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Farm incomes squeezed by costs and April tax changes

Input cost rises and the new tax year are major concerns for farms, despite the ceasefire in the Middle-East

08 April 2026 • 4 min read

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Ploughing through Politics with Victoria Atkins: IHT, Brexit and the Future of Farming | For Flock's Sake Ep.1

On the premiere episode of For Flock's Sake – Farmers Guardian's dedicated young farmer podcast – Ellie Layton and Tom Ryder are joined by Conservative MP and Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins

Tom Ryder

07 April 2026 • 1 min read

Sign up for our FREE webinar: Middle East geopolitics and new crop price risks - Can UK grain prices continue to rebound?

Markets are shifting. Geopolitical pressures are reshaping prices. Are your grain selling strategies keeping pace?

Farmers Guardian

24 March 2026 • 3 min read

Livestock

From 100 ewes to 2,000 acres: The North Yorkshire family farm built on teamwork

Managing multiple farms and a commercial pheasant shoot is no mean feat, but teamwork is key to the Myers family’s success

Katie Fallon

02 April 2026 • 8 min read

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Labour should abolish one of the world's 'harshest' IHT policies, report reveals

The Institute of Economic Affairs has called on the Government to end Inheritance Tax

Chris Brayford

11 April 2026 • 4 min read

Rural crime

Companies fined over £2m after deaths of men at Norfolk chicken factory

Pest controllers working at a chicken factory in Norfolk were killed after entering an area where nitrogen gas had replaced oxygen in the atmosphere

Mia Willemsen

11 April 2026 • 4 min read

Politics

Iran crisis a 'wake-up call' to back UK agritech and food security

MP George Freeman highlighted the role of new technology in protecting the UK’s future food security

Alex Black

10 April 2026 • 2 min read

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Rural crime

Companies fined over £2m after deaths of men at Norfolk chicken factory

Pest controllers working at a chicken factory in Norfolk were killed after entering an area where nitrogen gas had replaced oxygen in the atmosphere

Mia Willemsen

11 April 2026 • 4 min read

Rural crime

Dog attack leaves four alpacas dead on Cambridgeshire farm

Police issue warning to public after two dogs were seized just days after new legislation came into force

Jane Thynne

07 April 2026 • 2 min read

Rural crime

Man arrested as food crime unit seizes illegal meat

Dover officials say UK border plan has 'failed' as it stops 14.2 kg of illegal meat in just one week

Jane Thynne

03 April 2026 • 2 min read

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Farm incomes squeezed by costs and April tax changes

Ploughing through Politics with Victoria Atkins: IHT, Brexit and the Future of Farming | For Flock's Sake Ep.1

Sign up for our FREE webinar: Middle East geopolitics and new crop price risks - Can UK grain prices continue to rebound?

From 100 ewes to 2,000 acres: The North Yorkshire family farm built on teamwork

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

Labour should abolish one of the world's 'harshest' IHT policies, report reveals

Companies fined over £2m after deaths of men at Norfolk chicken factory

Half a century of fundraising from Arlington Bluebell Walk tops £1m for charities

Iran crisis a 'wake-up call' to back UK agritech and food security

Grants special: ADOPT grants helping farmers bridge ideas and action

Farming in Five

Hosted by Mia Willemsen

Farming in Five

Hosted by Mia Willemsen

Trail results show beet establishment benefits with strip-tillage

Defra's FETF 2026 opens: How farmers can access up to £75,000 in equipment grants

How one historic upland farm in Cumbria is holding their nerve on the road to regenerative

Farming Matters: Sarah Dyke MP - 'Farmers make hard choices to protect communities'

From the editor: A glimmer of hope, but uncertainty remains the watchword

Young Farmer Focus - Molly Strawbridge: "RAU was more than a uni; it was a community"

Labour should abolish one of the world's 'harshest' IHT policies, report reveals

Companies fined over £2m after deaths of men at Norfolk chicken factory

Iran crisis a 'wake-up call' to back UK agritech and food security

Companies fined over £2m after deaths of men at Norfolk chicken factory

Dog attack leaves four alpacas dead on Cambridgeshire farm

Man arrested as food crime unit seizes illegal meat

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