano and the knock-on effect for animal welfare and food distribution. defra, rpa, farms, volcano, ash, flights 00:08:58 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr23.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr16.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr16.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE election battlelines have been drawn - but which party is doing most to win the rural vote? Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. THE election battlelines have been drawn - but which party is doing most to win the rural vote? Listen to informed debate in our weekly programme for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:46:16 GMT Who's giving rural voters the best deal? We also delve behind the stark headline that farming incomes in the UK fell even lower than those of crisis-torn Greece during 2009. And we report on the CLA's concerns about the so-called snooping tecnhology that is Google Street View. google, street view, maps, vote election 00:12:43 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr16.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr1.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr1.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE beleaguered Rural Payments Agency has been ordered to slash the amount it spends on processing payments to farmers. Hear informed debate in the programme we produce especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. THE beleaguered Rural Payments Agency has been ordered to slash the amount it spends on processing payments to farmers. Hear informed debate in the programme we produce especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:37:44 GMT Now bungling payments agency launches efficiency drive Also this week... the new voluntary code that will replace the age-old farm policy of set-aside. And we report on the farmer travelling the world to help save our own dairy industry. rpa, civil servants 00:10:30 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapr1.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar26.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar26.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post HILARY Benn's vision of a network of farm-based power plants is doomed unless he can change another ministry's policy. Hear informed debate in the programme we produce especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. HILARY Benn's vision of a network of farm-based power plants is doomed unless he can change another ministry's policy. Hear informed debate in the programme we produce especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:49:32 GMT Embarrassment as Hilary Benn's big idea collapses The DEFRA Secretary had made anaerobic digesters producing gas from muck and electricity from the gas his pet project. But the plans are being cancelled or shelved because the Department of Energy and Climate Change apparently got its sums wrong farm, benn 00:13:21 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar26.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar19.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar19.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post LEGISLATION which would end the dishonest practice of labelling foreign food as British took a big step closer this week. Hear informed debate in the programme we produce especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. LEGISLATION which would end the dishonest practice of labelling foreign food as British took a big step closer this week. Hear informed debate in the programme we produce especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:57:59 GMT Victory in Europe on food labelling The EU agriculture committee voted in favour of measures which will see mandatory country of origin labelling on meat, poultry and fish, as well as processed foods. food, label 00:11:06 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar19.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar12.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar12.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post HEAR what happened when Yorkshire Post readers grilled the Conservative leader on his rural agenda. A special edition of the programme we produce especially for Yorkshire's country communities. HEAR what happened when Yorkshire Post readers grilled the Conservative leader on his rural agenda. A special edition of the programme we produce especially for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:37:06 GMT Hear David Cameron on rural policy Mr Cameron was the guest at the first in a series of Yorkshire Post "On The Spot" live debates in the run-up to the election. cameron, conservative, eu, cap 00:12:33 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar12.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar5.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar5.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post IS the long term future of Britain's countryside at risk because so many young people being forced out by lack of jobs and affordable housing? Listen to informed debate in the programme we produce for Yorkshire's country communities. IS the long term future of Britain's countryside at risk because so many young people being forced out by lack of jobs and affordable housing? Listen to informed debate in the programme we produce for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:48:01 GMT Forced out of the countryside We also hear from Defra Secretary Hilary Benn at the Yorkshire Post Environment Awards. And we examine proposals to install CCTV cameras in all the UK's abattoirs. defra, benn, countryside 00:13:56 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar5.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb26.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb26.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE National Farmers' Union's annual conference has turned into a political battleground - with all parties vying to win over rural voters. Listen to informed debate in the programme we produce for Yorkshire's country communities. THE National Farmers' Union's annual conference has turned into a political battleground - with all parties vying to win over rural voters. Listen to informed debate in the programme we produce for Yorkshire's country communities. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:58:27 GMT News from the NFU Conference We also celebrate the news that Yorkshire's unique strain of forced rhubarb has been awarded Protected Designation of Origin status by the European Commission's Protected Food Name scheme. nfu, rhubarb 00:09:54 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb26.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb12.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb12.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post IS red meat really linked with cancer? A new study has cast doubt on the original claim which sent shockwaves through the food industry. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme we produce for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. IS red meat really linked with cancer? A new study has cast doubt on the original claim which sent shockwaves through the food industry. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme we produce for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:53:11 GMT Red meat and cancer... does the evidence stack up? We also report on claims that a new Government-backed system designed to support some of the country's most vulnerable upland farmers will actually cut incomes. And we reveal why asparagus is better for you if it's grown in Yorkshire. cancer, beef, red meat, upland 00:09:49 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb12.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb5.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb5.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post DEMAND for new housing in the countryside will accelerate faster than in towns, with Yorkshire among the areas worst affected. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme we produce for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. DEMAND for new housing in the countryside will accelerate faster than in towns, with Yorkshire among the areas worst affected. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme we produce for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:32:36 GMT A view of rural Yorkshire 25 years from now We also report on fresh hope for hard pressed hill farmers on the North York Moors, thanks to a scheme which is giving youngsters the chance to learn skills in danger of dying out. hill farmers, apprenticeships, second homes 00:16:44 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb5.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan29.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan29.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE government has caused outcry by telling us to switch to drinking skimmed milk, claiming we won't be able to tell the difference. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme we produce for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. THE government has caused outcry by telling us to switch to drinking skimmed milk, claiming we won't be able to tell the difference. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme we produce for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:00:18 GMT Why the government wants us to change the milk we drink We also report on the latest attack on the beleaguered Rural Payments Agency, and on the success this Christmas of the Yorkshire Agricultural society's farm shop. Fodder. milk, fsa, rps, fodder 00:12:49 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan29.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan22.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan22.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE government's former chief scientific advisor has warned that Britain may be unable to continue as a dairy farming country if action isn't taken to prevent the spread of bovine TB. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme we produce for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. THE government's former chief scientific advisor has warned that Britain may be unable to continue as a dairy farming country if action isn't taken to prevent the spread of bovine TB. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme we produce for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:57:55 GMT Does TB threaten our farming future? We also report on how covert operations are cracking down on poachers, and why shopper will pay more for food they know is British. tb, bovine, labels, farming 00:12:37 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan22.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan15.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan15.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE government has finally climbed down from the fence and agreed to an "enforcer" to mediate between supermarkets and farmers. But will he have teeth? Hear informed debate in the weekly programme we produce for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. THE government has finally climbed down from the fence and agreed to an "enforcer" to mediate between supermarkets and farmers. But will he have teeth? Hear informed debate in the weekly programme we produce for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:30:35 GMT Will the supermarket enforcer have teeth? The long-awaited announcement on the supermarket ombudsman has been met with delight by farmers - but retailers are still opposed. In this week's programme, David Behrens and the Yorkshire Post's agricultural correspondent Mark Casci debate the issues. ombudsman, enforcer, tesco, asda, sainsbury's, gm crops 00:15:20 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan15.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan8.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan8.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post SMALLER portions, more production and less environmental damage... but what does the government's first food policy in 60 years really add up to? Hear informed debate in the weekly programme we produce for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. SMALLER portions, more production and less environmental damage... but what does the government's first food policy in 60 years really add up to? Hear informed debate in the weekly programme we produce for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:44:38 GMT Truth behind government's 'food policy' Environment Secretary Hilary Benn says he wants profit and risk to be spread more evenly throughout the food chain to give farmers a stronger income. He also wants land made available for communities to grow their own food. yorkshire, leeds, sheffield, hull, york, yorkshire forward, north, yorkshire post, farming, agriculture 00:14:55 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan8.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec18.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec18.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post AS farmers look forward to a bumper Christmas feeding shoppers eager to buy British, we review the highs and lows of 2009. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. AS farmers look forward to a bumper Christmas feeding shoppers eager to buy British, we review the highs and lows of 2009. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:47:22 GMT A bumper Christmas and a review of 2009 David Behrens and the Yorkshire Post's agricultural correspondent Mark Casci discuss the figures and the news that this year's Christmas turkey is... Asda - after importing hundreds of inedible birds from Brazil. brazil, turkey, asda, reviws of the year, 2009 00:14:25 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec18.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec11.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec11.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE Rural Payments Agency is asking farmers to return money it overpaid them. But does it have any legal right to do so? Hear informed debate in the weekly programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. THE Rural Payments Agency is asking farmers to return money it overpaid them. But does it have any legal right to do so? Hear informed debate in the weekly programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:11:51 GMT Can government make farmers pay back cash? The agency - long under fire for its alleged incompetence - has paid out as much as £90 million in error. Now, questions have been raised as to whether the farmers who received it are obliged to hand it back. rpa, nfu 00:10:08 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec11.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec409.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec409.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE Rural Payments Agency has managed to lose the personal data of farmers for the second time in 12 months. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. THE Rural Payments Agency has managed to lose the personal data of farmers for the second time in 12 months. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:59:54 GMT More of your data lost by the government David Behrens and the Yorkshire Post's agricultural correspondent Mark Casci discuss the latest incident and also consider the move by Marks & Spencer to clearly label the origin of their dairy products. rpa, data loss, marks and spencer 00:12:45 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec409.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov2709.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov2709.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post New figures prove it: Farm shops are cheaper than supermarkets by as much as 24 per cent. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. New figures prove it: Farm shops are cheaper than supermarkets by as much as 24 per cent. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:02:09 GMT Are farm shops now cheaper than supermarkets? Also: The new American research likely to reignite the debate over GM crops. The latest debacle by the Rural Payments Agency Why the Christmas fatstock markets are rebranding themselves gm crops, sup[ermarkets 00:14:10 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov2709.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov20.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov20.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post IN the week a supermarket milk giant posted an 81 per cent rise in profits, we ask: is it at the expense of struggling dairy farmers? Hear informed debate in the weekly programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. IN the week a supermarket milk giant posted an 81 per cent rise in profits, we ask: is it at the expense of struggling dairy farmers? Hear informed debate in the weekly programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:17:27 GMT Are dairies milking profit from farmers? Also in this edition, we await the government's decision on whether to appoint a supermarket ombudsman, and read the indications so far. And we launch the 2010 Yorkshire Post Environment Awards. milk, asda, morrisons, tesco,, wiseman 00:12:02 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov20.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov13.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov13.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE English uplands need to go back a century over the next 50 years, a significant report says this week. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. THE English uplands need to go back a century over the next 50 years, a significant report says this week. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:01:41 GMT Turning back the clock on our upland farms We also report from one of the region's indoor pig farms and on the trend for "care farms" by farmers who want to diversify. uplands, defra, jamie oliver, pig farming, care farms 00:13:56 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov13.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov6.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov6.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post DAIRY cows are suffering to pay for cheap milk, according to government advisers. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. DAIRY cows are suffering to pay for cheap milk, according to government advisers. Hear informed debate in the weekly programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:52:15 GMT Are cows paying the price for cheap milk? We also report on a new move by the pig industry to use frontier science to catch foreign meat being sold under British colours. And we hear about the new Yorkshire wool jackets being sold on Savile Row. cows, milk, savile row, wool 00:11:09 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov6.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct23.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct23.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post NEARLY half a million tonnes of cheese was imported into Britain last year, leading to calls for the Government to settle the issue of food labelling once and for all. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. NEARLY half a million tonnes of cheese was imported into Britain last year, leading to calls for the Government to settle the issue of food labelling once and for all. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:46:55 GMT Ban these misleading food labels once and for all The Yorkshire Post has established its Clearly British campaign for an end to the loophole in EU law which allows such food to be labelled as being British. labelling, cheese, eu, british, countryside live 00:14:33 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct23.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct2.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct2.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE falling value of the pound has provided an unexpected boost for farmers, with their Single Farm Payment cheques set to rise by 15 per cent this year. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. THE falling value of the pound has provided an unexpected boost for farmers, with their Single Farm Payment cheques set to rise by 15 per cent this year. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:59:33 GMT Single Farm Payments set to rise 15% Also this week: Organic producers stage a fight back... Beekeepers call for calm over a ban on pesticide products eu, farm, organic, bees 00:11:54 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekoct2.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep18.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep18.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE cattle are fed beer and given personal massages - no wonder their beef is so highly prized. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. THE cattle are fed beer and given personal massages - no wonder their beef is so highly prized. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:35:14 GMT Raising a beef... at £150 a kilo Also this week: Defra is told Britain must grow more fruit and vegetables - and a disastrous summer means harvest yields are down. wagyu, japan, japanese, harrods, asda 00:11:39 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep18.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep11.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep11.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post SUPERMARKET chains across Europe could face an investigation over the prices they charge for dairy products. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. SUPERMARKET chains across Europe could face an investigation over the prices they charge for dairy products. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:42:47 GMT Are supermarkets overcharging us for dairy poduce? We also report on Farmville, the farming computer game that's sweeping the internet. Can it really turn geeks into growers? farmville, farm town, facebook, eu, supermarkets 00:11:21 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep11.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep4.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep4.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post IT'S the most reviled and inept government department since the Child Protection Agency. So is the RPA finally for the chop? Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. IT'S the most reviled and inept government department since the Child Protection Agency. So is the RPA finally for the chop? Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:20:19 GMT Is this the end for the hated Rural Payments Agency? In this edition of the programme, Agricultural Correspondent Mark Casci and Digital Editor David Behrens discuss the inquiry into the future of the Rural Payments Agency. Ministers say it's not performance-related - but does that really wash? rpa, cows, eu, subisies, gm food, frankenstein 00:13:48 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeksep4.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug28.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug28.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post RECESSION or not, more and more shoppers are willing to pay a premium for locally-produced food. Discover why, and hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. RECESSION or not, more and more shoppers are willing to pay a premium for locally-produced food. Discover why, and hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:00:18 GMT Why we can't get enough local produce We also look ahead to Countryside Live, the expanding sister event of the Great Yorkshire Show, for which tickets are about to go on sale. supermarkets, gys, great uyorkshire show, countryside live, harrogate 00:07:22 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug28.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug14.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug14.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post As unemployment in the countryside more than doubles in the past year, the government stands accused of ignoring Britain's rural communities. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for just those communities. As unemployment in the countryside more than doubles in the past year, the government stands accused of ignoring Britain's rural communities. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for just those communities. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:33:46 GMT The rural recession - a special edition In this special edition of the programme, Agricultural Correspondent Mark Casci and Digital Editor David Behrens discuss the issues raised in this weekend's Yorkshire Post report on the rural recession. darling, recession, nfu, downturn 00:12:52 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug14.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug7.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug7.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post DEFRA spent half a billion pounds last year on consultants and temporary staff, considering slashing subsides to farmers to save costs. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. DEFRA spent half a billion pounds last year on consultants and temporary staff, considering slashing subsides to farmers to save costs. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:05:21 GMT Does Defra really need all those consultants? In this edition of the programme, we discuss the need for consultants at all when Defra has 10,000 staff of its own. We also report on the gonvernment's decision to appoint a supermarkets ombudsman - a move popular with farmers but not retailers. defra, consultants, tesco, asda, morrisons, sainsbury's 00:15:54 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekaug7.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/COUNTRY WEEK JULY 30.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/COUNTRY WEEK JULY 30.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FARMING leaders have defended themselves against claims that the European Union is wasting tens of billions of pounds on subsidising farmers instead of shifting more resources to boost economic recovery from the recession. The House of Lords European Union Committee will make claims that it is “disappointing” such a large proportion of the EU’s budget continued to be spent on the Common Agricultural Policy while the world struggles to emerge from the financial crisis. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. FARMING leaders have defended themselves against claims that the European Union is wasting tens of billions of pounds on subsidising farmers instead of shifting more resources to boost economic recovery from the recession. The House of Lords European Union Committee will make claims that it is “disappointing” such a large proportion of the EU’s budget continued to be spent on the Common Agricultural Policy while the world struggles to emerge from the financial crisis. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:43:27 GMT Why are farmers looking for more land? Also in the programme... With the grey squirrel damaging Britain's forests, is it time for a cull? squirrels, farmers, CLA, carbon 00:06:15 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/COUNTRY WEEK JULY 30.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjuly24.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjuly24.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FARMERS have been told to cut their greenhouse emissions by six per cent in the next decade - or face regulation. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. FARMERS have been told to cut their greenhouse emissions by six per cent in the next decade - or face regulation. Hear informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:57:22 GMT Also in the programme... With the grey squirrel damaging Britain's forests, is it time for a cull? Will government really regulate farmers' carbon output? squirrels, farmers, CLA, carbon 00:06:15 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjuly24.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjuly16.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjuly16.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post Hear a special edition of the Yorkshire Post's Country Week podcast, direct from the 151st Great Yorkshire Show. It's the programme produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Hear a special edition of the Yorkshire Post's Country Week podcast, direct from the 151st Great Yorkshire Show. It's the programme produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:12:26 GMT Country Week podcast from the Great Yorkshire Show In this edition of the programme, we round up the news and reaction from the show, with contributions from NFU president Peter Kendall and the CLA's William Worsley. great yorkshire show, harrogate 00:14:36 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjuly16.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjuly10.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjuly10.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post The 151st Great Yorkshire Show is just days away, and we look ahead... as well as bringing down the final curtain on the Royal Show in Warwickshire. Listen to informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. The 151st Great Yorkshire Show is just days away, and we look ahead... as well as bringing down the final curtain on the Royal Show in Warwickshire. Listen to informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:17:42 GMT Great Yorkshire Show preview We also report on the government's compromise proposals for set-aside, and on their controversial plans to five farmers more of a say in controlling animal disease. royal show, great yorkshire show, stoneleigh, warwickshire, nick herbert 00:12:18 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjuly10.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjuly3.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjuly3.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post As TV launches another attack on the pig industry, we let Yorkshire farmers answer back. Listen to informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. As TV launches another attack on the pig industry, we let Yorkshire farmers answer back. Listen to informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:58:41 GMT Slinging the muck on pig farming we report form Malton where 100 pig industry representatives met to consider the fallout from More4's allegations about animal welfare. pig, farming, pig business, poland, america, bacon. pork, malton, tv, more4, channel 4 00:10:27 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjuly3.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune26.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune26.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post A former supermarket boss and an ageing punk rocker are unlikely bedfellows, but Sir Ken Morrison tells us why he admires Johnny Rotten's new ad campaign. Listen to informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. A former supermarket boss and an ageing punk rocker are unlikely bedfellows, but Sir Ken Morrison tells us why he admires Johnny Rotten's new ad campaign. Listen to informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:03:19 GMT Sir Ken Morrison and Johnny Rotten! We also report on another attack by TV on the pig breeding industry, and we discuss the opening of the "food shop of food shops", Fodder in Harrogate. Plus, we reveal why a Yorkshire pig breeder is putting its boars through a libido test... johnny rotten, sex pistols, butter, ken morrison, morrisons, libido, semen 00:10:35 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune26.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune19.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune19.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post DESPITE its pledge to support British farmers, the government imported nearly a third of all its own food last year. Listen to informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities DESPITE its pledge to support British farmers, the government imported nearly a third of all its own food last year. Listen to informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:59:20 GMT Scandal of the government's foreign food mountain In this edition of the programme, we reveal the results of a Yorkshire Post investigation on how the government sources the food it gives its own staff. imports, government, scandal, food, bacon 00:14:07 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune19.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune12.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune12.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FARMERS hit by the collapse of their dairy co-op are now being offered rock-bottom prices by unscrupulous distributors. Listen to informed debate here. FARMERS hit by the collapse of their dairy co-op are now being offered rock-bottom prices by unscrupulous distributors. Listen to informed debate here. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:49:16 GMT Counting the cost of farmers' co-op collapse More than 200 Yorkshire farmers have already lost thousands in earnings and investments - and now come reports of large milk buyers targeting victims by offering them extremely poor prices for their milk. milk, dairy. collapse, farm, mps, resign, defra 00:12:32 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjune12.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay29.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay29.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post FINALLY - the EU looks set to act on the dishonest practice of labelling cheap foreign imports as British. Listen to informed debate in the programme made especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. FINALLY - the EU looks set to act on the dishonest practice of labelling cheap foreign imports as British. Listen to informed debate in the programme made especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. Fri, 29 May 2009 07:47:42 GMT Victory in battle against 'Made in Britain' fakes Also in the programme... researchers are trying to prove scientifically what every Yorkshireman has always known - our produce tastes better than anyone else's. And we introduce the Yorkshire Agricultural Society's new spiritual head. fake, labelling, food, chaplain, asparagus 00:10:02 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay29.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay22.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay22.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post 100 Yorkshire farmers have been handed long-term contracts to supply barley for the national brewing industry. Listen to informed debate in the programme made especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. 100 Yorkshire farmers have been handed long-term contracts to supply barley for the national brewing industry. Listen to informed debate in the programme made especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. Fri, 22 May 2009 03:46:40 GMT Where there's muck there's beer We also discover why Yorkshire pork is becoming a regular fixture on the dinner tables of China, and hear about the Yorkshire farm that's also a wildlife habitat. beer, carlsberg, barley, china, pigs, cambodia, rspb, birds 00:11:53 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay22.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay15.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay15.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE banks may be reining in, but farmers have never borrowed more - £11bn in the first three month of this year alone. Listen to informed debate in the programme made especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. THE banks may be reining in, but farmers have never borrowed more - £11bn in the first three month of this year alone. Listen to informed debate in the programme made especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. Fri, 15 May 2009 05:55:18 GMT Farmers' debt mountain hits £11bn We also raise the question of whether the expected warm summer will heighten the risk of animal infection. And we look ahead to next weekend's Yorkshire Game Fair at Harewood House. debt, farmers, cla, game, shooting, grouse, game fair, bluetongue, virus 00:08:43 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay15.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay8.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay8.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post HEAR what the Energy Minister said as Yorkshire gathered to applaud the triumphs of its most innovative businesses and community groups. Listen to informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. HEAR what the Energy Minister said as Yorkshire gathered to applaud the triumphs of its most innovative businesses and community groups. Listen to informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural communities. Fri, 08 May 2009 07:58:58 GMT Ed Miliband at our Environment Awards We also discuss the latest developments surrounding trials of genetically modified crops - and on the new trend for venison... even when it has to be imported from New Zealand. green, awards, yorkshire post. miliband, frostick, deer, bambi, vennison 00:23:52 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay8.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay1.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay1.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post THE label stuck, and the H1-N1 virus is ingrained in the public consciousness as swine flu. But it has little to do with the animals it was named after. Listen to informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. THE label stuck, and the H1-N1 virus is ingrained in the public consciousness as swine flu. But it has little to do with the animals it was named after. Listen to informed debate in the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 01 May 2009 08:42:06 GMT Please stop calling it swine flu We also examine a disease that does pose a threat to animals in Britain - TB - and research from scientists in York showing new links between cattle and badgers. swine flu, h1-n1, virus, ombudsman, pigs 00:11:04 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmay1.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapril24.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapril24.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post BURIED in the Budget's small print this week was the shock revelation for holiday home owners that the tax benefits they've enjoyed for the last 15 years are being scrapped. Listen to the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. BURIED in the Budget's small print this week was the shock revelation for holiday home owners that the tax benefits they've enjoyed for the last 15 years are being scrapped. Listen to the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:55:05 GMT The tax threat to your home in the country We also report on more red tape for Yorkshire's beleaguered hill farmers... and on the sudden shortage of sheep shearers in the UK this spring. holiday homes, lets, chancellor, budget, hill farms, sheep shearers 00:11:56 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapril24.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapril17.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapril17.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post WILL Defra really press ahead with its plan to make farmers pay for foot and mouth? Listen to the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. WILL Defra really press ahead with its plan to make farmers pay for foot and mouth? Listen to the programme produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:07:07 GMT Will government's 'cow tax' become a reality? Also this week... Why this is such a good time for beef producers How big an opportuity do farmers have from fuel crops? cow tax, defra, beef, biofuel 00:10:25 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapril17.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/COUNTRY%20WEEK_100409.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/COUNTRY%20WEEK_100409.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post AFTER 160 years the Royal Show is calling it a day. Now the country's dominant rural show, how will the Great Yorkshire respond? AFTER 160 years the Royal Show is calling it a day. Now the country's dominant rural show, how will the Great Yorkshire respond? Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:03:28 GMT The Royal Show no more - what now for the Great Yorkshire We also look at farmers' angry response to the proposed nine per cent hike in the charge by the Food Standards Agency for meat hygiene inspections. The price of high welfare standards, or just hitting farmers where it hurts? royal show, great yorkshire 00:06:30 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/COUNTRY%20WEEK_100409.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapril3.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapril3.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post It wasn't their fault, so why should farmers foot the bill for the 2007 foot and mouth outbreak? Listen to informed discussion in the podcast produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. It wasn't their fault, so why should farmers foot the bill for the 2007 foot and mouth outbreak? Listen to informed discussion in the podcast produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:34:00 GMT Must farmers bear the cost of foot and mouth? We examine Defra's re-drawing of the rules on disease control, and ask: just how much are farmers going to have to pay? And we have more on the speculation that as much as 50 per cent of Britain's dairy produce could have to be imported by 2030. foot and mouth, defra, animals, cows, dairy, milk, nfu 00:12:38 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekapril3.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar27.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar27.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post SUPERMARKETS are reducing the amount they charge for a price of milk... but is it the cruellest cut for Yorkshire's already hard-pressed dairy farmers? Listen to informed discussion on the podcast produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. SUPERMARKETS are reducing the amount they charge for a price of milk... but is it the cruellest cut for Yorkshire's already hard-pressed dairy farmers? Listen to informed discussion on the podcast produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:33:00 GMT Last nail in the coffin for dairy farmers? We hear from a member of the NFU dairy board in Yorkshire on whether the industry can sustain continued cost-cutting on this scale. And we report on the night Wensleydale cheese made an exhibition of itself in London. dairy, milk, supermarkets, tesco, asda, morrisons, william hague, wensleydale cheese, sheep tagging 00:16:53 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar27.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar20.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar20.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post A once in a lifetime opportunity - but will an ombudsman safeguard rural business or just create more pointless regulation? Listen to informed discussion on the podcast produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. A once in a lifetime opportunity - but will an ombudsman safeguard rural business or just create more pointless regulation? Listen to informed discussion on the podcast produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:05:03 GMT Can we regulate what supermarkets pay farmers? We discuss the new Grocery Supply Code of Practice which if implemented would reduce the influence retailers can have over the prices they pay to suppliers. Also - the Yorkshire women who's taken to building houses made of straw. 3 little pigs, nfu, straw, cla, retailers, ombudsman 00:09:39 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar20.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar13.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar13.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post Will Defra ever make up its mind on managing environmental quotas on farms? Listen to informed discussion on the podcast produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Will Defra ever make up its mind on managing environmental quotas on farms? Listen to informed discussion on the podcast produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:01:37 GMT Another government U-turn on farms? We discuss the latest proposals from the government, which now wants famers to be responsible for delivering environmental benefits. We also debate the threat to the UK's bee population. bees, setaside, defra, yas, yorkshire, great yorkshire show, 00:09:27 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar13.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar6.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar6.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post Can it be true: The Royal Show acknowledging the Great Yorkshire as the highlight of the summer season? Listen to the podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Can it be true: The Royal Show acknowledging the Great Yorkshire as the highlight of the summer season? Listen to the podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:31:24 GMT We also debate the race against time to vaccinate against bluetongue before the medicine expires - and ask why farmers had so little notice. Great Yorkshire Show standoff resolved great yorkshire show, royal show, bluetongue, vaccine 00:08:00 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekmar6.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb27.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb27.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post Can farmers really make money selling muck to generate electricity? Listen to the podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Can farmers really make money selling muck to generate electricity? Listen to the podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:00:04 GMT We discuss the government's proposal to turn manure and other waste into power for the national grid - with farmers potentially sharing in the proceeds. We also debate newly-announced packages aimed at saving the pig and dairy industries. Making brass from muck biofuel, muck, brass, yorkshire, nfu, hilary benn, nick herbery 00:14:08 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb27.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb20.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb20.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post Harsh realities for farmers... what Hilary Benn and Nick Herbert told the NFU Conference this week. Listen to the podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Harsh realities for farmers... what Hilary Benn and Nick Herbert told the NFU Conference this week. Listen to the podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:40:10 GMT NFU Conference special Hear what the Defra secretary and his Conservative opposite number told delegates in Birmingham. Also this week, why diversification is the in-word in rural communities, and how countryside buildings can be put to profitable new use. nfu, hilary benn, nick herbert, farming, union 00:13:18 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb20.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb13.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb13.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post Today the middle east, tomorrow the world... Yorkshire foods are going global. Listen to the podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Today the middle east, tomorrow the world... Yorkshire foods are going global. Listen to the podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:21:00 GMT Sending Yorkshire food to the world Also in this week's programme, one of the country's biggest diary farming organisations is making a direct appeal to the government to restrict livestock imports to minimise the risk of bluetongue infected cattle entering the country. aunt bessie.s yorkshire crisps, mr moos, dubai, gulfood, defra, bluetongue, nfu 00:13:19 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb13.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb6.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb6.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post Suddenly, pork sales are on the rise, and customers are more discerning than ever. Could it be the Jamie Oliver effect? Listen to the podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Suddenly, pork sales are on the rise, and customers are more discerning than ever. Could it be the Jamie Oliver effect? Listen to the podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:28:45 GMT Jamie effect sees pork sales soar Butchers and supermarkets are reporting soaring sales of pork as a direct result of Jamie Oliver's TV documentary, Jamie Saves Our Bacon. What's more, consumers are buying cuts not seen on the shelves for generations. jamie oliver, pork, foot and mouth, beef 00:16:40 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekfeb6.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan30.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan30.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post Rising prices and falling custom are forcing some farmers to abandon organic methods in favour of cheaper alternatives. Rising prices and falling custom are forcing some farmers to abandon organic methods in favour of cheaper alternatives. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:28:35 GMT Can we still afford to farm organic? Also this week, the animal rights group denouncing British pig farmers... the National Trust letting off its land for allotments... and is the government really condoning the systematic culling of Canada geese? organic, jamie oliver, pigs, animal action, hilary benn 00:13:19 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan30.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan23.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan23.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post As the welfare standards of Britain's pig farms come under scrutiny, one breeder is exporting the animals to the third world. Listen to the podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. As the welfare standards of Britain's pig farms come under scrutiny, one breeder is exporting the animals to the third world. Listen to the podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:34:07 GMT Selling Yorkshire pigs to Cambodia We talk to the pig breeder who's signed a £1m contract to help feed Cambodia. We also report on the brewing row over Defra's plans to increase the proportion of land farmers must leave to the birds. And Sainsbury's stops selling battery eggs. cambodia, sainsbury's, eggs, jamie oliver, hugh fearnley-whittingstall, set-aside, nfu 00:14:51 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan23.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan16.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan16.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post Next week, Jamie Oliver tries to single handedly save Britain's pig industry - a quarter of whose stock is here in Yorkshire. Listen to the podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Next week, Jamie Oliver tries to single handedly save Britain's pig industry - a quarter of whose stock is here in Yorkshire. Listen to the podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:53:10 GMT Country Week podcast: Can Jamie Oliver save our bacon? Jamie Oliver's Channel 4 documentary, Jamie Saves Our Bacon, aims to do for pig farming what his previous programmes have done for school dinners and the chicken industry. jamie oliver, pigs, bacon, sky high, pilots, channel 4 00:12:19 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan16.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan9.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan9.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post This week's Oxford Farming Conference commissioned a report on how the public views farmers. The results may surprise you. Listen to the podcast produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. This week's Oxford Farming Conference commissioned a report on how the public views farmers. The results may surprise you. Listen to the podcast produced especially for Yorkshire's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:11:09 GMT Our survey said... how you feel about farmers In this edition, Yorkshire Post agricultural correspondent Mark Casci talks to the conference chair Teresa Wickham on what the survey revealed. Also in the programme, we discuss the latest cuts by milk distributors in the amounts paid to dairy farmers. milk, farmers, idg, Oxford Farming Conference 00:14:05 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekjan9.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec19.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec19.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post Seven million bags of root vegetables from Yorkshire will grace the UK's Christmas tables this year. And that's just from one supermarket. Listen to the Yorkshire Post podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Seven million bags of root vegetables from Yorkshire will grace the UK's Christmas tables this year. And that's just from one supermarket. Listen to the Yorkshire Post podcast produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:45:24 GMT Yorkshire feeds the nation this Christmas Also in the programme, Yorkshire Post agricultural correspondent Mark Casci discusses the declining levels of meat imported into the UK. And we look back on 2008. carrots, potatoes, christmas dinner, eblex 00:13:46 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec19.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec12.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec12.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post What will be the lasting effect of the contaminated meat from Ireland fiasco this week? Listen to informed debate in the new programme from the Yorkshire Post produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. What will be the lasting effect of the contaminated meat from Ireland fiasco this week? Listen to informed debate in the new programme from the Yorkshire Post produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:43:24 GMT The Irish meat fiasco unravelled In this podcast, Yorkshire Post agricultural correspondent Mark Casci discusses the loss of consumer confidence that may result from the mass withdrawal of Irish produce from supermarket shelves. ireland, tainted meat, pork, ireland 00:10:41 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec12.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec5.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec5.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post Thefts from farmland are reaching "epidemic proportions" in Yorkshire. Listen to informed debate in the new programme from the Yorkshire Post produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Thefts from farmland are reaching "epidemic proportions" in Yorkshire. Listen to informed debate in the new programme from the Yorkshire Post produced especially for the region's rural and agricultural communities. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:24:02 GMT We also examine the plight of the UK diary farming industry following the news that a leading cooperative is axing a third of its workforce and cutting its prices for farmers. Yorkshire Post agricultural correspondent Mark Casci reports on the thieves targeting farms for tractors, landrovers and diesel and then shipping them all over the world. dairy, milk, farming, casci, rural, yorkshire, upland 00:16:40 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweekdec5.mp3 no http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov27.mp3 http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov27.mp3 Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Post agricultural correspondent Mark Casci and rural affairs correspondent Chris Benfield discuss farm gate prices, the crisis in the wool industry and the latest outbreak of bluetongue. Yorkshire Post agricultural correspondent Mark Casci and rural affairs correspondent Chris Benfield discuss farm gate prices, the crisis in the wool industry and the latest outbreak of bluetongue. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:49:52 GMT New series We also hear from the English Beef and Lamb Executive and the National Farmers' Union on the issues facing the agricultural community. yorkshire, leeds, sheffield, hull, york, yorkshire forward, north, yorkshire post, farming, agriculture 00:24:49 News & Politics http://www2.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/yp_movies/countryweeknov27.mp3 no