Finance

Farmers Guide spoke to Saffron Financial about its recent work with a company diversifying into biofuel, helping them to secure the funding needed to grow and develop.

Farm consultancy expert Mark Russell, a partner at Carter Jonas, explores how environmental schemes will impact farmers and offers advice on potential alternative income streams.

HMRC have not yet confirmed how the proposed lump sums for exiting farming in England will be taxed.

A new survey of contracting prices for 2021-22 has been published by the National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC), giving a UK national average to help contractors and farmers benchmark when working out their costings for an operation.

A consultation launched today (19th May) proposes to pay farmers who wish to leave the industry, to encourage ‘new blood’ into the industry.

An informal poll at a recent succession planning webinar for NFU farmers, showed that only 17 out of 40 participants had a will, despite agriculture being considered one of the most dangerous sectors to work in.

UKRI and Defra have announced their R&D collaboration for an exciting new funding opportunity, Farming Innovation Pathways. 

Professional indemnity broker Trafalgar Risk Management (TRM) has announced the extension of its comprehensive PI insurance protection, to cover farmers association operators and agricultural advisory services against claims of negligence or breach of duty made by a client.

With so much to contend with in 2020/21, Farmers Guide asked farm consultancy expert Mark Russell, a partner at Carter Jonas, for his advice on how to plan for the future when there are so many unknowns.

A new UK asset finance lender has been launched by LCM Partners and agricultural credit specialists Rural Asset Finance, to offer a specialised service to the agricultural industry.

As an industry, agriculture is facing new and unprecedented challenges. From concerns around sustainably feeding an ever-growing population to expanding consumer pressure for more visibility into how food is produced, we are at a crossroads.

Could e-commerce be the next step for your business? With a bit of planning you could be up-and-running faster than you thought, according to accountancy firm Carmichael Kingham & Co.