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We spoke to farmer Ben Aveling on the Farmers Guide Podcast about the highs and lows of his diversifications over the past 20 years.

A number of agricultural barns containing straw bales, agricultural machinery, and a workshop caught fire at a farm in Metfield, Suffolk. 

The Welsh farming community has expressed its disappointment following a comment made by the first minister in the Senedd, that farming contributes “less than 1%” to Welsh GDP. 

Several farm buildings and vehicles have been destroyed in a huge blaze in Little Hallingbury, Essex.

UK farming industry leaders said that further agricultural concessions would cripple an already hard-pressed farming and growing sector, which they argued had ‘done its bit’ on trade with the USA.

Biomethane represents one of the most significant opportunities for British agriculture to diversify income while contributing to the nation’s net zero ambitions, Cadent experts explained.

One agricultural vehicle was destroyed and one small barn was significantly damaged in a fire that broke out on a farm in Llandeilo, Wales. 

A young farmer starting out on a county council tenancy in Staffordshire has shared his view that council farms are playing a vital role in supporting the next generation of British farmers.

During his speech at Groundswell, environment secretary Steve Reed told farmers that restoring nature is “central to the government’s approach”, however, the NFU said updates to SFI still “lack clarity”.

Buckinghamshire farmer Richard Heady took diversification to a new level, with filming for the Brad Pitt movie F1 taking place over three days at his and a neighbour’s farms.

After months of lobbying to protect housing for farm workers, NFU has secured support from the House of Lords after peers backed an amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill.

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.