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New Hinxhill Estate base will serve rural and property clients across Kent, Sussex and Surrey Ceres Group has announced the opening of a new office at Hinxhill Estate, near Ashford, marking another significant milestone in the business’s continued growth and strengthening its presence across the South East.  The new location will support clients across Kent, […]

RPA inspections and compliance checks are a routine part of Countryside Stewardship (CS), Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Capital Grant agreements. Whilst being selected for a site visit can sometimes feel daunting, inspections are not uncommon and are an established part of scheme administration. Taking a proactive approach to record-keeping throughout the year can help ensure that, if […]

Whether you’re looking to improve business performance, explore diversification opportunities, strengthen succession plans or better understand your environmental responsibilities, Farming Connect provides Welsh farming businesses with access to valuable funded support. As a trusted agricultural consultancy, Ceres Rural is proud to deliver both fully funded one-to-one advice and subsidised consultancy services through the Farming Connect […]

Farming Roadmap 2050 – What DEFRA’s Long-Term Vision Means for Farmers Following the publication of Minette Batters’ Farming Profitability Review and the Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP25) earlier this year, DEFRA has now set out its own long-term vision for agriculture through the Farming Roadmap 2050. The roadmap sets out the Government’s long-term vision for […]

More than 200 landowners, farmers, property and planning professionals gathered at Lamport Hall Estate this week in what Ceres Group has described as a strong vote of confidence in Northamptonshire’s rural economy and future growth prospects. The event followed the opening of Ceres Group’s Northampton office earlier this year and brought together so many to […]

Welcome to the Ceres Rural Farming Update, a publication that provides independent insights on agricultural issues, from policy and grant funding, to administrative updates and key market information. Read the update here. A ‘PLUS‘ version of this publication is now available to Ceres Research members, which takes a deeper dive into the key topics covered. […]

Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies Fund (ADOPT) is part of Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme, with the aim to fund on-farm trial and demonstration projects to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector relating to improving productivity, resilience and/or sustainability and progression towards net zero farming. Grants are available for project […]

With the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI 2026) now underway, farmers across England are facing a more competitive and more restrictive scheme than in previous years. While payment reductions and new limits have rightly attracted attention, recent clarification from Defra has also provided greater certainty in several important areas.   For many businesses, the focus is now shifting […]

Strengthening Our Presence Across East Anglia Ceres Group has recently opened a new office in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, further strengthening our presence across East Anglia, including Norfolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. This expansion reinforces our commitment to supporting landowners, rural businesses and property clients across the East of England. The region has long been a […]