31/07/2018
Rural businesses and communities are set to benefit from improved broadband access as part of a £45 million boost by the government.
25/07/2018
Results of the Savills Shoot Benchmarking Survey released this week, have highlighted optimism among UK shoots.
24/07/2018
The latest labour market statistics show that the number of self-employed people in the UK has remained stable at 4.8 million.
19/07/2018
Jimmy Doherty collaborates with NFU Mutual to produce a five-part video series investigating farm diversification.
11/07/2018
Since its introduction in January 2016, the LEADER programme has provided grants in England worth over £56 million.
06/07/2018
The world’s first hands-free crop has produced a 30-bottle batch of Merywen gin flavoured with barley as part of the Hands Free Hectare project.
05/07/2018
Official figures reveal that a record number of fake HMRC websites were shut down in the last 12 months.
03/07/2018
NFU Mutual and Scotland Food and Drink are encouraging young people to submit entries to the Inspirational Young Person Award.  
02/07/2018
Branch closures and poor connectivity are leaving people in rural areas with problems accessing banking services.
26/06/2018
Industrial and distribution space is in demand across many areas of the country providing a diversification opportunity for farmers. 
25/06/2018
Industry research reveals younger adults really do love cheese, despite many dairy products coming under-fire.
14/06/2018
British public shows their support for the food and farming industry as over a quarter of a million people visit farms for Open Farm Sunday.
13/06/2018
Defra has announced that £23.5 million has been allocated under the first round of the Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme.  
12/06/2018
The countryside will benefit from the rise of the staycation and the weak pound as the UK heads towards exiting the European Union.
05/06/2018
More people are swapping their ‘9 to 5’ jobs for the flexibility of freelance work, with the self-employed critical post-Brexit.
05/06/2018
Specialist investment fund now available to landowners, plant owners and operators who are struggling to ‘make ends meet’ with AD plants.
29/05/2018
With only two days remaining to enter this year’s Rural Business Awards, rural business owners are urged to get their entry forms in.  
23/05/2018
The vast majority of GDPR emails flooding inboxes across Europe asking for consent are unnecessary and some may be illegal.
23/05/2018
New research reveals the majority of British public have never bought game meat, but effective promotion and marketing could reverse this.
21/05/2018
Pig and poultry producers are ready to embrace change, with a bright outlook ahead despite the uncertainty of Brexit
26/04/2018
Come the 25 May 2018 new laws will come into place regarding General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR.
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