April 30: Councils to seize and crush fly-tipping vehicles to clean up rural Britain after farming families pushed into 'debt and despair'

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown discusses Defra's announcement to give councils the power to seize and crush vehicles belonging to waste criminals and fly tippers after MPs warned that farming families were being pushed into 'debt and despair' due to criminals dumping waste on their land, plus the sheep industry's concerns that destocking the uplands is leading to 'increased' wildfire risks, and the 130 jobs at risk due to the planned closure of Arla's milk processing plant in North Yorkshire

Rachael Brown

30 April 2025 • 1 min read

Integrated beef supply chain gives clear targets for calf rearing on Cheshire dairy farm

Auction mart sales round-up: Monbeliarde record at Carlisle and averages up for store cattle at Kirkby Stephen

Farming in Five: Regen in focus and the rise of cottage cheese

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black takes a look at Farmers Guardian's exclusive regenerative agriculture survey, free vet visits for livestock farmers and what is driving the rise in cottage cheese sales?

Alex Black

27 June 2025 • 1 min read

Farming in Five

Farming in Five: A look back at Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget, farmers seek to take Gov to High Court over IHT changes and Efra chair Alistair Carmichael urges Gov to rethink and consult with farmers on tax reform (Part 2)

On part two of this episode of Farming in Five, Farmers Guardian reporter Chris Brayford looks back to when Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced changes to Inheritance Tax in the Autumn Budget and law firm Collyer Bristow announces farmers are seeking to take the Government to High Court over an alleged 'failure' to consult with the farming sector prior to reforming Agricultural and Business Property Relief. Efra chair Alistair Carmichael speaks to Chris on part two of the episode to discuss Efra's report calling on Government to pause, consult and rethink reforming Inheritance Tax.

Chris Brayford

26 June 2025 • 1 min read

Farming in Five

Farming in Five: A look back at Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget, farmers seek to take Gov to High Court over IHT changes and Efra chair Alistair Carmichael urges Gov to rethink and consult with farmers on tax reform (Part 1)

On part one of this episode of Farming in Five, Farmers Guardian reporter Chris Brayford looks back to when Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced changes to Inheritance Tax in the Autumn Budget and law firm Collyer Bristow announces farmers are seeking to take the Government to High Court over an alleged 'failure' to consult with the farming sector prior to reforming Agricultural and Business Property Relief

Chris Brayford

26 June 2025 • 1 min read