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Last week's Budget has brought succession and the transition of family assets to the forefront of everyone's minds, with considerable fear of potential Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax bills

Baroness Kate Rock is hopeful that newly elected Labour MPs in rural constituencies are already talking sensibly about finding a way forward to protect farms from ‘oblivion’

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have not yet licensed the use of BTV-3 vaccines, but said they would keep it under review

Groups launch legal challenges saying Government has broken manifesto promises to end badger cull

The increase in funding for farm productivity from 40 to 50 per cent, on top of the extra money available for solar panels, means the Improving Productivity Grant is likely to be even more popular among farmers this time around

Alongside calls for a Tenant Farming Commissioner, Ms Rock said legislative changes were needed to 'open up the ability for tenants to diversify their farm businesses'

As Minette Batters stands down as the NFU’s first female president, she speaks to chief reporter Rachael Brown about what the future holds for the union, her tips for the next president and her plans for life outside of the NFU

North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan said many farmers in her constituency who were currently undertaking positive environmental work are ‘ineligible' for the SFI scheme

Despite previous promises by Government that the land use strategy document would be published by the end of the year, the Farmers Guardian understands it has been delayed to some point next year