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Farmers reminded of National Living Wage increase

Employers have been urged to ensure they are compliant with the law

04 April 2025 • 2 min read

Cost of President Donald Trump's 10% tariff will need to be passed on to the consumer, says Barber's boss

Barber's managing director, Giles Barber said whilst the 10% US tariff was ‘unhelpful' and 'disruptive' it was ‘significantly better' than the tariff imposition on other trading blocks, including the EU

03 April 2025 • 4 min read

IHT reform 'front loaded' on the 'very elderly, the widowed, the terminally ill and the deeply unlucky'

Speaking on Farmers Guardian webinar, fifth-generation mixed farmer Clare Wise Chapman said: "I cannot plan my way out of this and it is not for want of trying"

03 April 2025 • 13 min read

Changes to BPR and APR could result in less revenue for the Treasury, Prime Minister warned

The CLA has written a letter to Sir Keir Starmer claiming that changes to APR and BPR have caused a 'collapse' in investment, which will result in the Exchequer receiving less revenue

03 April 2025 • 1 min read

Tenant farmers have to 'pedal that bit faster'

When asked what an ideal tenancy would look like Oxfordshire tenant dairy farmer David Christensen said three things must be considered – length of term, investment and compensation

03 April 2025 • 2 min read

Watch our FREE webinar: Unpacking the Chancellor's Spring Statement and Inheritance Tax planning

02 April 2025 • 3 min read

QMS stresses importance of red meat to Westminster and Holyrood

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) chair Kate Rowell said concerns arising from the Autumn Budget had highlighted the need for 'continued engagement' with both UK and Scottish Government

02 April 2025 • 1 min read

Labelling for free-range poultry to be relaxed

Currently, after 12 weeks, free-range poultry has to be labelled as indoor reared when mandatory housing measures are introduced in response to bird flu

02 April 2025 • 2 min read

Activists target cinemagoers with 'Dairy is Scary' film trailer

Campaign organisers say: "Dairy is an insidious industry that works hard to maintain a fairytale of ‘happy' cows grazing freely in lush, green pasture."

01 April 2025 • 2 min read

Closed period could be scrapped by Welsh Gov following review into Control of Agricultural Pollution regulations

An independent review into Wales' Control of Agricultural Pollution (CAP) regulations has published recommendations in five key areas. It found that an 'all-Wales' approach to the regulations was the right one

31 March 2025 • 8 min read

Latest milk prices for dairy farmers

Arla holds April price while Freshways drops May price by 2ppl

31 March 2025 • 25 min read

Farming Minister to be quizzed by Efra Committee for the first time

Defra Minister Daniel Zeichner will be probed about the early closure of SFI and Defra's communication with the industry on key changes to farming policy

31 March 2025 • 2 min read