The NFU want issues such as connectivity and broadband provision, and funding to tackle crimes that harm the countryside to be addressed.

Government urged not to forget the countryside when it comes to levelling up

Twenty years ago, foot and mouth disease swept through the countryside, six million animals were slaughtered nationwide and tourism businesses lost millions.

Foot and mouth: Twenty years since the disease swept through the region

Joint anti-poaching patrols by North Yorkshire Police and Humberside Police on the Ryedale / Humberside border in May 2019.

Police are warning poachers to stay out of North Yorkshire, as the force ramps up a new anti-poaching operation. 

Police join forces to crack down on poaching in North Yorkshire

Farm animals worth £113,000 were savaged by dogs in the North East last year, according to new figures.  

Dog attacks on sheep and other livestock take their toll on North East farmers

Farmers in North Yorkshire say drones are startling their livestock and an intrusion of privacy.

Soaring use of drones raises privacy and safety fears

Farmers across the region say they're still at a standstill weeks after flooding devastated thousands of acres of land

Farmers still at "standstill" after flooding

A farmer hit by flooding 3 times was told he was not eligible for funding because County Durham had not been affected badly enough. 

Funding victory for farmer hit by floods

Dairy farmers take to the streets to get shoppers to support local produce as farmers say they will struggle to get through another winter

Tyne Tees Farming