THE North Yorkshire and South Durham Agricultural Valuers Association has presented a cheque for £500 to the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI).

The farming charity spent £125,000 last year in North Yorkshire and £2 million nationally assisting farming families in difficulty.

William Douglas, association president, said: "Our members practicing across North Yorkshire and South Durham have seen first-hand the difficulties faced by our clients and farmers this year, and we hope this donation can support the hard work of RABI."

Pictured are Lucinda Douglas, press officer, and William Douglas, president of the association, presenting the cheque to David Anderson, chairman of RABI’s North Yorkshire committee.