At a recent Map of Ag roundtable event in London, UK food and finance leaders, including NFU president Tom Bradshaw, Sophie Throup of Myton Food Group, Kate Hosking of Barclays UK, and Arla UK area chair and director Arthur Fearnall,...
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Barclays finance facility for regenerative practices
Barclays Bank has launched a new Farm Transition Finance (FTF) proposition designed to support UK farmers in making tangible, nature-friendly changes such as regenerative practices to make their businesses more sustainable. The...
Barclays calls for greater agri-tech support
A new report from Barclays Bank warns that farmers are not being supported to adopt agri-tech innovations, despite their potential to improve farm business productivity and profitability. The 25 page Agritech: supporting the future...
AIC Conference addresses food security and natural capital
Last month’s AIC Agribusiness Conference in Peterborough, "Working with Natural Capital within the agri-food supply chain", was the best attended since the Confederation was established 20 years ago. The event saw the launch of the...
More sustainable farming possible, if funding and legislation allows
This year’s AIC Agribusiness conference, exploring the theme of Managing the green recovery for the UK agri-food supply chain, was held in virtual format for the second year running under the chairmanship of BBC Farming Today's Sybil...
Royal Agricultural Society awards 2021 Associateships
The English Panel of the Council for Awards of the Royal Agricultural Societies (CARAS) held an awards ceremony at the House of Lords last month, hosted by Lord Taylor of Holbeach FRAgS and in the presence of HRH the Princess Royal....
