Diversification

Ellen Firth, owner of Firth Flock Flower Farm in Ruthin, has embraced the opportunity to diversify her farm alongside a flower business

34 per cent of holidays in Wales involve camping or caravanning with many farms hosting campsites

Jeremy Clarkson has faced issues with West Oxfordshire District Council for plans for diversifying the farm

Former Defra Secretary Michael Gove has announced new rules to give councils greater power to control short-term lets

Sally Robinson runs Valley View Farm in the North Yorkshire Moors which is home to a successful holiday let cottages and a lingerie retail business

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

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

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

With a general election looming soon, Carter Jonas take a look what could happen if there is a change in Government