Dairy farmers urged to cash in on ice-cream boom
Hard pressed dairy farmers are being urged to consider diversifying into ice cream production to generate greater profits and maintain viability. The popularity of ice cream in the UK is growing with sales estimated at more than £1bn a year. The Ice Cream Alliance – the trade body for the UK ice cream industry – […]
Farm Stay sends out plea “WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS”
Media reports of flooding and gale force winds are essential to keep the country updated on the weather situation but up and down the country tourism businesses are seeing a drop in enquiries – when they need the business the most as they come out of winter and into the weeks leading to Easter. “We […]
Farm Business Innovation 2013
Farm Business Innovation 2013 is almost upon us, and event organisers, Prysm Group already have a bumper crop of exhibitors and visitors. The show’s debut is well on track to fulfil its amazing potential with incredible support from the top names in diversification. With 120 exhibitors scheduled to take part in the Olympia London event, […]
Does your diversification venture make the farm one business or two?
All business activities carried out by a VAT registered business come under the same registration. However where a new venture is carried out by a separate business, owned by, say, one of the partners of a partnership, and turnover is below the VAT registration threshold (currently £77k) then VAT is not payable. There are rules […]
