by Andrew Williamson | Jun 9, 2025 | Press Releases
Rural estates are facing persistent difficulty in attracting and keeping the right people, according to Knight Frank’s 2025 Estate Staff Salary Survey. Despite a decade of steady wage increases across rural roles and nearly universal annual pay reviews, 87% of estates...
by Andrew Williamson | Jun 8, 2025 | Press Releases
Two of Scotland’s machinery rings, Laurencekirk based Ringlink (Scotland) Ltd and Inverness based Highland Business Services Ltd (HBS), have today announced plans to merge their activities. The merger between the two cooperatives will substantially strengthen the...
by Andrew Williamson | Jun 4, 2025 | Press Releases
James Farrell, Head of Rural and Partner at Knight Frank, sets out why estates and farms need to adopt a more business-minded approach, the central theme of the Spring/Summer edition of the firm’s flagship Rural Report. The scale of change facing the...
by Andrew Williamson | Jun 4, 2025 | Press Releases
Now in its ninth year, Groundswell – The Regenerative Agriculture Festival – returns bigger than ever with over 400 speakers and more than 250 sessions across two days, 2-3 July at Lannock Manor Farm in Hertfordshire. From environmental farm business tenancies and...
by Andrew Williamson | May 29, 2025 | Press Releases
The Farmers Club Charitable Trust (FCCT) is seeking ‘Snapshot study’ applications from anyone in the farming sector seeking funding to study a topic or theme they are deeply interested in exploring. “Over the past five years of awarding the Snapshot Study grants we...
