Farm Business
Agflation running at 8.6% post-Iran
Estimates from the Andersons consultancy show that agricultural input inflation (Agflation) is now an annual 8.6% - its highest level since the Ukraine conflict in 2022 and more than double that in late February this year before the...
Tentative recovery in tractor sales
Agricultural tractor registrations in the UK – a guide to farmer confidence to invest – for June 2026 were up on the previous year, but below the average for the last five years. The Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) reports that 999 machines were logged during...
RASE calls for farm building efficiency rethink
The latest Farm of the Future report from the Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) explores how farm building design can reduce emissions, improve energy efficiency and support animal performance. It was launched to coincide with this week’s British Pig &...
Government to reduce fuel duty
Government has taken measures to reduce the cost of fuel and transport taxation in response to the inflationary pressures caused by the US: Iran conflict. The 5p cut on fuel duty levied on petrol and diesel will be extended to the...
Cost squeeze to affect autumn plantings?
The Andersons Centre has recorded a sharp rise in farm input inflation, while the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) warns of the effect of fuel shortages on 2026 harvesting operations and autumn plantings. Andersons...
New directors for Strutt and Parker
Property agency Strutt & Parker has made four senior appointments to its Rural team. The agency, part of BNP Paribas Group since 2017, saw a number of senior staff defect in 2021 to form the Ceres Rural agency. Chartered surveyor and...