Farm Business

The public are looking to celebrate after an unprecedented Christmas last year, but supply chain issues and financial constraints may hold their celebrations back

Speakers at an RABDF business seminar expressed their frustration with the Government’s disconnect with farming

Shoppers can find their local turkey producer by putting their postcode into the NFU Turkey Finder

Now open for English arable and horticultural growers under the Farming Transformation Fund, water management grants could be very appealing to those looking to install new infrastructure.

While financial support from the Government is becoming more targeted, opportunities still exist for farmers to access grants which could facilitate improvements or perhaps a new direction of travel. 

Andy Cureton, head of research and partnerships of UK Research and Innovation says agritech can help UK agriculture and horticulture overcome the challenges it faces.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said Government subsidies and interventions do nothing to support food security.

Farm and environmental groups have warned the new payment rates for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), published this week, are too low and ‘lack ambition’.

With a range of grants available to farming businesses, Charlie Fowler, agri-business consultant at Fisher German, offers his advice on applying for funding.

The UK could plant its smallest area of potatoes ever in 2022, making the country more reliant on imports