by Andrew Williamson | Jul 7, 2025 | Press Releases
Groundswell 2025, which ran from 1-3 July, welcomed over 10,000 visitors to the Cherry family’s Lannock Farm near Hitchin in Hertfordshire. The sell-out regenerative agriculture event included over 400 speakers from around the world, including the ‘grandfather’ of...
by Andrew Williamson | Jun 30, 2025 | Press Releases
Farmer Stephen Mackenzie shares his inspiring story of swapping the soil for the sea … A BACKGROUND that will ring true with many – having a family member at the helm of the family’s farm and feeling somehow rudderless -set Stephen Mackenzie on a remarkable...
by Andrew Williamson | Jun 25, 2025 | Press Releases
Wiston Estate in West Sussex has employed its first full-time ecologist, funded entirely through income from one of the UK’s earliest private Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) transactions. The appointment marks a significant evolution in how rural estates are embedding...
by Andrew Williamson | Jun 19, 2025 | Press Releases
A new demographic insight tool developed by Knight Frank’s viticulture consultancy is helping one of the UK’s largest wine producers unlock new growth opportunities in direct-to-consumer sales, tourism and winery site development. MDCV farms over 2,000 acres...
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...
