UK farmland prices surged at the fastest pace in the RICS rural market survey’s history during the first half of 2008 but lifestyle buyers have retreated.
Expanding chartered surveyors group, Berrys, has announced the acquisition of Richard Conn & Co, a commercial surveyor and valuers practice based in Northampton.
The Bluetongue Protection Zone was extended again on Monday 28 July to cover Herefordshire, the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin and the districts in Shropshire (North Shropshire, Shrewsbury and Atcham, South Shropshire and Bridgnorth) previou ...
A delightful character farmhouse with bungalow annex and holiday cottage is on the market in Cheshire through Berrys with a guide price of £2.22 million
Country property buyers looking for a home for their horse as well as their family should take a look at Ty-Du, Moelfre, Llansillin near Oswestry, which has just come on the market with Berrys.
Crack shot Andrew Tompson, a chartered surveyor with commercial surveyors and valuers Berrys Richard Conn + Co at Northampton, has just represented England, and won, in a home nations rifle shooting competition.
Connecting with the customer will be the topic under discussion at the 18th Cheshire Farming Conference, which takes place on Thursday, November 15 at Fourways Inn, Delamere, near Northwich.
Perry Farm at Whittington near Oswestry, Shropshire, a diversified agricultural property with further potential for development, has been sold by Berrys.
A rare opportunity to acquire a diversified agricultural business with further potential for development has arisen with the sale of Perry Farm at Whittington near Oswestry in Shropshire.
With the cost of fertiliser nearly doubling in price over the past few months, Cheshire Grassland Society’s Research and Development Group has been considering the response of nitrogen fertiliser up to 400 kg/ha (320 units/acre) on grassland.
Although planning policy often restricts new residential development in rural areas, there is still hope for that dream home in the countryside. Many planning authorities still permit conversion of traditional farm buildings into residential homes or ...
Farmers who joined Defra’s Entry levels Stewardship Scheme after January 2007 will have to reconsider their options after beaurocrats signing off the new Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) in Brussels moved the goal posts.
With farmland prices surging ahead and increased commodity prices putting confidence back into arable and dairy farming, the rural land sector is adding cheer to the property market.
Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) has been confirmed at the slaughter on suspicion premises where sheep, pigs and cattle were culled last night. This now becomes the fifth Infected Premises since 3rd August this year.
Another case of foot and mouth disease has been discovered in Surrey. A temporary control zone has been established around the farm, after initial laboratory tests on the samples taken from the cattle on the holding on September 12 indicated the ...
Leading rural surveyors group Berrys has taken on sandwich students at each of its offices at Kettering, Shrewsbury and Northwich plus a new property management practitioner at Kettering.
Livestock farmers in Cheshire and Lancashire are being offered a day of free business advice under a government-funded scheme aimed to improve farming profits in the area.
Animal Health has today launched a free news alert service to help people on the move keep in touch with the latest developments on notifiable animal disease.
Northamptonshire’s farmers of the future will soon be able to enter the industry on a stronger footing with the launch of the Northamptonshire Fresh Start Academy in October.
Berrys is supporting children as part of the Year of Food and Farming by donating 100 pairs of wellies to three primary schools in Birmingham, enabling youngsters to experience country life, many for the first time.
The Government has rejected the cover crops option in response to the consultation on measures to implement the Nitrates Directive but it will seek a derogation on load limit.
London is often declared as the engine of the property market and while the factors involved in the higher end of the rural property market are different , it is certainly the case that London is the most reactive to change of all the various elemen ...
Farmers looking to diversify or improve their farming businesses are being invited to attend a business training course designed to help them make the most of their business accounts and develop business tools to drive their businesses forward.
Farmers in the Staffordshire/Derbyshire area looking to improve their profits are being invited to attend a business training course designed to help them make the most of their business accounts and develop business tools to drive their businesses f ...
Farmers investing in machinery in the spring must weigh up when best to spend their money as changes to machinery allowances come into force next year.
Feelings were riding high amongst farmers in the audience when the controversial subject of connecting with the public was discussed at the 18th Cheshire Farming Conference.
Muck North West, the new event organised by Berrys in Cheshire, was declared a resounding success. More than 900 farmers and contractors poured through the gates on March 18 at Reaseheath College, Nantwich
The increasing cost of bought-in fertilisers has highlighted the financial value of slurry and manure but with revisions to NVZ rules threatening to restrict their usage, farmers need new strategies to maximise financial gain while staying within the ...
Farmers in the region who may have been put off applying for Higher Level Stewardship due to risk of rejection should look again at the scheme as previous problems with funding have now been overcome
Tom Geraghty at Berrys has designed a new website for Lincsbells partners, to promote their training services and sales of boxed meat from their aberdeen angus and lincoln red cattle.
A well appointed, productive dairy/mixed farm in an elevated position overlooking North Shropshire countryside is on the market with Berrys with a guide of £1,725,000.
A substantial listed residence with scope for improvement has come on the market in Shropshire offering potential buyers the rare opportunity to own a small country estate.
A major shake up in the planning system is needed along with more affordable housing and greater flexibility for rural businesses if rural communities in England are to thrive according to an independent report
An accessibility index, developed by RICS has found that the cost of becoming a home purchaser in Great Britain deteriorated by 8.4% in the year to 2007 Q2 and has worsened by around 350% since the most accessible point in 1996.
The European Union's set-aside scheme, whereby 10 per cent of farmers’ land has to be left unused to avoid surplus production, has been suspended for 2008.
Farmers in target catchments in Shropshire and surrounding counties have until 30th June to apply for capital grants of up to £10,000 under the Catchment Sensitive Farm initiative.
Equestrianism is a growing sport and more and more land in the county is being utilised for the grazing of horses. This land use can blend well in the local landscape, especially where the land use is predominantly agricultural but landowners need to ...
In a major new initiative, leading business consultancy group Berrys has joined forces with national agribusiness NWF Agriculture to offer a unique service to help improve performance and profits on dairy farms and to make the most of the higher milk ...
One entrepreneurial Northamptonshire farmer has launched his own culinary oil made from rapeseed and the concept is proving a great success.