Diversification

Driving down the ever-narrowing Cornish lanes near Looe, you might not expect to end up at a cheese factory which is producing 333kg a day and still struggling to keep up with demand. Ruth Wills finds out more

With the new Labour Government keen to boost renewable energy production, HCR Hewitson's Emily Pumfrey takes a look at the legal implications of the diversification opportunities

Growing fruit, mainly blackcurrants and apples, is the key focus of the Husband family's farming enterprise. Ewan Pate finds out more

The passing of what has come to be known as 'Clarkson's Clause' following the media personality's campaigning could ease the path to diversification, according to Shakespeare Martineau

The annual conference for the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) recently took place with an overarching them of ‘More from Less – Land for Food and the Environment'

It has been a tough year for accommodation diversifications but some farm businesses have thrived despite the economic conditions

Worthy Farm will go down in history as the dairy farm that transforms to hold the world’s most iconic festival: Glastonbury.

With the traditional cider sector under pressure in the UK, Herefordshire farmer Paul Stephens is looking to keep the industry alive.

Dan Hawes grew up on an arable farm in Suffolk and now produces strawberry and raspberry plants for the UK fruit market with Blaise Plants, sister company to Hugh Lowe Farms, Kent. The business grows outside, under tunnels and in glasshouses and produces more than four million plants a year. The arable side includes environmental schemes, with a mix of wheat, oilseed rape, beans and barley crops.

With farmers allowing the public onto their land more and more through diversification, Farmers Guardian takes a look at the pitfalls of inviting public access