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A report published by energy offtaker, Limejump, highlights the opportunities for farmers to generate significant returns from small scale renewable energy assets.

As the world’s population is projected to exceed nine billion by 2050, vertical farming is rapidly becoming the answer to the global food crisis, according to Westbrooke Associates.

Analysis shows the impact on British farmers is likely to be modest, but there is a risk of more significant effects if New Zealand’s trade with China is disrupted.

John Deere is calling on former and soon-to-be ex-servicemen and women to consider joining its dealership network as qualified technicians.

Robinson & Hall, land and property professionals share an update on the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI).

Figures published today (18th July) show 25 people, including a nine-year-old child, lost their lives on farms over the past year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports.

As inflation reaches a 40-year high, new analysis from national property consultancy Carter Jonas suggests the value of farmland will hold firm or grow.

Rea Valley Tractors (RVT), the West Midlands and mid-Wales farm machinery business, will become a New Holland dealer from 1st November 2022, while continuing to supply products from JCB, Kuhn and a number of other leading manufacturers.

The next Conservative leader will have an “uphill battle” to win back the trust of rural voters, says Mark Tufnell, president of the Country, Land and Business Association.

Farmers have always been the backbone of any country’s economy. The ability, knowledge and talent to feed people, enabling individuals to thrive and survive, has been at the heart of every community since the dawn of time. Farms are, quite literally, a society’s bread and butter.

Speaking at the Devon County Show, environment secretary George Eustice announced a funding pot to support research into farm-based protein production to reduce reliance on imports.

Twelve months ago, TJ was a full-time welder. Now he’s a poultry farmer supplying 30,000 eggs a day to one of the UK’s leading food companies. As diversifications go, that’s quite a shift.