SOME tenant farmers in Cumbria are being notice to quit so landlords can release their land to either sell it, pay inheritance tax bills, or farm it in hand in one of the many new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) schemes.
CUMBRIA Wildlife Trust is now the official owner of the 3,000 acre Skiddaw Forest in the northern Lake District.
LEARNING about nature and the countryside on a Cumbrian farm will be a hoot for schoolchildren.
WORK started last month on Brant Fell Common above Sedbergh to slow the flow of water, enhance natural habitats and increase the capacity of the fell to absorb carbon.
A WILDLIFE charity is seeking help to boost declining numbers of grassland wildflowers and plants.
TRIBUTES have flooded in following the death of well-known Cumbrian farmer David Knipe following a tragic accident on his farm near Tebay.
A CUMBRIAN Labour MP spoke out in Parliament this week against the Chancellor's planned changes to inheritance tax.
ONLINE sessions are being held to help farmers with tax and succession planning following the inheritance tax changes announced in the Autumn Budget.
CUMBRIAN businesses have got behind our campaign to defend the county's family farms.
LIFE-saving surgery was performed on a working sheepdog after it swallowed a hormone implant used on sheep.
