Farmland demand continued to outpace supply in the final six months of 2014, with land prices in the South West rising again to reach £8,438* per acre, according to the latest RICS/RAU Rural Land Market Survey H2 2014.
Arable land in the South West is currently more attractive than pasture, with the price of arable land hitting £9,250* per acre, with pasture at £7,625*.
Anecdotal evidence from surveyors in the South West suggests that supply is a big issue in the region, with a shortage of whole farms coming on to the market with a lot of interest from local farmers. Most...
Productivity could grow faster in the countryside than urban areas over the next decade, with a rise in rural jobs, thanks to a high-tech boost from speedier broadband and better transport links, a new analysis has shown.
Increased connectivity, spread of innovation, growth in knowledge-based industries and changes in working patterns are expected to help rural areas catch up with urban areas over the next decade, contributing to the government’s long-term economic plan.
This is expected to deliver higher wages and output of rural areas could potentially increase by around...
Father and son farming partnership Mike and Tim Leach of Glebelands Farm, Upton Pyne celebrates 75 years of rearing top-quality turkeys and geese specifically for the Christmas market with the launch of a new website called ‘TastyBird’.
Free-range bronze turkeys and geese roam freely through the fields and are fed with natural cereals from the farm with no growth promoters or antibiotics. White turkeys are happily housed in straw-bedded barns with space to walk around and all poultry are reared to full maturity and hung for up to 14 days to give a fuller flavour.
Neil Parish MP, Chairman of the Dairy All-Party Parliamentary Group has hosted a briefing and roundtable discussion on the dairy industry's current and future prospects with senior Parliamentarians. The industry representatives at the meeting were:
• Dr David Dobbin, Vice Chairman, and Dr Judith Bryans, Chief executive (Dairy UK) • Michael Oakes, Vice-Chairman of the Dairy Board (National Farmers Union) • Ian Macalpine, Chairman, and Tim Brigstocke, Policy Director (Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers) • Stephen Wyrill, Chairman (Tenant Farmers Association) • David Handley,...
Hundreds of schoolchildren were given the opportunity to learn about where their food comes from, by visiting The Tesco Eat Happy Project stand at Farm Wise in Devon.
They joined over 6,400 Devon-based children who have already enjoyed a Farm to Fork Trail in a local Tesco store.
The Tesco Eat Happy Project attended Farm Wise in Devon, an event organised by Devon County Council to educate schoolchildren about the journey their food goes on and its nutritional content. The event was held at the WestPoint Arena, Exeter and started at 9.30am.
Hundreds more schoolchildren will next week be given the opportunity to learn about where their food comes from by visiting The Tesco Eat Happy Project stand, adding to the 6,400 Devon-based children who have already enjoyed a Farm to Fork Trail in a local Tesco store.
The Tesco Eat Happy Project is delighted to be attending Farm Wise in Devon, an event being organised by Devon County Council to educate schoolchildren about the journey their food goes on and its nutritional content. The event takes place at the Westpoint Arena, Exeter on Tuesday 14 October 2014.
Farmers and landowners in Exeter and the surrounding area are invited to a free seminar hosted by local chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards at which they can learn about farm planning and opportunities raised by permitted development rights.
The seminar will take place on Tuesday 14th October at Exeter Court Hotel, Kennford, Exeter at 7.30pm .
Expert speaker Mary Jane Campbell, partner at Simpkins Edwards, will cover the tax aspects of developing property and succession issues, while the solicitors will deal with the Land Registry, business structures and related...
Farmers and landowners in Exeter and the surrounding area are invited to a free seminar hosted by local chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards at which they can learn about farm planning and opportunities raised by permitted development rights.
The seminar will take place on Tuesday 14th October at Exeter Court Hotel, Kennford, Exeter at 7.30pm .
Expert speaker Mary Jane Campbell, partner at Simpkins Edwards, will cover the tax aspects of developing property and succession issues, while the solicitors will deal with the Land Registry, business structures and related...
The Exeter Initiative for Science and Technology is launching its first conference on 4th September at the University of Exeter Forum, bringing together leading figures from business and academia to raise awareness and discuss the impact of data, science and technology on food security and production.
Inside the last 30 years, Britain’s self-sufficiency has fallen from 78% to just 60% in food production, and the conference aims at evaluating farming techniques, and addressing the challenge of securing self sufficiency for the future. Yesterday (Thursday 7th August) was when the...
The rising cost of farmland in the South West, which has reached record highs, has been partly attributed to a rising demand for residential, ‘lifestyle’ farms.
The average price for farmland in England and Wales, which in 2012 stood at £6,783 per acre, has now risen to £8,607 an acre, according to the latest RICS/RAU Rural Land Market Survey.
This represents a rise of nearly 27 percent in two years, with land prices 8.4% higher than this time a year ago.
Farmland now costs nearly four times the amount as when RICS first began recording regional rural land market...
