The ONS counted a record 6,365 agriculture, forestry and fishing business closures in the year to June 2025. Here is what that number really means, the five-way squeeze behind it, and what six real UK farms did to stay open.

Most Budget coverage led with the family farm tax. Buried underneath: from 1 April 2027, a qualifying farm shop or café in England valued at £18,000 or less could pay zero business rates. Here is who qualifies, the illustrative numbers, and the questions to ask your council.