Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Government Ministers have been implored to 'open their eyes' to the realities of Inheritance Tax changes and its impact on the health and well-being of farmers.
Brooke Rollins, US Agriculture Secretary, brands the family farm tax a 'problem', as she warns farms will close as a result
Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins told Parliament that more farmers had recently taken their own lives following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget changes to Inheritance Tax
Kemi Badenoch said she needs to provide voters with a 'credible plan' if the party is to gain power once again
NFU president Tom Bradshaw has issued a rally call to councillors and regional mayors to do all they can to back British farming if they are elected
In this episode of Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on NFU's response to the Government's land use framework consultation and its criticism over taking food production for granted, a new survey which found one in three farmers said they were worried their business would fail if handed over to the next generation, and Fletchers' Family 51AVÊÓÆµis back on our screens for a third series later this year
The NFU has asked the Treasury for support in five key areas including a UK-wide £5.6 billion annual budget, a cross-government biosecurity plan, and a review on the clawback solution for changes to Inheritance Tax
In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the significant investment needed by dairy farmers to meet regulatory requirements, the dairy farm that has been purchased to turn it into a 'haven' for biodiversity with the help of a Wallace and Gromit animator, and a new research project using seaweed to foster plant resilience
Rural Policy Group says small farms which have formed 'backbone' of Britain will be first to go
NFU Cymru president Aled Jones said: "No farmer, wherever they reside, should be impacted like this by a poorly designed policy"