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Tenant farmers are finding it increasingly difficult to secure permission to diversify, as landlords do not want to ‘perpetuate their security' and, instead, push tenants to 'less favourable' short term Farm Business Tenancies

Diversification has been highlighted as an important part of family farms being fit for the future, but planning permission has been a stumbling block for many

This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley (December 22)

With backgrounds in art, farming and fashion, Maria Benjamin, John Atkinson and Zoe Fletcher have collaborated to create an initiative which aims to promote and preserve the provenance of British wool

Award-winning Tipplemill gin is made from wheat grown on the family farm at Sutterton, South Lincolnshire, where sustainability and farming in harmony with nature are at the forefront of the business. Angela Calvert finds out more

As the first farmer to grow and sell Wildflower Turf to customers nationwide, James Hewetson-Brown was excited about the prospect of growers being rewarded fairly for improving biodiversity on their farms

Based in the Somerset village of Stratton on the Fosse, two neighbouring families have created a joint farming arable partnership, after giving up dairy farming in 2000

The focus on diversification has never been more prominent. With exceptional volatility across all agricultural sectors, income from farming is unsurprisingly down

With continued milk price volatility resulting in more farmers looking for ways to safeguard their future, Sarah Alderton looks at milk vending as an option for farmers to get more for their milk

Industry leaders give their views on how agriculture stands following the latest fiscal announcement