Spreading the risk among various on-farm enterprises has been a winning strategy for Staffordshire based Lower Drayton Farm
With suggestions the trend for holidaying in the UK has been hit by the weather and cost of living crisis, what is the impact on farm diversifications?
Ellen Firth, owner of Firth Flock Flower Farm in Ruthin, has embraced the opportunity to diversify her farm alongside a flower business
34 per cent of holidays in Wales involve camping or caravanning with many farms hosting campsites
Jeremy Clarkson has faced issues with West Oxfordshire District Council for plans for diversifying the farm
Former Defra Secretary Michael Gove has announced new rules to give councils greater power to control short-term lets
Sally Robinson runs Valley View Farm in the North Yorkshire Moors which is home to a successful holiday let cottages and a lingerie retail business
Diversification has been highlighted as an important part of family farms being fit for the future, but planning permission has been a stumbling block for many
Award-winning Tipplemill gin is made from wheat grown on the family farm at Sutterton, South Lincolnshire, where sustainability and farming in harmony with nature are at the forefront of the business. Angela Calvert finds out more
As the first farmer to grow and sell Wildflower Turf to customers nationwide, James Hewetson-Brown was excited about the prospect of growers being rewarded fairly for improving biodiversity on their farms