agricultural land

Opposition to surge in data centres on agricultural land

Environment

Opposition to surge in data centres on agricultural land

Are data centres compatible with the Governments net zero targets?

clock 31 August 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: I'd rather live next to a farmer than a data centre

Farm Business

Opinion: I'd rather live next to a farmer than a data centre

News and business reporter Mia Willemsen questions why so many data centres are being built on agricultural land

clock 27 August 2026 • 2 min read
Nearly 10,000 people sign parliamentary petition to stop data centres outside AI Growth Zones

Politics

Nearly 10,000 people sign parliamentary petition to stop data centres outside AI Growth Zones

A proposal for Europe's largest data centre to be built on agricultural land in North Devon have sparked calls to government for action

clock 24 August 2026 • 2 min read
Shropshire farmer fights to block European-led solar site

Farm Life

Shropshire farmer fights to block European-led solar site

Tenant farmer says 130-acre development will 'rob me of my livelihood'

clock 06 August 2026 • 2 min read
Farmland sees Q2 dip despite record-breaking prices

Land and property

Farmland sees Q2 dip despite record-breaking prices

Political uncertainty is affecting buyers and sellers, says Knight Frank

clock 24 July 2026 • 3 min read
Andrew Robinson: "Upland livestock farms operating on tight margins may be especially vulnerable to a possible Land Value Tax"

Blogs

Andrew Robinson: "Upland livestock farms operating on tight margins may be especially vulnerable to a possible Land Value Tax"

Senior agricultural partner at Armstrong Watson, Andrew Robinson explains what is Land Value Tax and why it matters for farmers

clock 06 July 2026 • 3 min read
OPINION: "Is the Land Use Framework another threat to the viability of English farms?"

Politics

OPINION: "Is the Land Use Framework another threat to the viability of English farms?"

Laura Greenman, of HCR Law, said: "While the Framework focuses on planning, energy and infrastructure, little consideration has been given to food security"

clock 29 March 2025 • 2 min read
Housing Minister hits out against 'land grab' fears from farmers

Politics

Housing Minister hits out against 'land grab' fears from farmers

Matthew Pennycook has come under fire after he granted permission for a solar development to takeover nearly half of Emma and Rob Sturdy's tenant farm in North Yorkshire

clock 24 March 2025 • 4 min read
Tenant Farmers Association criticises Prime Minister for broken promise over solar farm decision

Tenancy

Tenant Farmers Association criticises Prime Minister for broken promise over solar farm decision

The TFA has urgently called for answers following a decision earlier this week to allow a major solar development on the Sturdy family's tenanted farm in North Yorkshire

clock 27 February 2025 • 4 min read
Solar energy could see tenant farms 'disappear' from the landscape

Farm Life

Solar energy could see tenant farms 'disappear' from the landscape

"It has been a living hell for our family"

clock 24 September 2024 • 4 min read