Nathan Turvey
BBC Radio York News

BBC Radio York has received calls complaining about the lengthy delays on the A59 today as a result of the Great Yorkshire Show.

Callers told us they thought traffic was being managed differently this year.

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We've been in touch with North Yorkshire County Council and they say there has been no change to traffic management at the A1/A59 this year or to road signs and diversions.

The council say they are "aware of some queueing on the A59"  but say they think it "should be improving."

The BBC Look North team take preparations for tonight's broadcast very seriously and put in rigorous bouts of training.

David Ward
BBC Local Live, York

It's not just us humans that like to look our best.

Throughout the next three days, animals across the showground will be judged on their appearance with the best taking home fiercely sought-after rosettes.

Click here to watch the preening and primping.

Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

The weather's set fair for a lovely few days at the Great Yorkshire Show (as long as you ignore the possibility of a few isolated showers!)

Here's my specially chosen words of weather wisdom for the show.

Georgey Spanswick
Presenter, BBC Radio York

I'm here with thousands of others at the Great Yorkshire Show and mentioned earlier I've been chatting to Meurig Raymond, the president of the National Farmers' Union, about the potential impact of Britain leaving the EU.

He says one of his concerns is that the UK might end up importing "inferior products" from overseas.

Here's the full interview.

One driver's view of the current traffic delays en route to the Great Yorkshire Show.

Pete says it's just taken him two hours and 20 minutes to get from Harrogate to Wakefield.

Image source, Peter Grant

BBC reporter Charles Heslett shows off his comprehensive agricultural knowledge.

BBC Travel

There are long delays and stop-start traffic on the A59 westbound, between the Station Road junction in Whixley and the A658 junction in Goldsborough. 

The travel time between the two points is 40 minutes and the average speed is 8mph.  

Image source, Google

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

Struggling dairy farmers are to get more money from a new milk product hitting the shelves today.

Asda and the dairy co-operative Arla have brought out a four-pinter which guarantees 25p back to farmers for every bottle sold.

The product is being launched today at the Great Yorkshire Show.  

Image source, AP

Britain's dairy industry and its farmers have faced one of its most difficult periods in decades, as they've tried to push for fairer prices.

The deal is the largest of its kind and comes as research released today shows that two thirds of shoppers would be willing to pay more for a product that directly supports farmers and their families.

It follows the success of a similar scheme at Morrisons supermarkets.

The North Yorkshire Police rural taskforce are showing off their eye-catching police tractor at the Great Yorkshire Show as part of their campaign to raise awareness of rural crime.

Georgey Spanswick
Presenter, BBC Radio York

The 158th Great Yorkshire Show is under way and one of the big issues people are talking about at this year's event is how Britain's EU exit will affect the farming industry. 

I've just caught up with Meurig Raymond, the president of the National Farmer's Union.  

He said he thinks we're a long way from actually leaving Europe and any of the impact that might have.

Andrew from Kirkbymoorside called BBC Radio York from the A59 on his way to the Great Yorkshire Show.

He says he's been sitting at the Whixley crossroads - about 10 miles from the showground - for an hour. 

Andrew says the road is "like a car park." 

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If you're heading to Harrogate for the Great Yorkshire Show you should be in for a bright day with some warm sunny spells. 

Whilst some cloud is likely to build, it should remain dry for most, with just the low risk of very isolated showers developing. 

Winds remaining light.  

Yorkshire Evening Post

More than 130,000 visitors are expected in Harrogate over the next three days as the Great Yorkshire Show - England’s largest agricultural event, external - gets under way

Image source, Yorkshire Evening Post

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

This year is the 158th Great Yorkshire Show. 

It's held every year in July and attracts thousands of visitors.

Throughout the day we'll dribble some facts and figures out about the famous event, starting here:

• The annual cost of staging the show is £3m
• Last year 132,131 people made their way to the show
• The first time the attendance was recorded in 1842 it totalled 6,044

Image source, Yorkshire Agricultural Society

• The GYS was the first agricultural show in the UK to have its own site
• The showground at Harrogate was bought in 1949
• The amount paid for 200 acres as the nucleus of the Harrogate Showground was £16,500

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

As farmers gather in Harrogate for the annual get-together of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society it's been revealed that the number of dairy farms in England and Wales has fallen by more than 1,000 in three years.

One in 10 farms has closed since June 2013, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).

Image source, Getty Images

North Yorkshire lost 89 farms, the highest total of any county.

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board said it was concerned by the milk price paid to farmers.  

Yorkshire dairy farmer Jeremy Holmes (pictured below) said traditional dairy farming was "in a mess", with "far too much milk on the market".  

Georgey Spanswick
Presenter, BBC Radio York

The 158th Great Yorkshire Show, external get's under way this morning in Harrogate with about 130,000 people expected at this year's event - and one of those people is me!

I'm here with the breakfast show for BBC Radio York.

I'll be finding out about all sorts of farm-related things, including what North Yorkshire's farmers think about Brexit, rural crime, and even a new type of cow's milk.

As you can see from this delightful pic, I've already caught up with Charles Mills, the Show Director - it's his first show in the "top job".   

BBC Radio Leeds reporter Charles Heslett captures some vital bovine preening as the early morning sun shines on the showground...

And not to be outdone these horses are getting a good wash and brush up...

This year's show will be the first opportunity for the public to see the showground's new £11.5m exhibition hall.

Hall 1 - which is the size of 3.5 Olympic swimming pools - replaces the original 1960s building and was officially opened last month. 

The project is the largest in the Yorkshire Agricultural Society’s history and is the biggest single events space in Yorkshire and the North East.

Image source, Yorkshire Agricultural Society

It features:

• 465 glass panels
• 960 solar panels generating the equivalent of 47 homes' annual energy consumption
• 43,000 metres of cable
• Dry-stone walling the area of two tennis courts
• Steel frame more than double the weight of the Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead