Fortunes are mixed in the farming world ; Agriculture in the first six months of 2009 has seen conditions which in many ways resemble the current state of the British weather - that is - unpredictable. George White, founder and partner of Alnwick-based land and property agency George F White reviews the changes in the farming industry this year.

The Journal › June 20, 2009

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Summary

THE global financial difficulties which have dominated the headlines since the autumn have formed a sobering background to the farming scene, but the business is now coming to terms with its effects - and it's not all gloom and doom.

Livestock farmers have found themselves well placed. There has been a very strong demand for both cattle and sheep.

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Fortunes are mixed in the farming world ; Agriculture in the first six months of 2009 has seen conditions which in many ways resemble the current state of the British weather - that is - unpredictable. George White, founder and partner of Alnwick-based land and property agency George F White reviews the changes in the farming industry this year.

With smaller numbers of livestock available, the traditional laws of supply and demand have kicked in.

Coupled with strong exports thanks to the value of sterling, farmers have seen high prices for suckler cows, beef cattle and sheep.

Arable farmers have not had the same good fortune - and here it has literally b...

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