farm shops

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

"I really think that farmers deserve more attention; I think we [farmers] are just expected to produce food for people to eat and get on with it without any real thanks"

The Budget has highlighted just how removed we have become from food and those who produce it. Emily Ashworth looks at how consumers have changed their shopping habits over the years – and how farmers always help the country through a crisis

The Farm Retail Association (FRA) is a thriving network of farm shops, farmers markets, and pick-your-own businesses which was formed at Birmingham's Farmpick Conference in 1979

Farm retailers across the country have faced a spate of targeted burglaries