Country diary: A quiet place that nurtures both people and wildlife
Country diary
Country diary: Lambing would be almost impossible without this super crook
April 2024
Country diary
Country diary: Letting go of a cow we hold dear
Our unequal earth
Egg labels, egg-splained: from cage-free to free-range, how to eat ethically and economically
How we met
How we met: ‘She accosted me and told me she’d looked me up on Facebook’
Science Weekly
From birds, to cattle, to … us? Could bird flu be the next pandemic? – podcast
Call us woke if you like, but all animals deserve the RSPCA’s protection
Chris Sherwood
Income and power from cow manure
Who complains about church bells or cicadas in France? You’d be surprised
Dale Berning Sawa
Mooing cows no grounds for noise complaint under new French law
Country diary
Country diary: Lambing is in full swing on the farm
Texas egg facility halts production after bird flu found in chickens
March 2024
Texas wildfire puts spotlight on cattle ranchers and climate extremes: ‘so badly burned they can’t be saved’
As extreme weather intensifies, ranchers are driven by a need to adapt and a desire to preserve the land for future generations
Country diary
Country diary: Relentless rain – but a day of farming collaboration
Keswick, Cumbria: We visited a farm to find out how it has been working successfully with nature, complementing its livestock with ponds and edible hedgerows
Our unequal earth
Out with the animal cruelty. In with … mushrooms? These farmers are leaving factory farming behind
Some farmers have turned from livestock to crops to avoid the financial pitfalls and thorny ethics of industrial agriculture
February 2024
Our unequal earth
‘America is a factory farming nation’: key takeaways from US agriculture census
Country diary
Country diary: Bringing the hills to our home
January 2024
The Guardian documentary
Rowdy Flock: a daughter, her dreams, and a sheep farm in Norway
When Rakel took over the last farm in her Norwegian village, she was not only taking responsibility for a flock of accident-prone woolly animals, but also a way of life at a crossroads
The Guardian documentary
Rowdy Flock: a daughter, her dreams, and a sheep farm in Norway
When Rakel took over the last farm in her Norwegian village, she was not only taking responsibility for a flock of accident-prone woolly animals, but also a way of life at a crossroads.
Our unequal earth
A California town will vote on banning factory farms. What does that mean for the rest of the US?
Activists in Berkeley, which has no factory farms, hope other cities will follow suit – but not everyone is convinced
