BREXIT PUSHES FARMERS AND LANDOWNERS TO CONSIDER MORE ESTATE EARNINGS DIVERSIFICATION
June 1st, 2019
WITH Brexit still looming and the government insisting that should the UK leave the European Union (EU), it will reduce the payment of subsidies to British farmers and growers, now is clearly the time that landowners should be considering diversifying their revenue streams. However, the face is that many of these rural businesses have yet to leverage their landholdings beyond traditional farming and livestock rearing.
A UK government report released by DEFRA in December said that in 2017/18, 66% of farm businesses in England had undertaken diversified ...
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