Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 6, 2023

Farmers Weekly Arable grower Matthew Williams farms 1,100ha of rented or contract-farmed land – a situation that has brought profitability, sustainability and input cost control into sharp focus. Shropshire-based Transition Farmer Matthew is a first generation, younger farmer who developed a passion for agriculture at school.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 19, 2023

Farmers Weekly The use of share farming agreements could rise as tighter gross margins and further cuts to direct subsidies in England make alternative arrangements such as contract farming less relevant.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 19, 2023

Farmers Weekly The use of share farming agreements could rise as tighter gross margins and further cuts to direct subsidies in England make alternative arrangements such as contract farming less relevant.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 12, 2024

Ultimately, contract farming has caused many producers to lose their farms. full_link READ MORE Find more stories of farmers transitioning out of contract farming here. Due to the pay system that some of these companies use, farmers don’t make enough money to get out of debt.

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Trimble Agriculture

MARCH 24, 2025

Paid farm labor accounts for 41 percent of all farm workers in the U.S. These hired and contract farm workers perform essential daily tasks needed to keep a successful farm running, such as caring for livestock, working in the fields, and maintaining farm machinery.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

Read about how contract farming affects mental health , from Paula’s perspective. They hear] from Big Ag that these contracts and these growers, they’re building strong rural economies and creating jobs and feeding the world, etc. And then you can start looking at other ways to get there.”

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

While contract farming, or “factory farming,” has been exposed in the media for being exploitative of animals, the farmers who sign contracts with companies like Tyson, Perdue or other big players in animal agriculture also find themselves backed into a financial corner.

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