backbone of britain

For some, lambing has already started. Here are some classic pictures of families and farmers lambing over the year

Visiting Amanda Owen at her home in the Yorkshire Dales, Emily Ashworth finds that TV's favourite shepherdess is in a new era, but as always, she is staying true to herself

A stalwart of livestock farming, John Hall looks back on his life, from national fatstock championships to foot-and-mouth, and his family who have kept him going throughout

Maria Warne-Elston lives and breathes farming, and as her family have done before her, she is determined to carry on the farm. Emily Ashworth finds out more

In Northern Ireland, a farming choir is doing far more than performing. It is rebuilding community, fighting loneliness and proving that music can reach places ordinary words cannot. Danusia Osiowy finds out more

In this Christmas in the Countryside special, Emily Ashworth visits new Clarkson’s Farm star Harriet Cowan to talk about her farming life, and, of course, Christmas in the Cowan household

First-generation farmer Kayleigh Robb has found a home within agriculture, and regen methods are helping her new tenancy flourish

Parents, teachers, farmers and the local community are out in force to try and save one rural primary school in Northern Ireland

Friends Kate Gascoyne and Kay March wanted to connect children with farmers who work across the Cumbrian landscape. Emily Ashworth finds out about their new book

Thousands of Land Girls took to the fields of Britain in World War II to help feed the nation, but one Land Girl, Amelia King, faced prejudice and backlash due to the colour of her skin. Emily Ashworth finds out more