15 May 2025 The Andersons Centre Proud to Sponsor and Present the John Nix Award at Worshipful Company of Farmers Lecture Graham Redman, Partner of The Andersons Centre, proudly presented the first-ever John Nix Award, in association with the Worshipful Company...
7 May 2025 Farm Profitability Review – May ’25 Baroness Minette Batters has been appointed to head Defra's review into farm profitability. The review will feed into the 25-Year...
7 May 2025 Farming Equipment & Technology Fund Defra has announced the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) will open for applications on the 29th May for just...
7 April 2025 Meadow Farm Latest Strong livestock prices and lower feed costs sees Meadow Farm forecast to make a profit from production for only the...
7 April 2025 SFI Update The SFI Expanded Offer (SFI 2024) was suddenly closed on the evening of the 11th March. Defra has said all...
4 March 2025 Defra Grants & Policy Announcement Capital grants will be available again in England after the schemes were closed in the autumn due to budget over-runs. ...
4 March 2025 Grain Market Update – Mar ’25 Old crop UK feed wheat futures prices (May-25) declined through February. There has been little news to support prices for...
6 February 2025 Farm Assurance Review A review of the UK’s farm assurance schemes has been published. The Review was commissioned by the UK’s farming unions...
6 February 2025 Friesian Farm Latest The figures for our ‘Friesian Farm’ dairy model have been updated for the Dairy Tech show and ahead of our...
9 January 2025 The Inaugural John Nix Award The Worshipful Company of Farmers is delighted to announce the launch of a new annual agricultural award to the alumnus...
6 January 2025 Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier – Jan ’25 The revised Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) offering will not be available until next summer. This news comes as part...
6 January 2025 Loam Farm Latest Following harvest 2024, we have updated the figures for our Loam Farm model. This shows low profits from the previous...
19 December 2024 EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Negotiation After more than two decades of negotiations and false starts, the EU and Mercosur (a South American trade-bloc consisting of...
2 December 2024 Andersons Outlook 2025 – Available Now! Andersons Outlook 2025 has just been released, offering a concise yet comprehensive overview of UK farming business performance and what...
2 December 2024 Capital Grants Closed: England The Capital Grants scheme in England has been closed. The closure of the scheme was confirmed on the 26th November...
2 December 2024 SFS Wales Scheme Changes The Welsh Government released further details on the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) on the 25th November. This sees...
8 November 2024 Budget: Autumn 2024 Rachel Reeves unveiled the first Budget of the new Labour administration on the 30th October. As expected, it included large...
8 November 2024 Delinked Payments & ELM Following the Budget, Defra has released further information on its farming support schemes for 2025. Details can be found in...
4 November 2024 Budget 2024 – Significant Challenges for UK Family Farms Following the recent Budget, UK farming faces three significant challenges: changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT), adjustments to support payments, and...
2 October 2024 Setting the Farm Budget The big question in terms of farm support over the next few months is how much funding there will be...
2 October 2024 Meadow Farm – Oct ’24 The latest figures for Andersons' Meadow Farm model shows some improved returns in the beef and sheep sector. However, even...
3 September 2024 Arable Update – Sept ’24 As harvest progresses in the UK, grain prices have continued to slide. The value of UK November 2024 UK feed...
3 September 2024 Tenancy Reform A reminder that the succession rules under Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancies changed as from the 1st September. This is...
5 August 2024 Friesian Farm Profitability figures from our Friesian Farm model are shown in the table below. This is a notional 220+ cow business...
