'Generosity, compassion, and community' at heart of rural life and farming communities
Revd Jeffrey from The Arthur Rank Centre said: "Whatever your beliefs, this season invites us to reflect on the values of generosity, compassion, and community. These values are at the heart of rural life, and they inspire us to continue supporting one another through every challenge
The Farmers Guardian podcast: SAVE BRITAIN'S FAMILY FARMS - Value our industry and urge the Government to change its mind on IHT
This week online editor Emily Ashworth looks at Farmers Guardian's Save Britain's Family Farms campaign and the value that needs to be put back on the industry
From the editor: "Rachel Reeves and her advisers would do well to go out and talk to the people who are experts in their field"
This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley
Family farm tax a 'revenue raising' exercise which targets neither family farms nor wealthy landowners, Sir Keir claims
"He has undermined the case made by Treasury and Defra ministers, who claimed that the Inheritance Tax changes were about tackling the 'Jeremy Clarksons and James Dysons' of this world"
Farmers under pressure to diversify and find alternative income streams
A survey by law firm Shakespeare Martineau found out of 250 agricultural and small businesses, almost a quarter (22%) have identified the need to diversify their operations for business survival
December 19: Farming in Five: NFU Cymru farmer survey reveals 'eyewatering' investment and costs for Welsh farming businesses to comply with Welsh Government's water quality regulations
Description: In today's Farming in Five, Chief Reporter Rachael Brown shares findings from NFU Cymru survey which highlights the ‘eyewatering investment’ and staggering costs facing Welsh farming businesses in order to comply with Welsh Government’s water quality regulations. Elsewhere, farming unions across the UK have joined forces for today’s big banner campaign to apply further political pressure on the Government following changes to Inheritance Tax in Chancellor’s Autumn Budget. And Wales' Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Richard Irvine, is encouraging bird keepers in Wales to take action now to protect their flocks from bird flu and stop the spread of the highly infectious disease, following an increase in number of cases of avian influenza in poultry and kept birds, across Great Britain.