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The article offers information on several farms which are on sale in the farmland market of Great Britain as of February 2015. Topics discussed include a livestock farm with loose housing, a sheep shed, and crop storage on sale at a guide price of three lots, a 48-acre block of pasture and woodland near Newtown in Powys, Wales where there is a private water supply from a hydralite, and another 262 acres of predominantly arable land with grain storage in Oxfordshire, England.

The article reports that the Barford Farm has offered a block to the south Norfolk, England land market with 895 acres of arable land. It mentions that the offering include two well-maintained dwellings including a three-bedroom cottage and a five-bedroom farmhouse. It also presents views of Tom Parish, associate director at real estate firm Savills, on the same.

The article offers information on the sale of farms and lands in Great Britain that will provide opportunities for those who want to expand their farming businesses. It reveals that rural property service provider Smiths Gore is offering three farm properties including the ring-fenced farm in Northumberland, England which is used for hay and sheep grazing. It further mentions that Lancashire, England-based Brock Close Farm may attract livestock farmers.

The article focuses on the sale of three mid-sized livestock and arable units in Great Britain as of February 2015. Topics discussed include Leicestershire, England-based Grange Farm featuring a pastureland, five bedroom farmhouse and two wind turbines; a Livestock unit High Ellermire Farm which offers 148 acres of grassland and a farmhouse; and a 134-acre livestock farm located in Scottish Less Favoured Area which provides both ploughable and permanent pasture.

The article reports that farmers looking for approval to convert agricultural buildings into houses are facing a postcode lottery as some local authorities in Great Britain have declined to approve any permitted development rights (PDRs) applications on the grounds that the location was undesirable or impractical. Topics include the refusal of conversions on the basis that they were not near local amenities, approval of several applications by Mid Devon District Council, England for converting.

The article offers information on several livestock farming businesses which are on sale in Great Britain as of 2015. Topics include the businesses along with their prices including a farm and holiday cottage business at Wheddon Cross, near Exmoor National Park, England, a three-year farm business tenancy (FBT) suitable for arable cropping in Dorset, England and several other smallholdings.

The article reports that agricultural land surrounding urban areas is commanding huge price premiums from property developers and leading to local price spikes. It mentions that farmers who sell land to developers are reinvesting in business assets to avoid capital gains tax. Also mentions statement of Charles Meynell, partner, Fisher GermanLand.

The article reports on the slow rise in the value of equipped farmland in Great Britain in 2014 as buyers become more intelligent with regards to the quality and type of land they are planning to purchase.

The article reports on the sale of Hunts Hall Farm, an arable farm located in Pebmarsh, Essex, England and mentions topics including the guide price, structures found in the farm, and crops planted in the farm.

The article reports that some farmers in England and Wales are being forced to sell their lands to pay debt and raise capital. Topics discussed include farm businesses' review of their assets due to the volatility of commodity prices and rising scrutiny of farm accounts, the sale of land in order to fund diversification strategies and to invest in the more profitable areas of the business, and banks' pressure on farmers to reduce their overdraft.

In this article, the author investigates and predicts food trends in Great Britain in next 10 years as of October 2014 and factors affecting food production. Topics include influence of Professor Sir John Beddington's mantra "produce more from less" in 2011 on opinions about changing global diet; need for change in meat production according to Maastricht University in the Netherlands; and the views of Fraser McKevitt, the head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar WorldPanel on the same.

The article reports impacts of red tape on dyslexia farmers for operation in farm business in Great Britain. Topics discussed include support to agricultural students with dyslexia from Scottish Rural University College throughout their course, campaign launched by National Farmers' Union (NFU) Scotland to raise awareness and support from Independent Parental Special Education Advice (IPSEA). It also presents views of NFUS vice president Rob Livesey and sheep farmer Sandy McCreath.

The article presents ways farmers can realize savings from their mobile communications spending, which according to British communications regulator Ofcom costs a mobile user 20 British pounds a month. Topics discussed include the importance of gauging mobile communication need before availing a contract and the benefits assoaciated with mass buying. Also mentioned are advantages and limitations of various plans including pay-as-you-go, sim-only contract and full contracts.

The article discusses how novice sheep farmers Clare Smith and Rupert Hill are establishing a profitable Lleyn sheep enterprise in rural Oxfordshire, England with a limited budget. Topics discussed include Smith and Hill's acquisition of 150 Lleyn ewe lambs in 2012, their development of relationships with landowners to secure grazing, and a family loan secured by Smith and Hill to secure capital.

The article explores the proposal presented by beef and lamb levy payers representative EBLEX that aims to take advantage of the lucrative domestic and international markets for halal beef and lamb. Topics discussed include the plan to introduce greater transparency to an industry that is clouded with controversy, the proposed introduction of two logos that will appear on the halal meat products, and the proposal's issue of animal welfare.