Advice

Last week's Budget has brought succession and the transition of family assets to the forefront of everyone's minds, with considerable fear of potential Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax bills

The Budget has put succession planning in the spotlight, but how do you start the conversation?

Rural accountant Old Mill has suggested practical steps farmers can take

Regular reviews of hygiene protocols and procedures are advised on pig and poultry units to ensure optimal biosecurity

Farmers producing more biogas than their needs could be sitting on an untapped resource

Consultant and founder of SRH Agribusiness, Simon Haley, said these funding opportunities could help with ‘resilience planning, strategic advice and business growth', but current availability of funds must be checked on the relevant council website

High concentrate diets and acidic clamp silage are some of the main causes of sub-acute ruminal acidosis in dairy cows

Vet, Rob Hall of LLM Farm Vets, discusses the cause, treatment and prevention of hardware disease in beef cattle

Optimal rumen health and function is key to achieving efficient and economic beef finishing systems

An all-encompassing approach which starts before a heifer is even born has helped Stowell Farms reduce their average age at first calving by two months in the last three years