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Communities can stop most vulnerable ‘falling through the gaps’

Kate Dale, co-ordinator of the Yorkshire Rural Support Network (pictured below), reflects on how rural communities are reacting to the coronavirus situation and how we can all play our parts in [...]

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Yorkshire farmers can apply for share of extra £6m flood recovery funds

Farmers affected by recent flooding in parts of East and North Yorkshire can apply for a share of a new £6m extension of the Farming Recovery Fund. The Department for the Environment, Food and [...]

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Yorkshire’s rural businesses have vast untapped tourism potential

Income from tourism in the Yorkshire countryside can be boosted if rural businesses capitalise on a growing desire for authentic experiences. That was the message from Yorkshire Dales marketeer [...]

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Take greater control of your farm business – new workshops

It is as important as ever to take control of our own farming livelihoods. Evolving political forces and consumer choices mean our industry is expected to undergo huge change in the years ahead. [...]

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Lord Lieutenant to give positive farming message at Plough Service

Yorkshire’s farming community will be celebrated at Ripon Cathedral with the support of the Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire. Johanna Ropner will give an address at the Cathedral’s traditional [...]

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Valuable interventions by nurses at latest free health checks

A timely reminder about the support available to farmers has been offered by the Yorkshire Rural Support Network at the latest free farmer health checks in Thirsk. As the darker winter days draw [...]

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Emergency payments for families hit by flooding now available

A farm support charity is fast-tracking payments to ease the financial strain facing farmers affected by the floods across the North of England. For the second time in a month, farming charity [...]

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FREE Farmer Health Checks 2019/2020

An invitation to all in the farming community! Come and see us for a checkup and a chat between 11am – 1.30pm at the following events: Thursday 28th November 2019 – Thirsk Christmas [...]

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Women in Farming Conference 2019

The Yorkshire Rural Support Network, supported by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society welcomed over 130 delegates to their Annual Conference at Pavilions of Harrogate, Great Yorkshire Showground [...]

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Support and social events during October 2019

We were very thankful to finish harvest earlier this month which has been the focus of our efforts at home. We are now busy drilling up for next year, looking after sheep and cattle, keeping on [...]