Politics

A farmer at the forefront of a new campaign to challenge the Government's changes to Inheritance Tax has said farmers should have ‘hope' that a positive outcome may still be achieved

This week from Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black

In a series for Farmers Guardian, farmers send their messages to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to showcase how Inheritance Tax will truly impact farm businesses

Emma Reynolds tells the CLA conference the rural economy is 'fundamental' to Government's growth mission

Sam Kirkham, partner at accountancy firm, Albert Goodman, says farmers need time and support, but the question is, does the Government understand that?

Meat supply chain chiefs from around the world have convened in Cuiaba, Brazil, for the World Meat Congress. Olivia Midgley reports

Earlier this year Farmers Guardian partnered with Soil Ed, a campaign to get farming, food and nature embedded onto the national curriculum. Last week campaigners took the fight for rural education to London as the first roundtable discussion took place

Radmore Farm’s Ben Aveling has urged the Prime Minister to rethink plans for Inheritance Tax and said the countryside must remain in the hands of family farmers, not ‘massive corporations’

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as UK country manager. You can follow them on X @jpbwfarm

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Ruth Umpleby discusses the dairy sector and recent milk price reductions