farm diversification

Victoria Vyvyan, president of the CLA, said the country's planning system was in ‘crisis' and was ‘stagnating growth in the countryside'

In today's Farming In Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the PM being pressurised by the Conservative party to show his face at NFU conference next week to address farmers' concerns over inheritance tax changes, farming unions are due to meet with Treasury officials tomorrow, where they hope to voice their members concerns and hear some solutions, and egg prices are soaring in the US as the impact of avian influenza is felt across the country.

Farm Retail Association chair Emma Mosey said the most pressing concerns for their members following the Chancellor's Budget were Inheritance Tax reforms, minimum wage and National Insurance increases

A survey by law firm Shakespeare Martineau found out of 250 agricultural and small businesses, almost a quarter (22%) have identified the need to diversify their operations for business survival

Announcing the finalists for the British Farming Awards Diversification (Large) and Diversification (Small) of the Year 2024

Bridget Gooden, who runs Garslade Farm on the Somerset Levels has noticed an increased level of interest from people wanting to stay on a working farm and puts it down to the 'Jeremy Clarkson effect' and the popularity of his TV series Clarkson's Farm

Charlie Watson Smyth and his family have built a business around bringing high-quality, local food to their area of Cornwall – all while protecting the landscape and wildlife. Ruth Wills paid them a visit

Kate farms alongside her husband Jim on their farm near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. Farming 122 hectares (300 acres), the main enterprise consists of 800 breeding ewes and cider made on-site from their orchards. She is a mum of two, runs Kate’s Country School on-farm and is the woodland creation officer for Stump Up For Trees

The Government is extending permitted development rights to give farmers greater freedoms to diversify and convert agricultural buildings for commercial uses

Making the most of their unique location in North Fife has enabled the Black family to develop a sustainable business to hand on to future generations. Ewan Pate reports