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Rachael Brown

Rachael Brown

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Farming in Five

December 18: Farming in Five: Scientific rigour may not give us the social licence, for society to accept Bovaer in the UK

Description: In today's Farming in Five, Chief Reporter Rachael Brown reflects on calls from the British Society of Animal Science to consider the ‘social licence’ aspect in the adoption of methane reducing feed additive Bovaer here in the UK. She reports on a young farmer who brought her heifer calf to Westminster to hand deliver a petition to Government over concerns with Inheritance Tax proposals

clock 18 December 2024 • 1 min read
Public approval in the UK important for methane reducing feed additive Bovaer

Livestock

Public approval in the UK important for methane reducing feed additive Bovaer

Prof Magowan from British Society of Animal Science said the push back from society has highlighted the need for the supply chain to be on the front foot of communication, with the fact that approved feed additives have passed thorough safety testing and are needed to maximise the reduction in the carbon foot print of meat and milk

clock 17 December 2024 • 2 min read

Farming in Five

Farming in Five: December 16

Íæż½ã½ã host Business Property Relief event at London Palladium

clock 16 December 2024 • 1 min read

Farming in Five

Farming in Five: December 11

Chief Reporter Rachael Brown covers the UK farming protests, with tractors rallying in London, York, Cardiff, and Suffolk against the family farm tax. Defra Secretary Steve Reed has promised to arrange a meeting between the Chancellor and farming unions...

clock 11 December 2024 • 1 min read
Efra Committee told Inheritance Tax changes are a tax on the 'unfortunate'

Politics

Efra Committee told Inheritance Tax changes are a tax on the 'unfortunate'

Howes Percival partner Stuart Maggs, said it was ‘disingenuous' to suggest the only people impacted by this policy are the ones having to pay tax, highlighting many farmers who will spend ‘thousands if not tens of thousands' on legal fees in response to the policy change

clock 11 December 2024 • 2 min read
Defra Secretary commits to facilitating a meeting between Chancellor Rachel Reeves and UK farming unions, says UFU

Politics

Defra Secretary commits to facilitating a meeting between Chancellor Rachel Reeves and UK farming unions, says UFU

UFU president William Irvine said once all the facts were laid out on the table, it seemed the negative impact that the budget changes will have on NI started to 'hit home'

clock 11 December 2024 • 2 min read
Ulster Íæż½ã½ã' Union calls out illegal importing of animals

Farm Life

Ulster Íæż½ã½ã' Union calls out illegal importing of animals

UFU president William Irvine said the union is 'appalled' by the actions of some within the farming community

clock 11 December 2024 • 2 min read
Restricting food supplies is not the answer to stopping the family farm tax, says NFU president

Politics

Restricting food supplies is not the answer to stopping the family farm tax, says NFU president

Mr Bradshaw said winning the fight on the family farm tax will only be achieved through two ways, maintaining public support and pressurising the Treasury with their own backbench MPs

clock 10 December 2024 • 3 min read

Farming in Five

Farming in Five: December 10

Chief Reporter Rachael Brown talks to NFU’s Tom Bradshaw on IHT pressures and previews the tractor protest against the ‘toxic budget.’

clock 10 December 2024 • 1 min read
Defra invests £200m into APHA facility in Weybridge to tackle threat of animal diseases

Politics

Defra invests £200m into APHA facility in Weybridge to tackle threat of animal diseases

Defra said the Government had inherited the laboratories in 'poor condition' and warned the current state of the facilities posed a 'significant risk to Britain's farmers and human health'

clock 09 December 2024 • 2 min read