From the editor: Money for the uplands has been lost en route to the summit

When the UK nations started formulating their own farming policies in wake of leaving the EU, there was much talk of 鈥檖ushing money up the hill鈥�; the insinuation being that those in the uplands would be properly rewarded for their role in managing the environment at a landscape scale.

Ben Briggs

Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as 草榴社区 Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.

10 December 2021 鈥� 2 min read

When the UK nations started formulating their own farming policies in wake of leaving the EU, there was much talk of 'pushing money up the hill'; the insinuation being that those in the uplands would be...

Suckler cows and speedboats 鈥� how a watersports diversification has helped an organic beef enterprise to thrive

Few beef farmers can claim that skippering a speedboat is part of the working day, but the Scott-Park family's lochside location has provided opportunities to supplement the income from their organic suckler herd

Wendy Short

06 August 2026 鈥� 7 min read