Knight Frank has released its flagship rural research publication, The Rural Report 2018.Click on the below page links to review the individual key chapters.

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Introduced by Ross Murray ( pictured above with Michael Gove), Chairman of Rural Asset Management at Knight Frank and former President of the CLA, this year’s Rural Report includes:

• An exclusive and in-depth interview with Defra Secretary of State, Michael Gove (page 10 – 15)
• An update from Knight Frank’s Head of Rural Research, Andrew Shirley, on the implications of Brexit for rural landowners (page 6 - 9)
• The latest Knight Frank Farmland Index, which tracks the performance of the UK farmland market (page 24 – 27)
• The results of the Knight Frank Rural Sentiment Survey – discover what rural landowners and businesses think about Brexit and the future of agriculture (page 40 – 41)

Ross Murray, Chairman of Rural Asset Management, Knight Frank, comments -

‘As our exit from the EU next year draws ever closer, ambiguity around future trading relationships is continuing to affect certainty, confidence and investment – three key factors craved by the agricultural industry. However, with careful planning, good advice and a long-term view, we believe there are still many valuable opportunities to be found in the years ahead.

This issue of The Rural Report looks towards the future. As well as anticipating future public policy that all forward-thinking landowners should be alert to, the report explores current farmland trends in the UK and across the rest of the world and presents opinions on today’s agricultural industry from some of the sector’s brightest and perhaps most controversial minds.’