The shetland cow

Alix Chidley-Uttley looks at the quintessential beef cow – the Hereford

OCCASIONALLY,a book of outstanding quality lands on my desk. As someone who has long been passionate about sheep – and who is working on a book on that very subject – “The Wonder Of Wool” is of partic

After taking early retirement in 2022, we embraced vanlife full-time, exploring both the UK and Europe. Travelling at home and abroad has become a central part of our lives and, in the summer of 2024,

COUNTRY LIFE’s fishing correspondent takes a closer look at the sturgeon, which has been highly prized by gastronomes since Roman times

Rugged coastlines, surging tides and deep, cold water put Scottish shellfish in a class of its own. Nick Hammond heads north to taste his way around some seafood hotspots

Robert Bakewell and livestock breeding