Bio-Fuel
Latest figures from the world bank reported recently in the national press suggest the price of food has risen by 75% since the 'demand for 'environmentally friendly' plant-based biofuel has led to a slump in global food production and has sent grocery bills soaring. read more
Agricultural Land demand from horses riders
With these figures on the rise year on year it is no surprise that agricultural land is inhot demand to become equestian land. read more
Land Usage
The UK has approximately 60 million acres of land in total and 70% (approximately) of this land is owned by 1% of the population.read more
Demand for Farmland
If we perceive that farmland in UK is good value for money, demand will naturally rise.read more
Land Values
The price of residential land for sale has risen eight-fold over the last 20 years.read more
Land makes over £8,000 an acre
Agricultural land in parts of the north west is becoming increasingly difficult to value as interest from non-farming purchasers continues to fire demand.read more
Selling agricultural land to release capital
The demand for land from land investors, house builders and horse owners wanting a paddock means that farmers considering selling land to release capital have little trouble finding buyers. read more
Why our countryside is turning blue
All over Britain, a scattering of arable fields are turning a delicate and unfamiliar shade of blue. read more
Wind Farming for Land Owners
Proven Energy Ltd, the Scottish company who have installed over 700 wind turbine systems have launched their "Windcrofting" initiative. They are asking farmers to register their interest in having a mini wind farm installed on their farm. read more
Green Belt under threat from housing plan
GREEN Belt land in south west Hertfordshire is under threat from residential development, after a Government report revealed thousands more new homes must be built in the area by 2021. read more
Green belt land 'can be built on'
The future of 55 acres of green belt land in Bath has been decided. read more
Build a million green belt homes, urges think tank
Farm and green belt land should be used to create a million new homes and a hundred thousand hectares of fresh woodland, according to a report that today proposes a radical shake-up in land use. read more
Building on Green Belt rises by 60pc
Labour has presided over a 60 per cent increase in house building on Green Belt land, new figures showed yesterday... read more
Build a million green belt homes, urges think tank
Farm and green belt land should be used to create a million new homes and a hundred thousand hectares of fresh woodland, according to a report that today proposes a radical shake-up in land use. read more
Farmers keen to buy land
Farmers were more active in the land market during 2004, according to new figures from Savills... read more
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Grazing Land for Sale
Grazing land is of course farmland used for grazing animals but since different farm animals have different requirements there are many different types of grazing land for sale. Dairy cows are known to produce the best milk in old pastures that flood because this is where the lushest grazing ground is found. Sheep on the other hand are the most adaptable of farm animals: a steep hillside or a flat pasture plain is much the same to sheep - grazing is grazing where ever they are. Horses need a more loamy type soil for grazing because they are so active and they have iron shoes which would destroy waterlogged pastureland in an instant.
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The value of grazing land is dictated by its size, quality, location and supply. As with all farmland, prices up and down the country vary greatly and this is obviously directly related to the topological characteristics of specific regions. For example an acre of grazing land in Wales can cost as little as £1500 but this is because it is likely to be of low quality and thus only suitable for grazing sheep. Furthermore it will be in plentiful supply and located in an area with little other industrial activity.
Horse grazing land for sale on the other hand is a very different market. Equestrians are very passionate about their hobby and tend to spend lots of money on it. Their needs are very specific and grazing land therefore has to fulfil many stringent criteria for it to be suitable for grazing horses. The best equine grazing land needs mature, well drained pasture and preferably hedging to provide shelter from the wind. It should be under five acres, well-located and it should have good road access. A piece of land fulfilling these criteria in, for example, The New Forest or Wiltshire can be worth as much as £30,000 per acre. In general grazing land is valued at between £1500 and £5000 per acre and, as with all farmland, the prices have seen sharp increases in recent years.
