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Secretary of State Steve Reed said some landowners and farms will pay more inheritance tax as a result of the changes, but he said the Government wanted to 'support family farms'

Secretary of State Steve Reed said the roadmap would be focused on making farming and food production 'more profitable in the decades to come', and farmers will tell Government what they need to make a 'success of this vital transition'

"There will be a need for a rapid and concerted effort from the leaders in the rural and farming sectors to hold the Government to account on ensuring that the gulf between urban and rural support does not become even wider"

Growers would have to allocate 159% of its profit each year just to cover the tax bill

Daniel Zeichner has made the announcement at the Northern Farming Conference

The CLA is asking farmers and rural businesses to sign a letter which will be forwarded to MPs

TFA chief executive George Dunn said: "Short-term and restrictive tenancies are holding back progression, investment and sustainable land use. We can change this situation with reform of APR. However, serious damage will be caused if the Chancellor takes a knee-jerk, abolitionist approach"

"It's a living hell. People just think the countryside is a theme park"

Ahead of next week's parliament-defining budget, speculation has been mounting about whether the Government will scrap or cap agricultural property relief (APR) and business property relief (BPR)

While it was ‘unlikely' this winter would be as wet as that of 2023, the threat remained in counties such as Lincolnshire