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A Welsh dairy farming family has won a major court case against the Home Office after its company was fined £360,000 for employing illegal workers.

The government has included agri-tech and precision breeding as key elements within its Industrial Strategy. NFU has called this move a “huge win” for the UK farming industry.

As the agricultural sector continues to evolve, more farmers are exploring innovative ways to diversify income and strengthen their financial stability. One popular method is through ventures like glamping, which taps into the burgeoning market of ecotourism and sustainable travel.

Insurer NFU Mutual has noticed that rural families are increasingly choosing to invest in junior individual savings accounts ahead of proposed changes to inheritance tax. 

Attara will be talking to farmers at Cereals about hedging strategies, commodity markets and managing macroeconomic change.

A new £5 million round of the Farming Innovation Investor Partnership competition will open on 2nd June. Here is everything you should know before applying.

The government has announced the long-awaited next round of the FETF grant, among other available funding.

For many farmers, the challenge of securing stable, long-term revenue streams is an ongoing concern.

County show season is here again – which is always a great opportunity for the British farming community to get together.

Agricultural contractors are planning to increase their service charges by almost 6% to reflect rising costs and inflation.

Farmers have been asked to have their say on a proposal to increase the Environment Agency’s regulatory charges.

Farmland values across England and Wales increased during the first quarter of 2025, despite the ongoing political and economic challenges applying pressure to the agricultural industry, Carter Jonas confirms.