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Tractors descend on Royal Courts of Justice as eleventh-hour campaign to halt family farm tax begins

The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act 2025 will come into effect on March 18 to give police greater powers to deal with livestock worrying. But it has not stopped incidents from blighting the countryside so far

Staff at the plant have been told they are being made redundant after a deal to lease out the facility was not agreed earlier this year

Early drilled winter wheat faces heightened disease risks, prompting experts to emphasise fungicides and elicitors to protect yields this season

Concerns have been raised that thieves may target farm fuel tanks as oil increases in price

Uplands look set to bear brunt of change as Defra insists a successful farming sector is one of its key drivers

Chris Packham's Wild Justice has claimed victory on the issue in a blow to commoners managing Dartmoor

The Labour Rural Research Group is seeking views and evidence from farming communities on increases to heating oil and LPG bills as conflict in the Middle East continues

Industry collective Farmers and Businesses for Fair Tax Relief is seeking a Judicial Review following Government's 'late and limited' IHT consultation