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Recently, I was strolling along the tops of Wensleydale with farmer Stuart Raw. Stuart, who keeps his short legged red Dexters above Castle Bolton, was showing me the herd. As we picked our way over the rough ground, he gestured at a few auburn...

Why freeze meat? What is freezer burn? Does freezing kill bacteria/germs? The 'Danger Zone' The best...

Christmas Has Come Early 'Tis the season for giving and spreading Christmas cheer, so we're giving one lucky person and two friends the chance to win a £250 Farmison & Co gift voucher each! It's simple to enter: 1. Follow...

A staggering 1/3 of food produced for consumption is wasted across the globe. Whilst we're extremely effective at addressing this issue - through nose to tail eating and innovative products - we can always do more. So, we've recently teamed up with...

Go green for Black Friday. Together with our friends at Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, we're inviting our customers to pay to...

Winning Trimmings Two of our Christmas trimmings have scooped top prize at Good Housekeeping's 2020 taste test. Our Luxury...

Christmas is a time of celebration and excess, but last Christmas alone it was estimated the UK wasted £485 million on food. It is in some ways understandable. We all stock up for a Christmas cooking and want to make sure there is plenty to go...

The 5 key points on how to cook and serve a Christmas Goose If defrosting a free range goose for Christmas, do this in the fridge, not near a radiator or in contact with direct heat. This may take up to 3 days for a large goose so...

Yorkshire Post It began as a low rumble at midday on 12 August. Customers were desperate for grouse, and we'd never experienced anything like it. The heather beetle, nemesis of the game keeper, has meant...

ANDY CAVANNA - COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR OF FARMISON & CO The history of the turkey in this country is a curious one. The bird is supposedly named for the country, as merchants first traded turkeys from the Middle East to England. Considering...