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Japanese knotweed: Effect on farmland and how to prevent it

Horticulture was responsible for Japanese knotweed’s arrival to the UK via imports of seed and live material in the 19th century. The farming industry has since been paying the price…

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Free agricultural transition advice service set to launch

The final round of Defra’s Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF) is due to begin in England in the autumn. Defra will provide 17 organisations with grant funding to provide free…

LAND MARKETS

Global farmland market: Values and opportunities overseas

Land values are rising fast in many regions around the world due to low supply, high demand, rising commodity prices and an increased focus on food production. The UK is…

PARTNERSHIPS

Q&A: How the Scottish and Welsh land matching services work

For those who want to farm, increasing prices often present insurmountable barriers to accessing land. On the other hand, older farmers with no succession plan but who want to take…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Lamb market outlook mixed as retail demand and grass falter

Lamb prices are up almost £1/kg deadweight on the year. The GB new-season lamb SQQ averaged 645.9p/kg deadweight for the week ending 9 July, up 8p/kg on the previous week.…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Retailer price squeeze risks loss of potato and veg production

Retail pricing strategies for potatoes and vegetables are putting the acreage in danger, warn growers and co-ops. Many growers look like breaking even at best on the 2022 crop at…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

No bids yet to secure future of CF's Ince fertiliser plant

A bid by a UK-based consortium to buy CF Fertiliser’s manufacturing site in Cheshire as a going concern is understood to have collapsed. According to the Telegraph, the UK Nitrogen…

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GRANTS

Welsh organic conversion funding scheme opening next week

Welsh farmers interested in converting their farm to organic production will be able to apply for support when the Organic Conversion Scheme application window opens on Monday 18 July. The…

BUSINESS

HSE gearing up for farm safety inspections

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is gearing up for farm inspections this autumn as part of ongoing efforts to improve agriculture’s poor safety record. Initial figures from the HSE…

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Farm deaths almost halve in 12 months, new HSE figures show

The number of deaths on British farms in the past year has almost halved compared with the previous 12-month period. But campaigners have warned the industry is not working fast…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Cost-of-living crisis hits meat consumption

The cost-of-living crisis is expected to lead to more consumers cutting back on the amount of meat they buy. Consumer insight research by AHDB predicts a downturn in retail sales…

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LAND MARKETS

Japanese knotweed: Effect on farmland and how to prevent it

Horticulture was responsible for Japanese knotweed’s arrival to the UK via imports of seed and live material in the 19th century. The farming industry has since been paying the price…

DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICES

Why dairy farmers should check contracts as blockades loom

Dairy processors have sought to reassure their suppliers on milk payments in the light of disruption plans by vegan activists to the dairy supply chain. However, the impact on individual…

PARTNERSHIPS

Q&A: How the Scottish and Welsh land matching services work

For those who want to farm, increasing prices often present insurmountable barriers to accessing land. On the other hand, older farmers with no succession plan but who want to take…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Staff matters: Change of ownership and skilled-worker visas

In the first of a new series on common employment issues, Farmers Weekly asked two lawyers for advice on when a business changes hands and on recruiting overseas skilled workers. …

TAX

Plan cash flow now for bigger January tax bills

Better 2021-22 profits for many mean cash flow must be planned in anticipation of higher tax bills in January, accountants warn.   High input costs have already put pressure on…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: Advice on pollution interview under caution

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Alex Madden, head of planning and environmental at Thrings, looks at what…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: Is land developer's valuation too low?

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, James Cordery, partner at Carter Jonas, gives advice on what to consider…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: Why are profits up but overdraft is not down?

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Andrew Robinson, partner and head of agriculture at Armstrong Watson, looks at…

STAFF MANAGEMENT

How dairy farmers can address sector’s labour crisis

Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic are the principal reasons for the 500,000 shortfall in the UK’s farming workforce, according to a recent report by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: What insurance is needed to do contracting?

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Tim Slinger, associate director at A-Plan Rural Insurance looks at what…

DIVERSIFICATION

So you want to… hold car boot sales on your farm?

Car boot sales can be a profitable diversification for farms that are in the right location, but they come with multiple rules, regulations and other considerations. Just as charity shops…

TAX

Structures and buildings allowance – maximise your claims

The structures and buildings allowance (SBA) has been in place since 2018. Peter Griffiths of accountant Hazlewoods explains how to make best use of the measure. Many businesses and individuals…

ARABLE

3 arable farmers, 3 regenerative agriculture journeys

Preparing their businesses for the post-Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) world is the driving aim for three arable farmers at different stages of their regenerative agriculture journey, as they look to…

BUSINESS

Inheritance tax fears deterring agri-environment scheme entry

Concern about the risk of changing their land's tax status is deterring farmers from entering agri-environment agreements requiring a change of use, according to the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers…

TENANCIES AND RENTS

Young farmer has steep learning curve in tenancy first year

A year on from securing a farm business tenancy in Yorkshire, young farmer Robert McAneney has tripled ewe numbers and switched from indoor lambing to an outdoor system. Mr McAneney…

TAX

Advice for farm businesses on handling HMRC tax inquiries

Facing a tax investigation can be stressful, disruptive and costly in terms of time and money for a farm business. There are some common triggers for investigations and inquiries and…

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Business Clinic: Advice on pollution interview under caution

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Alex Madden, head of planning and environmental at Thrings, looks at what…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: Is land developer's valuation too low?

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, James Cordery, partner at Carter Jonas, gives advice on what to consider…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: Why are profits up but overdraft is not down?

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Andrew Robinson, partner and head of agriculture at Armstrong Watson, looks at…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: What insurance is needed to do contracting?

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Tim Slinger, associate director at A-Plan Rural Insurance looks at what…

 
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DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICES

Why dairy farmers should check contracts as blockades loom

Dairy processors have sought to reassure their suppliers on milk payments in the light of disruption plans by vegan activists to the dairy supply chain. However, the impact on individual…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Cost-of-living crisis hits meat consumption

The cost-of-living crisis is expected to lead to more consumers cutting back on the amount of meat they buy. Consumer insight research by AHDB predicts a downturn in retail sales…

NEWS

Move towards veggie food may have slowed

Sales growth for plant-based alternatives to meat appears to have stalled in a number of countries across the world, analysts and farm leaders have suggested.   Ulster Farmers Union (UFU)…

DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICES

Barber's adds 2.5p/litre for August, AHDB lowers forecast

Cheesemaker Barber’s is adding 2.5p/litre to its farmgate manufacturing price for August, based on supplies of 4.1% butterfat and 3.28% protein. When applied to the milkprices.com manufacturing litre (4.2% butterfat…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Scotland has moral duty to maximise food production, says QMS

Scotland has a moral responsibility to lead the way towards a more food-secure future in the wake of the Ukraine war, according to the country’s red meat levy board. Kate…

MARKETS AND TRENDS

NFU hails Middle East trade talk as opportunity for UK food

The NFU has welcomed the launch of UK trade negotiations with six wealthy countries in the Middle East that could offer market opportunities for British exports. Free-trade negotiations opened officially…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Third tranche of hardship scheme for Scots pig farmers opens

Pig producers in Scotland who are struggling with unprecedented input costs and labour shortages are being encouraged to apply for emergency grant funding. The Scottish government has extended the Pig…

ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW

Retailers must pay farmers more to offset inflation, says NFUS

Farmgate prices offered by retailers must rise across all sectors to cover the massive rises in food production costs, the head of NFU Scotland has said. The union has unveiled…

Commodities

Futures markets and commodity risk management online course

Learn all you need to know about the futures markets and how you can benefit from them:

  • Risk management strategies for a more predictable financial performance
  • Educated conversations when collaborating with your advisors
  • Negotiate better prices with your grain merchants

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LAND MARKETS

Land in your area 2021: East Midlands

The East Midlands has followed suit with many of the wider national trends observed in the UK land market during the past year. Demand continues to outweigh relatively tight supply,…

LAND MARKETS

Land in your area 2021: Northern Ireland

High demand from farmers looking to expand, investors and environmental and lifestyle buyers has prompted an increase in land values in Northern Ireland. Market activity strengthened in 2021, following an…

LAND MARKETS

Land in your area 2021: West Midlands

Less land came onto the open market in the West Midlands in 2021, with the number of acres launched down 38% on the previous year. The average price for arable…

LAND MARKETS

Land in your area 2021: Scotland

The Scottish land market has seen demand continue to outweigh supply, leading to notable price rises. The amount of land for sale on the open market in 2021 jumped up…

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