Delivering long term sustainable value to its farmers through cooperation is the overarching aim of farmer-owned grain storage and marketing cooperative Trinity Grain, which is launching its new five-year strategic plan by hosting an evening panel of distinguished...
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Knight Frank teams up with Oxygen Conservation to spark fresh conversations on natural capital’s role in creating a greener future
Knight Frank, a global leader in rural property consultancy and estate management, has joined forces with one of the UK's leading natural capital portfolios, Oxygen Conservation as the principal sponsor of its acclaimed Shoot Room Sessions podcast. This partnership...
Farmland retains its inherent resilience: Demand continues to outstrip supply, despite numerous challenges in the political and environmental landscape
Overall, the farmland market edged up slightly during 2024, according to the latest results from the Knight Frank Farmland Index, which tracks the value of bare agricultural land in England and Wales. Despite the turbulent year there are still plenty of active buyers...
Entries open for Rawcliffe Bridge Award for Sustainability
Farmers working towards increased sustainability have the chance to win exclusive advice and access to experts as entries open for the 2025 Rawcliffe Bridge Award for Sustainability. Launched in 2022 to celebrate 20 years of sustainability initiatives with the...
Swapping the ruck for muck: All Blacks’ most-capped player Sam Whitelock on returning to the family farm and why he became an ambassador for Farmstrong in New Zealand
When Farmstrong Scotland was established, it was under the guidance of the hugely successful team in New Zealand, where the initiative had originated some years earlier. Seeing the impact of the programme on the farming industry was what initially sparked the founders...
Harvesting Insights: Knight Frank’s Mapping Tool to Propel UK Wine Industry Growth
The Knight Frank Viticulture team, the only dedicated viticulture advisory service within UK property consultancy, has launched a pioneering demographic mapping tool set to redefine how vineyards and wineries target their audiences and expand direct-to-consumer sales....
“Final piece of the jigsaw” in Knight Frank’s Rural Consultancy Expansion with New Cheshire Office and Dedicated North Division
Knight Frank’s rural consultancy extends into North England, securing a key milestone in its ambitious two-year drive to establish a comprehensive national presence and tailored rural management and advisory service offering across the country. Knight Frank, a leader...
Organiser behind Scotland’s largest mid-harvest tractor run 2024 receives ‘The Doddie Champion Award’
Annie Kenyon of Annie Kenyon Architects Ltd has received the ‘Doddie Champion’ Award at the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation Anniversary Dinner, which took place last Thursday 28 November. Annie has been recognised for her boundless efforts in raising money to find a cure...
Organisations say we must hit pause on ‘devastating’ suckler beef calving interval proposals
Scotland’s smallest herds with fewer than 30 cows, which make up almost half (49%) of all beef holdings and 10.3% of total breeding dams, could see potential funding reductions of £241,240, the loss of one and a half livestock marts and a large abattoir. This is the...
Laying hens doing a cracking job helping young farmer plough his own furrow
Joining Farmlay as a contract producer has helped a young Scottish farmer transform a modest acreage into a profitable concern. Like generations of farmers’ sons before him, Ross Learmonth was determined to “stand on my own two feet” and attempt to make his own living...