ENERGY AND FERTILISER INFLATION PROMPT INNOVATION AMONGST ENGLAND AND WALES FARMERS
October 12th, 2022
Eye-watering energy and fertiliser prices combined with the prospect of higher borrowing costs are leaving few England and Wales farmers untouched. According to experts, even the most resilient will not be able to simply ride the current economic climate. Yet it seems that the current crises are triggering some innovative reactions and often fundamental changes to farming practices.
The UK government announced this autumn that wholesale energy prices for business will be capped for 6 months until April (2023) at 21.1 pence/kwh for electricity and 7.5 pence/kwh ...
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