Farm animals

What is heifer and how does it differ from a cow? We explain the common farming term.

Tragic events, as unbearably painful as they may be at the time, often contain the seeds of something that can flourish and grow into things of unspeakable beauty. I talk from personal experience, says author of 'Being With Cows' Dave Mountjoy.

Industrial chicken production in England and Wales has risen by the equivalent of one million birds per month for the last decade, putting rivers in at least seven counties at risk of becoming 'dead zones deplete of wildlife', according to a new report by the Soil Association.

We take a look at the lifespan of sheep and discover a ewe that broke a world record.

Do cows really have four stomachs? We take a look at their rather complicated digestive system

How fast are cows? Are they as fast as horses? We take a look

Adam Henson explains why we sheer sheep

Discover four black and white cow breeds that you could see grazing our fields.

Adam Henson goes in search of woolly pigs, and recounts the sad story of the now extinct Lincolnshire Curly Coat pig

British farms are home to a diverse collection of exotic animals from all corners of the world. Farmer and Countryfile presenter Adam Henson introduces the alpaca

Adam Henson recounts the story of Dolly the Sheep, a 1990s cloned superstar of science

Adam Henson explains where milk comes from and how to goes from cow to table

Adam Henson explains the miraculous process of a cow giving birth