Farm Business

Jeremy Clarkson has once again hit the headlines, after his Diddly Squat Farm became embroiled in council battle over plans to extend the car park on the presenter’s Cotswold-based property.

This week’s budget has garnered a mixed response from the farming sector, with some raising concerns that energy support for business and rural levelling up have been side lined in favour of more general economic gains, while others have welcomed clarity on property relief, pensions and machinery expenditure.

Farmers need to ask themselves where they want their business to be in 10 years’ time if they wanted to take control and manage change before it manages them.

A new campaign to ‘Spare our land for food and nature’ has been launched by countryside charity CPRE.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt today delivered a budget devoid of any reference to farming, food or the rural economy, opting instead to focus on urban centres, childcare support and duty cuts.

Food producers could be facing a ‘cliff edge’ when an energy and gas scheme comes to an end, NFU president Minette Batters has warned. By Chris Brayford

Agricultural organisations have called for the Government to make tax changes ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Budget (March 15), with the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) urging the Government to implement the taxation

Despite an increase in operating costs of 27 per cent, grain cooperative Openfield has reported a rise in profits from £0.1 million to £3.1 million in the year ending June 2022.

Farmers First is a major player in the UK lamb market, but a payment issue in recent months and questions from former board members have led the company’s board to speak out. Alex Black met key players at the co-operative.