Diversification

INCREASED sales at farm shops since the start of the pandemic means the industry now generates £1.4 billion in sales nationally and employs 25,000 people.

Gemma Smale-Rowland has a voice and wants it to be heard. With a passion for showcasing the best of British agriculture, here she tells Emily Ashworth about her latest award, and how she plans to get everyone talking about farming.

Diversifying was the only option for this Scottish hill farm. Hannah Park finds out how their new wedding venture is flourishing.

With the growth of pet ownership, providing facilities for dogs could be a lucrative diversification as well as potentially helping to bring down livestock worrying numbers

With the growth of pet ownership, providing facilities for dogs could be a lucrative diversification as well as potentially helping to bring down livestock worrying numbers

More farmers are expected to look towards alternative income streams as farm payments change, Oxbury Bank’s Tim Coates spoke to Rebecca Jordan about financing diversification

For rural and farming communities across Wales, the Welsh language is as integral to everyday society and culture as it has been for generations.

With family farming history spanning 150 years at Cairns Farm, fourth generation sheep famers Caroline and Graham Hamilton were keen to secure a viable business future for the next generation.

Following a boom in staycations in 2020 and 2021, campsite owners and the industry are calling on the Government to extend temporary campsite dates again in 2022