Scotland's farm support plans highlights 'destructive and naive' proposals for Welsh farming, says FUW

Farmers' Union of Wales said the Welsh Government's proposed SFS would bring direct farm payments to an end completely, while introducing a 'mountain of costly restrictions and requirements'

14 February 2024 鈥� 3 min read

The Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW) said the Scottish Government's confirmation that direct farm support will continue in Scotland highlighted the fundamental flaws inherent in Wales' Sustainable Farming...

UK farmers considering plans for a nationwide fuel and fertiliser protest

Can Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves learn an invaluable lesson from the fuel strike in 2000 to support farmers and hauliers before it is too late?

Chris Brayford

13 April 2026 鈥� 6 min read

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - George Dunn on IHT: 'Gov could have used a consultation to pause for thought about its moral responsibility towards the elderly and terminally ill'

George Dunn, TFA chief executive, reflects on last months' family farm tax Judicial Review and says the Government, whether legally obliged or not, would have been better consulting with the industry before making changes to IHT

George Dunn

13 April 2026 鈥� 4 min read

Politics

IHT story is far from over, but campaign must continue in a different way

What are the next steps farmers can take to stop the family farm tax at a time when some have argued that the fight to raise thresholds is 'dead' under the current Labour Government?

Chris Brayford

12 April 2026 鈥� 6 min read

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