family farming

In the space of 11 years, Duncan and Vicki McConchie have created four complementary businesses, with a collective turnover of £1.5 million, all of which have been born out of identifying and meeting the needs of the market. The McConchie’s family history The story starts in 1911 when Duncan’s...

The decision to move away from milking cows was not an easy one for Tim and Marnie Dobson. However, the change in direction has initiated a ‘brakes-off’ approach and allowed the family to embrace new opportunities. Having been involved in the dairy industry for 50 years as tenant farmers, it...

Open Farm Sunday, an initiative launched by LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) in 2006, will attract thousands of families to the countryside to see and understand the work farmers do this weekend. If you’re opening your farm to the general public this Sunday and are having some last-minute...

Hi, wondering if anyone here can help me please? I am writing a magazine feature (to tie in with Mothering Sunday) which will celebrate some unsung farming heroes - the family matriarchs (think real life Annie Sugdens!) So I need to speak to four farming families about their matriarch, whether...

***QUESTIONNAIRE ON FARM SUCCESSION*** My name is Meg Lancaster and I am currently studying for a Masters in Rural Land and Business Management at the University of Reading. To fulfil my dissertation aims and objectives, I am writing to ask if you would be able to fill out the questionnaire...