Farm Business

Conservative Rural Forum chair Lizzie Hacking has written about her recent visit to Ukraine, the challenges Ukrainian farmers face fighting Russia's Vladimir Putin, and why the UK Government should extend tariff-free access for Ukrainian poultry and egg meats until 2029

Labour's tax policies will destroy small and medium family businesses, Gavin Lane tells attendees at the CLA conference

Figures from NFU Mutual show that almost 18% of farmers said it was important to put plans in place for the future of their business but added they had done nothing about it. A further 32% said they did not believe drawing up a plan was relevant or important to them

Calderdale-based heating oil supplier asks that rural off grid households are included in any proposed VAT cuts on domestic energy bills

Two of the proposals include abolishing Inheritance Tax changes and opening applications to the new SFI scheme

In 2024/25, average Farm Business Income rose for all farm types except specialist pig farms and horticulture farms

The legislation, which received Royal Assent in October, will be implemented in three phases

With less than a week until the Autumn Budget 2025 is revealed, the odds are stacked against Chancellor Rachel Reeves remaining in the job past the end of the year

Dame Angela Eagle said ‘we are where we are’ on the Inheritance Tax debate and farmers must now look forward

The leading causes of farm fires were electrical faults, arson and lightning strikes