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'Generosity, compassion, and community' at heart of rural life and farming communities
Farm Life

'Generosity, compassion, and community' at heart of rural life and farming communities

Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown
clock 21 December 2024 • 2 min read
The Farmers Guardian podcast: SAVE BRITAIN'S FAMILY FARMS - Value our industry and urge the Government to change its mind on IHT
Podcasts

The Farmers Guardian podcast: SAVE BRITAIN'S FAMILY FARMS - Value our industry and urge the Government to change its mind on IHT

Emily Ashworth
clock 20 December 2024 • 1 min read
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"
Politics

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"

Olivia Midgley
clock 20 December 2024 • 2 min read
Family farm tax a 'revenue raising' exercise which targets neither family farms nor wealthy landowners, Sir Keir claims
Farm Business

Family farm tax a 'revenue raising' exercise which targets neither family farms nor wealthy landowners, Sir Keir claims

Chris Brayford
clock 19 December 2024 • 5 min read
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Some reason for Christmas cheer around the dining table
Farm Business

Some reason for Christmas cheer around the dining table

After years of Covid-19, soaring costs and challenging weather, festive staple suppliers are looking forward to a more peaceful Christmas this year

clock 23 December 2024 • 6 min read
Rachel Reeves under fire as UK economy heading towards 'worst of all words' decline following Budget
Farm Business

Rachel Reeves under fire as UK economy heading towards 'worst of all words' decline following Budget

The Chancellor said her Budget will deliver growth while fixing the foundations of the economy

clock 23 December 2024 • 3 min read
Proposal to ring-fence agricultural support budget major win for farmers in Northern Ireland
Politics

Proposal to ring-fence agricultural support budget major win for farmers in Northern Ireland

The UFU said this landmark decision 'underscores the critical importance of agriculture to NI' and reflects the 'powerful impact of the collective voice of local farmers'

clock 23 December 2024 • 2 min read
Waiting game for Higher Tier Stewardship access continues
Politics

Waiting game for Higher Tier Stewardship access continues

David Morley, of H&H Land and Estates said with a dwindling Basic Payment Scheme and no means of making up this lost income, it was farmers who have demonstrated a ‘long-term commitment to delivering environmental enhancement who are being unfairly penalised'

clock 22 December 2024 • 4 min read
Ulster Farmers' Union urges farmers to opt into Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme before deadline
Livestock

Ulster Farmers' Union urges farmers to opt into Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme before deadline

Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) Scheme deadline is December 31 2024

clock 22 December 2024 • 1 min read
CLA delivers festive farm produce to Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Leeds constituency office in bid to make her 'see sense' and meet with farmers over the family farm tax
Farm Business

CLA delivers festive farm produce to Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Leeds constituency office in bid to make her 'see sense' and meet with farmers over the family farm tax

"My Christmas wish is that the Chancellor would meet, listen and ultimately act on reversing her plans on Inheritance Tax to save our family farms and rural businesses"

clock 21 December 2024 • 2 min read
Too many farmers dependent on Government Schemes, says Farming Minister
Politics

Too many farmers dependent on Government Schemes, says Farming Minister

Speaking at a webinar hosted by the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA), Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner said a key theme from the debate around Agricultural Property Relief (APR) reform was the ‘low level of returns' among farm businesses

clock 20 December 2024 • 3 min read
Scottish Tenant Farming Commissioner says incentivising landlords to increase tenancies is a key challenge for his successor
Tenancy

Scottish Tenant Farming Commissioner says incentivising landlords to increase tenancies is a key challenge for his successor

As Scotland’s first ever Tenant Farming Commissioner steps down at the end of his term, FG's chief reporter Rachael Brown spoke with Dr Bob McIntosh on the future of the tenanted sector

clock 20 December 2024 • 4 min read
Bah humbug! Don't forget to follow festive earning rules this Christmas
Farm Business

Bah humbug! Don't forget to follow festive earning rules this Christmas

Financial experts warn farmers of clauses relating to additional festive earnings

clock 20 December 2024 • 2 min read
Deadline fast approaching for Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme
Politics

Deadline fast approaching for Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme

Application deadline is December 31 2024

clock 20 December 2024 • 2 min read
Fairness in UK food supply chain to be examined by Efra Committee
Politics

Fairness in UK food supply chain to be examined by Efra Committee

The inquiry will examine the levels of support for domestic food production, access to affordable and healthy food, labour shortages in the supply chain, and food prices and household food insecurity

clock 20 December 2024 • 3 min read
Family farm tax a 'revenue raising' exercise which targets neither family farms nor wealthy landowners, Sir Keir claims
Farm Business

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"

clock 19 December 2024 • 5 min read
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