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Monthly PMI data strengthens case for Bank of England rate cut in August

时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Banking   来源:Climate  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:he would "not use self-checkouts" after the technology was introduced.

he would "not use self-checkouts" after the technology was introduced.

"Without diversification we'd really be struggling. I don't know a single farm business that isn't diversified," he said.Nearly three quarters of farmers (71%) now rely on some additional business, according to the government research, and this has risen from 61% since 2015.

Monthly PMI data strengthens case for Bank of England rate cut in August

So what do most farmers turn to?The report for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) analysed farm incomes.Letting out buildings was the most common, followed by farm shops and B&Bs, camping and glamping sites.

Monthly PMI data strengthens case for Bank of England rate cut in August

Spas, wellness clinics, sports and health retreats also feature.A new, more controversial, source of income is letting out fields to solar power companies.

Monthly PMI data strengthens case for Bank of England rate cut in August

The report laid bare how much farmers rely on these new income streams.

More than one in four, 28%, reported income from actual farming was negative.But more than anything, the Lockerbie bombing victims are remembered by those they left behind.

Every year in Tobermory, members at the golf club play for the cup which carries Billy MacAllister's name.And his friend Stewart has a special reason to remember him.

"He had a big impact on my life really because, had Billy not enticed me to go and work over at Richmond, I would probably have not got to know my then girlfriend, who became my wife. My life would have been a very different one from what it became," he says."What a shame he didn't get a chance to go on and fulfil his potential."

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