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Farming matters

News, views and financial support

Whether you have scope to diversify and are seeking ideas and support, or you’re looking for finance for your farming business, see how we could help.

We’ve been supporting farmers since 1744, so we know the types of challenges and opportunities you face. We have a range of financial products that could help your business, from agricultural overdrafts to finance and agricultural mortgages.

Our podcast offers news and insights into hot industry topics, such as sustainability, crop prices, exports and market trends.

We have several case studies too – from farming benchmarking to success stories of those who’ve branched out into new agricultural territory.

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Agricultural finance

Helping you finance your farming business

From our agriculture fund and agricultural mortgages, to short-term finance to help you through challenging markets, we have a range of products to help you sustain or grow your business.

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Agricultural sustainability

Helping to build sustainable farms through agri-tech

We’ve put aside £250 million to help farmers make their businesses more environmentally-sustainable and energy-efficient.

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Succession planning – the seeds of future security

Succession planning within UK agriculture has often been viewed as a difficult, thorny topic. All too often, it gets left at the bottom of the ‘to-do’ list – or just isn’t addressed at all. Oliver McEntyre, our National Agriculture Strategy Director, considers the personal and business risks of not having a succession plan, and the steps you should take to put one in place1.

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Business and environmental sustainability

Oliver McEntyre explores business and environmental sustainability and how you could use them to have a sustainable and growing agriculture business.

Articles and case studies

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Technology in agriculture

The impact of smartphones and apps on farming

Mike Hambly is a fast-moving farmer with an app for everything. See how smartphones are changing the way he manages his business.

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