Politics

Ms Reeves' 'tough decisions' to fix the 'black hole' in the economy have been met with a backlash from farmers who fear the family farm tax could end small family farms

The four illegally released lynx wildcats were captured by trained animal officers on Friday (January 10)

Morrisons' head of agriculture Sophie Throup said the retailer had been raising farmers' concerns over IHT with Government since November 2024

Labour and Green Party politicians have been meeting with farmers since the start of the New Year to hear their concerns about Inheritance Tax

Founder of the Sustainable Food Trust Patrick Holden said Steve Reed missed an opportunity to show more support for the industry in his speech at the Oxford Farming Conference

Jessica Stewart, 26, is a rural solicitor from Ferryhill, County Durham. She is also an NFU Student and Young Farmer Ambassador

In this week's FG podcast Emily Ashworth visits five agriculture students at Myerscough college to see how the younger generation feel about the future of farming and how the Budget could impact their future

Mr Reed said: "Food production will always be the primary purpose of the farming sector, but for all farm businesses, tenants, upland and others, to stay viable in an increasingly uncertain world and to make sure they can keep producing the food we all need, they must be able to profit from other activities"

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

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley