Business News

The NFU has just issued a statement pointing out “major issues” with the newly announced Farming Recovery Fund, which aimed to help farmers devastated by Storm Henk in January.

Farmers and horticulture growers are being encouraged to apply for a grant through Defra’s Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) before the final deadline. 

The launch of the code of practice regulating landlord-tenant relationships has been warmly welcomed by farming leaders. 

A Wiveliscombe farm has suffered £100,000 worth of damage during a deliberate barn fire. 

Defra has just announced changes that make it easier for farmers to grow hemp, maximising its economic and environmental potential. However, strict laws on cannabis remain in place.

Farm and estate property consultancy Carter Jonas has called for clarity over the tax treatment of land put into environmental schemes.

Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is calling for the flood fund to open as soon as possible following farmers fears for the 2024 harvest after one of the wettest and stormiest winters in decades. 

Are schemes such as SFI and Countryside Stewardship making it possible – and profitable – to produce food and care for the natural environment? Sarah Juggins investigates.

Ktwo Sales Ltd, the Buckinghamshire manufacturer of spreaders and trailers, went into administration at the end of last month (March 2024).

Millford Farm and Knaplock Poultry Farm in Somerset have been put on the market for almost £5,000,000. 

A Lancashire family paid tribute to a “beautiful, kind and lovely” teenager who was tragically killed in a farm bike crash last Saturday.

Cambridgeshire dealer Collings Brothers said the current economic climate has put the business under significant pressure, forcing its closure.