Farmlytics
During the first week of April, the US introduced reciprocal tariffs on imports from around 90 countries. The new tariff schedule included a 10% tariff on all UK imports and a 20% tariff on imports from the EU, amongst other key trading partners. In addition, the total tariff rate on Chinese imports was raised from […]
Proposed changes Agricultural Property Relief (APR) on inheritance tax have lead to UK farmers protesting.
What are the changes to inheritance tax and their impacts and consequences for farming businesses?. How farm businesses can mitigate the impact of IHT going forward.
Donald Trump became US president for the second time on January 20th. The 47th President will likely change the direction of many US farm policies. This will provide opportunities for and threats to farmers in the US and elsewhere. What will Trump’s farming policies be given a radical shift away from the Biden years? What […]
Several events around the globe reinforce the idea that the climate is changing. What can we in 2024, how will this impact food and agriculture and how to best prepare yourself?
Farmland prices continue to rise, driven by key fundamentals.
Artificial intelligence has the potential to increase productivity, reduce costs, minimize environmental impact, and improve sustainability in the agricultural sector. However, it is crucial to address the downsides and challenges associated with AI in agriculture to ensure equitable access, promote sustainable practices, and protect the interests of farmers.
Agricultural price inflation continues to sit at historically high levels with the key inputs maintaining a higher rate of inflation than outputs. This will put pressure on farm incomes and impact farm cropping and stocking decisions throughout 2023 and beyond.
Vladamir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is impacting food prices and leading to concerns over global food security. Food prices were rising sharply before the invasion, largely to due rising energy prices but it is now driving fuel, fertiliser, and food prices even higher. Ukraine’s new agriculture minister Mykola Solskyi has said that Ukraine’s ability to […]
With Covid-19 the World has entered into a renewed period of economic uncertainty, what impact will this have on agricultural investment, and in Agtech in particular. The growing range of agricultural technology coming onto the market in recent years has been fueled by internal budgets of major agricultural firms and venture capital aimed at start-up […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is the major story of 2020 and the crisis is not going away any time soon. Despite some countries are starting to ease lock-downs and restart their economies there is real uncertainty over the timing of a return to normal life if at all, and the risk of a second wave of […]