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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…
Greenfields Farm may only be 12ha but it has given Aled Harper a foothold in farming and a hunger to grow his business. In the three years since he was…
Britain’s youngest council farm tenant has survived a difficult first year by working hard, utilising his local community, remaining flexible and taking up diversification opportunities. Joe Rabicano was just 18…
A Welsh county farms tenant has spoken out about his struggles with short-term agreements, a lack of progression opportunities and insurmountable rent values, hoping to raise awareness of the difficulties…
The importance of taxpayer support in keeping farm businesses afloat is well understood. Latest annual farm income figures for the UK show that, out of total net earnings of £4.6bn,…
The first year of Brian and Carla-May Roberts’ tenancy has passed in a whirlwind of big decisions, pure nerve and hard labour. Though the couple had their own tractors and…
Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s experts can help. Hannah Burton of Carter Jonas Rural sets out how to tackle notification form a landlord…
It is unusual for a tenant to give up an Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) agreement for a farm business tenancy (FBT) but not unknown. The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) adviser…
With one of the main deadlines for serving notice of a farm tenancy rent review fast approaching, tenants who expect their income to be affected by forthcoming changes to the…
The effect of a landlord’s planning application on a tenant’s personal circumstances must, in certain situations, be taken into account before approval is granted. Several landlords have recently attempted to…
Tenant farmers are being urged to challenge landlords attempting to grab farmland for tree planting schemes, and be aware of crucial deadlines to prevent land being relinquished by default. The…
Tenancy agreements mostly rule out long-term environmental schemes such as tree planting and rewilding. However, generating an income from carbon offsetting and sequestration, nutrient neutrality units, biodiversity and third-party access…
The government must increase its investment and limit land sales in order to restore and protect county holdings for the long-term benefit of next-generation farmers and local communities. The call…
All average rents in England increased during the 12 months to February 2021, according to Defra’s most recent Farm Rents report, which uses data from the latest Farm Business Survey.…
The pressure for action to prevent a global climate crisis is building, and UK farmers have an important role to play, but tenants risk getting left behind through no fault…
Switching to a different review method could help individual landlords and tenants agree a more sustainable rent rate and encourage the reduction of values generally across the UK. With the…
Farmers with succession tenancies in England will have greater power to challenge landlords’ decisions under new legislation. The government has approved a number of changes to Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA)…
The long-term decline of Wales’ county farms estate is a serious blow to the aspirations of new entrants to agriculture and progressive farmers, says the Tenant Farmers Association. Although the…
The average rent for full agricultural tenancy (FAT) agreements rose by 4% in the same year that the average rent for farm business tenancy (FBT) agreements fell by 4%, according…
Tenancy opportunities in the UK are notoriously limited, exceedingly competitive, short-term and expensive. Landlords generally have plenty of applicants to choose from, with such high demand playing a huge part…
The lengths of tenancy agreements in England and Wales have been adversely affected by uncertainty around Brexit and future farm policy. The average term for all lettings is up slightly…
Prioritising environmental targets over food production, forcing farmers to give up traditional agricultural practices and undermining the badger cull are just a few of the criticisms levelled at the National…
The area of land owned by local authorities in Wales has fallen by almost 5% in just one year, a government report has revealed. The latest Annual Report on Smallholdings…
Land reform in Scotland has both encouraged sweeping changes in the agricultural sector and kept eagerly-awaited alterations on hold since its introduction four years ago. The Land Reform (Scotland) Act…
