February 20: Arla profits soar, rewarding farmers with the highest dividend payout to farmer-owners in the company's history

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In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on Arla鈥檚 soaring profits, giving its farmer-owners the highest dividend payout in the company鈥檚 history, how tenant farmers are being left 鈥榰nprotected鈥� by the Chancellor鈥檚 changes to Inheritance Tax, and the UK's borders have been called into question once again after 600kg of illegal meat was seized in Northern Ireland.

Rachael Brown

20 February 2025 鈥� 1 min read

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March 31: 1,700 farms lost around towns and cities since 2010, warnings on US chlorinated chicken and milk price update

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses a new report from CPRE which shows more than 1,700 farms on the edges of towns and cities have disappeared since 2010, farming unions urge the Government to stand up for UK farming in any US trade deal, with warnings over the potential inclusion of chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef and a milk price update as Freshways drops for May

Alex Black

31 March 2025 鈥� 1 min read

Farming in Five

Farming in Five: Chancellor's Spring Statement, Defra Secretary visits only 4 farms, Royals show their support for agriculture, and Farming Minister takes questions on SFI suspension from Efra Committee

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown looks back at the top news stories of the week, including the Chancellor's Spring Statement, the Defra Secretary facing criticism for visiting only four farms since Labour's General Election win, concerns around the end of funding for Producer Organisations within the soft fruit sector, and King Charles and the Prince of Wales out and about supporting British farming. She also looks ahead to next week, when the Farming Minister will make his first appearance before the Efra Committee to answer questions on the SFI suspension and ongoing industry concerns

Rachael Brown

28 March 2025 鈥� 1 min read

Farming in Five

March 27: Chancellor Rachel Reeves refuses to back down on family farm tax and National Insurance hike in Spring Statement, and Defra Secretary has only visited 4 farms since Labour won the General Election

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown unpicks the Chancellor's Spring Statement after she stood firm on the family farm tax, Defra Secretary has only visited 4 farms since Labour's General Election, with his ministers for flood and nature not visiting any, and livestock farmers are being encouraged to sign up for free vet visits through the TB Advisory Service (TBAS) before the service鈥檚 funding ends

Rachael Brown

27 March 2025 鈥� 1 min read