Farm Business

Is this a sign of the IHT effect or an industry which has been struggling to cope with rising business costs and low sales returns for years?

The Chancellors announcement offer ‘very little in the way of meaningful support or clarity’

Four years on from a Welsh Government consultation and there is still no word on Permitted Development Rights (PDR)

A significant increase in Ukrainian egg imports has prompted a joint letter from industry bodies stressing the need for imported egg products to meet welfare and production standards equivalent to those required of UK producers

The amount of land publicly marketed has dropped this year despite current Government policy

Silas Hedley–Lawrence is a farmer, coach and consultant with a decade of hands-on experience in regenerative agriculture. With a background rooted in both commercial and direct selling models, he champions lean, profitable farming systems that increase biodiversity and soil health. Silas is an Integrity Soils trained agroecological coach from the Yellowstone 2024 cohort

From January 1, 2026, 325,000t of raw cane sugar a year will be able to enter the UK tariff-free

The supermarket will continue to spend over £700 million per year with British farmers and agriculture suppliers and is urging the Government to ensure that UK farmers are properly supported

The next instalment of Farmers Guardian's webinar series took place on Tuesday November 25, at 7pm

On the face of it, a 49% increase in average farm income in 2024/25 is something to celebrate, but dig a bit deeper and you can understand current farmer fears for their businesses