Diversification

A farm in Lincolnshire is on the way to creating the first English olive oil

With many farm policies due for renewal at the end of the year, Georgie Spencer at Acres Insurance Brokers spoke to Farmers Guardian about the importance of reviewing activities and insurance

Succession planning, strategic clarity and sharper scrutiny of business performance are set to be the priorities for farmers and landowners in 2026

Two brothers from Worcestershire say diversifying their business and limiting the effects of the ‘uncontrollables’ in farming means they can continue doing what they love

Watch along as digital editor Emily Ashworth gets in the kitchen with the Nicholson family. The Cannon Hall Cookbook, written by Richard Nicholson, is a memoir which pays homage to his mother’s cooking

Roger Nicholson farms with his family at the heavily diversified Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which has sparked various Channel 5 series including Springtime on the Farm. Roger, 81, farms with his sons Richard, Robert and David and says he has no plans to retire just yet

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

Most of the high protein milk from the Vine Farm Dairy herd in Leicestershire is sold for cheesemaking, with the remainder marketed direct to customers who value its potential health benefits

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

When third-generation farmer Miles Marlow-Thomas decided to launch a fresh oat drink, he was not only creating a new British product but also creating an opportunity to return to his family farm