farm shops

Young farmer Billy Matthews writes about running his own business, Billy's Farm, and his passions for showing people how hard farmers work to produce food

Public Health Wales has launched an investigation after 74 people were struck down with a virus

New figures released by rural insurer NFU Mutual have revealed more than two-thirds of farm shops have faced rural crime over past 12 months with 50% saying they had been a victim of crime on more than three occasions within that same period

NFU Mutual said half of those surveyed said they had been a victim of crime on more than three occasions within that same period

Keelham Farm Shop near Skipton closed in 2023 and entered administration. It is now set to reopen later this month under new ownership

Four of the nine awards, covering farm shops, pick-your-own businesses, restaurants and farmers' markets, were scooped up by Devonshire businesses

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

Farm Retail Association chair Emma Mosey, who owns Yolk Farm in York alongside her husband Ben, gives some first-hand advice on how to 'weather the storm' following the Autumn Budget

Ms Mosey recently spoke at the Transforming UK Food Systems Conference (TUKFSC) and writes for Farmers Guardian about the realities of modern farming, a health crisis from ultra-processed foods, the rural and urban divide, Inheritance Tax, production costs in farming and much more