Family Farms

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown gives a round up of the latest updates from Treasury and farming leaders on the family farm tax. She looks ahead to the NFU conference next week where the Defra Secretary will give a speech to farmers, but the Prime Minister is not expected to attend

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said the Government believed it was 'right' and that the proposals were 'fair', with the farming industry offered ‘generous' exemptions

All four UK farming unions and member organisations from across the sector are due to meet with Treasury officials on February 18 to discuss the Government's proposed changes to Inheritance Tax

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said you cannot give a 'tax break' for farmers if you want to drive down NHS waiting lists and mortgage rates

Amanda Watson, from North Yorkshire, said on her family's upland beef and sheep farm land was everything and 'not an asset on paper', but the 'foundation' of their entire business

Treasury urged to work together to consider whether its IHT policy could be 'recalibrated' and a 'few tweaks' could be made to both support family farms and close loopholes to maintain pressure on 'landbankers'

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown summarise the farmers' protest in Whitehall and concerns raised by some Labour backbencher MPs in yesterday's Westminster Hall debate, proposals for a new state-of-the-art abattoir in Orkney backed by Scotland's First Minister John Swinney, and new reward points being offered to potato growers who can an demonstrate best application practice at planting when using Nemathorin to manage key soil pests

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on farmer protest in Westminster over family family tax, followed by a debate in Westminster with MPs later today, a machinery auctioneer has seen a marked increase in the number of machinery valuations as farmers look to sell any surplus kit to help reduce the value of their estates, and UK beef production is expected to decrease by 5% in 2025, according to AHDB analysis

NFU ramps up pressure on the Government to rethink its proposed changes to Inheritance Tax ahead of its Spring Statement in March

Roger farms with his family at Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and has appeared in various TV series, including 'Springtime on the Farm'