Minister urges industry to 'look behind the headlines' as he insists 73% of farmers will not be affected by tax changes
Efra chair Alistair Carmichael accuses Defra of wanting to see an end to family farming
West Essex MP says she intends to 'renew' the party as former Defra Secretary Steve Barclay rules himself out of Shadow Cabinet post
Sarah Baker, AHDB head of economics, said: "These changes may encourage farmers to think about succession earlier than they would otherwise. For example, there is a seven-year rule which applies in the case of land transfers. This means that any land gifted to an individual will be free of inheritance tax after seven years."
The Farmers Guardian news team give their analysis of the Chancellor's Budget
Red Tractor chief executive Jim Moseley told researchers at the Social Market Foundation they ‘should leave their desks' and join him at an assured farm ‘to see how the scheme really works' and the hard work the UK's farming community puts in
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Dorset organic dairy farmer Sophie Gregory said she wished the report had focused more on the 'link between farming and food' and the need for food and farming on the national curriculum
The mass lobby of Parliament will take place in Westminster on November 19
Farming industry awaits as speculation mounts around changes to Agricultural Property Relief, Inheritance Tax and fuel duty