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Farmers protest outside Oxford Farming Conference
Politics

Farmers protest outside Oxford Farming Conference

Defra Secretary Steve Reed had his speech disrupted by a chorus of tractor horns outside the Oxford Farming Conference

Chris Brayford
clock 09 January 2025 • 3 min read
Defra Secretary apologises for 'shock' caused by Inheritance Tax changes
Politics

Defra Secretary apologises for 'shock' caused by Inheritance Tax changes

Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown
clock 09 January 2025 • 2 min read
Top 10 machines to see at LAMMA 2025
Machinery

Top 10 machines to see at LAMMA 2025

Toby Whatley
clock 07 January 2025 • 5 min read
Welsh farmers keep shearing in the family
Farm Life

Welsh farmers keep shearing in the family

Farmers Guardian
clock 04 January 2025 • 5 min read
Latest News
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Latest beef market updates
Beef

Latest beef market updates

Deadweight prices increase as 2025 begins

Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 11 January 2025 • 1 min read
Parliament to consider Precision Breeding Bill within weeks, promises Defra secretary
Arable

Parliament to consider Precision Breeding Bill within weeks, promises Defra secretary

Jane Thynne
clock 11 January 2025 • 2 min read
Yorkshire councillors vote to back farmers as tractors take over town
Farm Business

Yorkshire councillors vote to back farmers as tractors take over town

Jane Thynne
clock 10 January 2025 • 2 min read
Police confirm further 'illegal' lynx sightings in Scotland's Cairngorms National Park
Rural crime

Police confirm further 'illegal' lynx sightings in Scotland's Cairngorms National Park

Chris Brayford
clock 10 January 2025 • 5 min read
Call for Scottish farmers and crofters to complete business intention survey
Farm Business

Call for Scottish farmers and crofters to complete business intention survey

Charles Hawes
clock 10 January 2025 • 2 min read
The Farmers Guardian podcast: Students talk IHT - "My dad has been waiting his whole life to take over this business and now it is looking even harder"
Podcasts

The Farmers Guardian podcast: Students talk IHT - "My dad has been waiting his whole life to take over this business and now it is looking even harder"

Emily Ashworth
clock 10 January 2025 • 1 min read

January 10: Farming in Five: Defra Secretary apologises for IHT change shock

Alex Black

Hosted by Alex Black

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black takes a look through Steve Reed's visit to the Oxford Farming Conference and reaction to his speech and Irish food and drink exports to the UK increase in 2024

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January 10: Farming in Five: Defra Secretary apologises for IHT change shock

Alex Black

Hosted by Alex Black

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black takes a look through Steve Reed's visit to the Oxford Farming Conference and reaction to his speech and Irish food and drink exports to the UK increase in 2024

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Lleyn ticks all the boxes for Wiltshire sheep enterprise
Livestock

Lleyn ticks all the boxes for Wiltshire sheep enterprise

Wendy Short
clock 10 January 2025 • 7 min read
Alvan Blanch: Harvests of change
Machinery

Alvan Blanch: Harvests of change

Jane Carley
clock 09 January 2025 • 7 min read
Autonomous and electric expansion for John Deere
Machinery

Autonomous and electric expansion for John Deere

James Huyton
clock 09 January 2025 • 3 min read
Opinion and blogs
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Farming matters: Harry Bowell - "Hill farmers are ideally placed to deliver gains for nature and deserve to be rewarded"
Farm Life

Farming matters: Harry Bowell - "Hill farmers are ideally placed to deliver gains for nature and deserve to be rewarded"

Farmers Guardian
clock 11 January 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk - Robert Reed: "I hope 2025 is the year that our Government realises that they need a farmer every single day to live and eat"
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Robert Reed: "I hope 2025 is the year that our Government realises that they need a farmer every single day to live and eat"

Robert Reed
clock 11 January 2025 • 4 min read
In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "UK teams develop the technology, it is a great British agri-tech export story"
Farm Life

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "UK teams develop the technology, it is a great British agri-tech export story"

Farmers Guardian
clock 10 January 2025 • 2 min read
Latest business news
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Latest beef market updates
Beef

Latest beef market updates

Deadweight prices increase as 2025 begins

Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 11 January 2025 • 1 min read
Yorkshire councillors vote to back farmers as tractors take over town
Farm Business

Yorkshire councillors vote to back farmers as tractors take over town

Defra Secretary Steve Reed is 'out of touch' and 'it will take years to rebuild confidence in Government', says protest organiser

Jane Thynne
clock 10 January 2025 • 2 min read
Call for Scottish farmers and crofters to complete business intention survey
Farm Business

Call for Scottish farmers and crofters to complete business intention survey

NFU Scotland is calling on all farming and crofting members to complete its 2025 Intentions Survey with a message of ‘help us help you’

Charles Hawes
clock 10 January 2025 • 2 min read
Rural crime
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Police confirm further 'illegal' lynx sightings in Scotland's Cairngorms National Park
Rural crime

Police confirm further 'illegal' lynx sightings in Scotland's Cairngorms National Park

Police Scotland has received reports of four lynx which have been released into the wild illegally

Chris Brayford
clock 10 January 2025 • 5 min read
Livestock worrying is no laughing matter as 'irresponsible' video goes viral
Rural crime

Livestock worrying is no laughing matter as 'irresponsible' video goes viral

Countless incidents last year, highlighted in coverage by Farmers Guardian, included crimes which led to the death of livestock and damage to businesses which could have been avoided had the owner placed their dog, or dogs, on a lead

Chris Brayford
clock 03 January 2025 • 3 min read
Man arrested following death of a man at Farmers Fresh abattoir
Rural crime

Man arrested following death of a man at Farmers Fresh abattoir

Police were called to the premises on Rouncil Lane just after 6pm on December 20

Farmers Guardian
clock 23 December 2024 • 1 min read