Sir Keir Starmer

Arable farmer Olly Harrison said the Government needed to consider the human impact of Inheritance Tax (IHT) changes on farmers' health and well-being

‘Closing the Welfare Gap: Why the UK Must Apply Its Animal Protection Standards to Imports' report has been praised for its ‘apt timing' with trade negotiations being brought into focus

Since Rachel Reeves announced that farmers will have to pay Inheritance Tax from April 2026, the industry stood up and asked for U-turn. The Government, however, is steadfast in its decision

Mr Farage said he wants to promote British farming as a 'high-end product', but he has continued to advocate for a trade deal with US President Donald Trump involving imports of lower welfare farming

Earlier this month, the FUW wrote to the UK Government warning about the dangers of an unfavourable trade deal between the USA and UK

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on Save British Farming's plans to host a 'vintage farming spectacle' in Whitehall on 29 April, to put Britain's food and farming crisis in the spotlight; Farmers' Union of Wales' warning a rushed US trade deal could see Welsh agricultural 'sold down the river' in the UK Government's pursuit of short-term trade concessions; and Farmers Guardian's brand-new video series ‘From Hill to Ring’

Farmers have grown considerably concerned their high animal welfare standards could be compromised by imports of chlorine-washed chicken into the UK

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

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