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Chris Brayford

Chris Brayford

News and Business Reporter

Articles by Chris Brayford

EXCLUSIVE - Danny Chambers: "Without food, nothing else functions - Farmers understand this better than anyone else"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Danny Chambers: "Without food, nothing else functions - Farmers understand this better than anyone else"

Winchester MP Danny Chambers writes on food security, rising production costs, climate change, trade deals which work against farmers, and why agriculture underpins everyday life

clock 11 October 2025 • 5 min read
Farming Simulator-themed fundraiser aims to inspire next generation of children to appreciate the value of food and agriculture

Education

Farming Simulator-themed fundraiser aims to inspire next generation of children to appreciate the value of food and agriculture

The Country Trust said there are children in the UK that have never visited a farm or experienced the joy of the countryside. Is this one of the reasons why people are disconnected to farming?

clock 10 October 2025 • 3 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Robin Swann on Inheritance Tax: "Rumours must be treated with caution"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Robin Swann on Inheritance Tax: "Rumours must be treated with caution"

South Antrim MP Robin Swann writes on rumours that the Treasury could modify Inheritance Tax by granting full relief up to £5 million where farmland or business assets make up at least 60% of an estate. However, he has urged caution that nothing is final until Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces finer details at the Autumn Budget in November

clock 10 October 2025 • 2 min read
Jeremy Clarkson confirms Diddly Squat's first ever calf culled due to bovine TB

Farm Life

Jeremy Clarkson confirms Diddly Squat's first ever calf culled due to bovine TB

The Clarkson's Farm star said the pregnant cow was destroyed after testing positive for bovine TB

clock 09 October 2025 • 2 min read
Conservative Party Conference: Debate sparks question on whether landowners should be taxed for taking farmland out of production for solar

Politics

Conservative Party Conference: Debate sparks question on whether landowners should be taxed for taking farmland out of production for solar

Governments present and past have told farmers they are custodians of the countryside for the work they do to maintain landscapes and safeguard food security. But the drive for Net Zero and the number of solar developments in the countryside has led to farmers wondering if they are now going to be custodians of solar?

clock 08 October 2025 • 4 min read
OPINION: "The upward struggle for relevance has just begun, but can farmers forgive and forget 14 years of Conservative rule?'

Politics

OPINION: "The upward struggle for relevance has just begun, but can farmers forgive and forget 14 years of Conservative rule?'

Was the Conservative Party Conference a success or a flop? Farmers Guardian reporter Chris Brayford reveals what it was like to attend conference this year

clock 08 October 2025 • 8 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Rosie Finney: "We need to break the stigma about talking about our mental health"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Rosie Finney: "We need to break the stigma about talking about our mental health"

Lincolnshire farmer Rosie Finney writes on mental health in agriculture, commemorating her friend Alec Newlove who died last year, and why talking can be one of the most effective tools to support well-being

clock 08 October 2025 • 3 min read
Conservative Party Conference: Gov should not have 'interfering' CPO powers to dictate land worth to farmers

Politics

Conservative Party Conference: Gov should not have 'interfering' CPO powers to dictate land worth to farmers

Keighley and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore has questioned the role of Compulsory Purchase Orders in reforms of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, and how it could lead to land being bought for less than what it is worth to 'speed up' the planning process

clock 07 October 2025 • 3 min read
Conservative Party Conference: 'We must reconnect urban communities to our farmers'

Politics

Conservative Party Conference: 'We must reconnect urban communities to our farmers'

South Northamptonshire MP Sarah Bool said since coming to power in July 2024, Labour policies have further fuelled a disconnection between urban and rural communities

clock 07 October 2025 • 2 min read
Conservative Party Conference: Fears Inheritance Tax may have same impact as Gov's Loan Charge scandal

Politics

Conservative Party Conference: Fears Inheritance Tax may have same impact as Gov's Loan Charge scandal

John Barnett, vice-president at the Chartered Institute of Taxation, said the Government should take a serious look again at reforming Inheritance Tax and at how tax policies could 'incentivise' death before a certain date

clock 07 October 2025 • 8 min read
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