Starting 2026 as we mean to go on, and Fairman Knight & Sons is in the headlines for all the right reasons. This month, we've appeared in national financial press and regional agricultural media, from This Is Money and the Daily Mail to The Farming Show on Lincs Sound. For us, this represents something more fundamental: mainstream adoption of a concept that, until recently, lived firmly in the “interesting but unconvinced” category…

The story that “insect farming is over” confuses a few high‑profile missteps with the reality that is unfolding on the ground. The sector hasn’t died. But it has matured, and those businesses leading the way are circular by design, capital‑efficient, and run on real‑world data, not lab assumptions. At Fairman Knight & Sons, we have spent the last two years building a model that works because it fixes three problems at once: food waste, feed security, and emissions. Discover what the evidence actually says.

The appointment of Mark Aitchison as Chairman is one the team is excited to share. Having spent over two decades at the helm of Frontier, Aitchison’s appointment serves to further fortify the founding expertise of William Fairman, Chief Farming Officer, and Julian Knight, Chief Executive Officer. 

Fairman Knight & Sons is excited to announce it has been named the winner of Business Innovation of the Year and Doing Business for Good – The ESG Champion Award at the South Holland Business Awards 2025.

Fairman Knight & Sons and Bug Mars Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance AI-Powered Bioconversion in the UK.

Six businesses have been successful in the Eastern England Launchpad Funding thanks to a Launchpad programme managed by Innovate UK and initiated under the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership, the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, and Norfolk & Suffolk County Councils.

Earth day is a global event which aims to highlight the importance of protecting the environment, first set up in 1970. This year’s theme is our power, our planet. Focus on the power of clean energy.  Hear from our members Fairman Knight & Sons a family owned, sustainable farming business in Lincolnshire and their use of bioconversion to power their business. 

An innovative upcycling business has announced a groundbreaking partnership with a historic hotel.

A groundbreaking firm that transforms waste into animal feed, fertiliser, and health products is expanding its pioneering work to Holbeach.

New tenant Fairman Knight & Sons UK has taken office space in the innovation space at the South Lincolnshire Food Enterprise Zone, at the heart of the UK Food Valley.