James Farrell, Head of Rural Consultancy at Knight Frank, commenting on the Farming Profitability Review “The completion of the Farming Profitability Review brings a necessary and welcome focus to the business realities of farming. Farms are, at their core,...
Knight Frank has been appointed by St Paul’s Cathedral to lead a long-term masterplanning project for the Tillingham Estate in Essex, one of Britain’s oldest continuously owned estates and a cornerstone of the Cathedral’s historic property portfolio. The...
The 2026 Oxford Farming Conference report, UK Agriculture: Grasping the Opportunities, calls for urgent action to move the UK’s farming and agri-food sector from survival mode to a mission-driven, opportunity-focused sector capable of thriving in an increasingly...
When Will Oliver first planted maize for grain five years ago on his family’s 2,000-acre Warwickshire farm, he wasn't taking any chances. "I got into a contract because I didn't want to grow something I might end up being unable to sell," he explains. But fast forward...
AHDB’s latest fungicide performance curves show that while there are sensitivity shifts to SDHI chemistry, Revysol’s efficacy and stability endures. Safeguarding new chemistry was a hot topic at the recent AHDB Agronomy Conference. The 2025 fungicide performance...
This year’s Poultry Club of Scotland Dinner held at the Dunblane Hydro Hotel celebrated the continued growth, demand and confidence in all areas of Scottish poultry production, including layers, breeders and broilers. According to UK Egg Industry Data, egg consumption...
The organisation, which offers peer-to-peer stories and recommendations, supported by experts and scientific knowledge, was started in 2022 following the Doug Avery Tour, which saw thousands of farmers and crofters attend events across Scotland to hear a first-person...
Turkey may have been replaced by beef or a nut roast, sprouts by peas, but the one stalwart of the Christmas dinner is the potato according to a new survey*. More than two-thirds of Britons will not sacrifice the roast potato this Christmas and a third will be eating...
The CIPC Residues Monitoring Group (CRMG), a cross-industry body, has submitted its second-year draft report with the Health and Safety Executive's Chemical Regulation Division (CRD). The report provides new evidence on chlorpropham (CIPC) residues in potatoes stored...
The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) has appointed three new Directors, who will join the board, on a three-year term. Vicky Robinson, Head of Sustainability at the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC), Dan Smith, Farm Manager and Consultant, and Corrina...