04/11/2026
More than a third of UK farms have now diversified, NFU Mutual survey finds
NFU Mutual's Voice of the Farmer study found 37% of UK…
03/11/2026
Farm input costs rise 8.6% as prices paid to farmers fall, Defra figures show
Official Defra figures show farm input prices up 8.6% and…
29/10/2026
Budget rates relief could ease costs for farm shops and holiday lets, as farm leaders say families left ‘abandoned’
A higher small business rates relief threshold from April…
28/10/2026
Budget brings £100 energy payments and heating oil relief, but off-grid rural homes miss out on gas charge cut
The Budget suspends kerosene tariffs and gives most…
28/10/2026
Farmland values slip again as squeezed farmers rein in spending on the eve of the Budget
Arable land values in England and Wales fell 1.1% to £9,361…
25/10/2026
Rural England risks losing out under devolution, policy group warns ahead of Budget
Equal Ground warns that shifting business rates and income…











