Labour Government

Farmers Guardian's chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the multiple reviews and consultations going on in Defra right now, and questions whether the department has the resource and budget to deliver effective change

It is estimated the dairy industry will need to spend £3.9 billion over the next 10 years to improve its climate resilience, which he said worked out at around £500,000 for each farm – or an additional 2.4 pence per litre

Extending potentially exempt transfers (PETs) to a longer period than the current seven-year gifting rule, and a possible wealth or land tax cannot be completely ruled out

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the top stories from this week, including the Chancellor being accused of using Ministers as 'human shields' over Inheritance Tax changes, farmers take fate into their own hands by abandoning their SFI applications early despite waiting for offers to be made by the Government, APHA appoints former police chief as new chief executive, and Baroness Minette Batters asked to lead a review into farm profitability. Next week the latest on Donald Trump's trade tariffs and the impact on agriculture, new details revealed for the next stage of Johne's disease plan, and a petition to get farming on the curriculum aims to get 100k signatures

Dairy farmer and NFU dairy board chair Paul Tompkins said while the 10% tariff imposed by the US would ‘not be easy' for UK exporters, there was also potential for ‘increased demand' for UK dairy products in the US

Farmers to Action staging demonstrations across six counties this week

Agritech, a sector worth £13bn to the UK economy, has the potential to support farmers at a time when the sector is being asked to do more with less, according to Barclays

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

Ms Taylor explained in an online blog why she decided to accept the invitation following the backlash to the composition of the board and its motives

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