Most farmers don’t need telling that things have changed. Costs are up. Margins are tighter. Prices move around more than they used to. And relying on one source of income is becoming harder to make work year after year. That’s why more farms are looking at ways to bring extra income into the business. Not […]

Most farmers don’t need telling that things have changed. Costs are up. Margins are tighter. Prices move around more than they used to. And relying on one source of income is becoming harder to make work year after year. That’s why more farms are looking at ways to bring extra income into the business. Not […]

2026 hasn’t been easy, but plenty of farms are still making money. The difference is how they’re doing it. Profit is coming less from bumper yields and more from tight management, multiple income streams and avoiding expensive mistakes. Farm Business Income figures show a huge gap between top and average performers in the same sector. […]

For many farms, diversification is no longer a “nice to have” — it’s becoming essential. Margins are tighter, costs are harder to predict, and traditional income streams are under more pressure than they’ve been for years. Against that backdrop, renewable energy is moving from the sidelines into the mainstream of farm business planning. Not as […]

Farming has never been a business built on certainty — but heading into 2026, the margin for error feels thinner than ever. Interest rates remain high by recent standards, input costs are stubborn, and selling prices continue to move in ways that are hard to predict. Add in weather volatility, labour pressures and tighter environmental […]

Every farm has a machine that’s “still going” — until it isn’t. Repairs feel cheaper than replacement, especially when cash is tight. But breakdowns don’t respect timing, and lost hours during a busy spell can cost more than the fix itself. In today’s climate, machinery decisions aren’t just mechanical — they’re financial. The Real Cost […]

Ask any farmer what’s changed most in recent years and the answer is usually the same: costs. Feed prices move quickly. Fuel jumps without warning. Fertiliser remains expensive. Labour costs keep edging up. Machinery and parts cost more and take longer to arrive. Much of that is outside your control — and pretending otherwise only […]

If you run a farm, you don’t need reminding that cash flow doesn’t arrive neatly every month. Money comes in when crops are sold, livestock moves, or contracts are settled — but the bills turn up regardless. That reality has always been part of farming. What’s changed is how little margin there is for error. […]