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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) has opened applications for three new individuals to join the board and support the future development of one of the UK’s most renowned agricultural events. Launched in 1936, OFC is known for its high calibre of speakers,...
Lincolnshire family diversified 550ha arable enterprise with 20,000 vines, planted in Jurassic limestone soils New enterprise ads farm income and welcomes the public with tours, a tasting barn and nature trail BASF’s Follow a Farmer series spotlights the family’s...
Scottish Quality Crops (SQC) has added an eighth coop to its board as well as appointing new representatives for the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland and Scotland’s Rural College, SRUC. SQC’s board has traditionally included...