Diversification

Defra Secretary Steve Reed is 'out of touch' and 'it will take years to rebuild confidence in Government', says protest organiser

Mr Reed said: "Food production will always be the primary purpose of the farming sector, but for all farm businesses, tenants, upland and others, to stay viable in an increasingly uncertain world and to make sure they can keep producing the food we all need, they must be able to profit from other activities"

Mr Reed said: "12,000 farms and producer businesses went bust under the last government. This is already happening. It is nothing to do with IHT. It is because the sector is not profitable

Steve Reed uses Oxford Farming Conference to unveil Labour's long-term vision for agriculture

"When it comes to succession and rethinking business structure, you should not make changes overnight"

Working together to manage the 200-plus milking herd as well as an on-site adventure farm is key to the success of the Lewis family’s, Clerkenhill Farm, Haverfordwest

Farms have proved to be quite the destination for film locations. With Arley Hall welcoming an Oscar winning actor on farm over recent years, Chris Brayford finds out more

Wells Shepherd Huts has grown from a simple idea inspired by the historic late 1800s English Victorian shepherd’s hut, where shepherds tended to their flocks of sheep, into a 21st Century glamping business

Louise Stone, sales development manager at TruDomes, has provided some straightforward ways to avoid planning obstacles to help farmers seeking the easiest possible way to fit diversification into their busy workload

"Our aim is to promote Herefordshire as a county"