Yellow Wellies launch free digital tool to boost health & safety on farms

To help address concerns around creating a health and safety policy, the Farm Safety Foundation (also known as Yellow Wellies) have launched a new online ‘Build Your Own Health & Safety Policy’ tool to help farmers create a tailored policy that meets HSE requirements and standards set out by farm assurance schemes.

Award-winning holiday lets prove a huge success for Somerset farmers

Having sold his international pig breeding business in 2014, Jeremy Barber and his wife Sarah diversified into holiday lets and have managed to achieve consistently high bookings and customer reviews. We spoke to them to find out the secret to their success.

John Deere supporting technicians of the future through apprenticeship programme

John Deere will be holding an open day at its Apprentice Training Centre this May in a bid to recruit the next generation of technicians to work across its agriculture, turf and parts business.

New figures show two years of rising land values

Farmland values have increased for an eighth straight quarter, new data from property consultancy Carter Jonas shows.

Tax considerations of green farming in 2023

With biodiversity net gain (BNG) and woodland carbon units (WCU) utilised by more and more farm businesses to generate additional income, Gavin Birchall, tax advisory partner at Scrutton Bland, shared expert advice on the various tax implications of green farming in 2023.

Farmers warned about ‘potentially devastating’ financial implications of underinsuring buildings

Business owners and farmers across the UK are being warned about the potentially devastating financial consequences of not insuring their properties for the correct amount as rebuild costs continue to rise.

Agritourism projects could face lengthy delays due to failing UK planning system

Farmers in England could miss out on much-needed revenue from agritourism this year due to the UK’s planning system failing to deliver decisions on time, according to outdoor accommodation specialist Pitchup.com.

South West AgriTech Showcase: innovation, discussion and partnership

British farmers are critical to the UK food supply chain and protecting the nation’s valuable and vulnerable environments. Technology can play a key part in that, making it the focus of the South West’s freshest agri-tech event.

Biodiversity net gain as a diversification option for farmers

At a conference hosted by Scrutton Bland earlier this year, Kerriann McLackland from the Environment Bank talked about the various ways farmers can capitalise on creating and selling biodiversity net gain (BNG) units to developers, while still receiving income from BPS and environmental schemes.

CLAAS appoints Jan Hendrik Mohr as new CEO

Jan-Hendrik Mohr has been appointed as the new CEO of CLAAS with effect from 1st April 2023. The incumbent CEO Thomas Böck had decided to step down as CEO to pursue new endeavours. Shareholders and the Group Executive Board have acknowledged this decision with deep regret. They were able to find an experienced successor in Jan-Hendrik Mohr.  

Vet students celebrated through new Farm Vet of the Future Award

The Royal Bath & West Society have introduced a Farm Vet of the Future Award, which seeks to recognise and celebrate the next generation of farm vets.

AHDB exceeds two-year target saving £8.5m in operational costs

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) confirmed it has achieved the target of reducing operational costs by £7.8m by the end of the 2022/23 tax year, saving a total of £8.5m in a bid to offer better value for levy payers.

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