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From the editor: Industry now has mandate to force farm assurance reform

Politics

From the editor: Industry now has mandate to force farm assurance reform

This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley

clock 23 January 2025 • 2 min read
From the editor: "Is it possible supermarkets may just be farming's saviour in the family farm tax fight?"

Politics

From the editor: "Is it possible supermarkets may just be farming's saviour in the family farm tax fight?"

This week from Íæż½ã½ã's editor Olivia Midgley

clock 18 January 2025 • 2 min read
From the editor: "Should the Government continue to dig in its heels, the calls from businesses across the food and farming supply chain will only get louder"

Politics

From the editor: "Should the Government continue to dig in its heels, the calls from businesses across the food and farming supply chain will only get louder"

This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley

clock 09 January 2025 • 2 min read
From the editor: "For hundreds of years and multiple generations, farming families have had to fight for their existence"

Blogs

From the editor: "For hundreds of years and multiple generations, farming families have had to fight for their existence"

This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley

clock 26 December 2024 • 2 min read
From the editor: "Rachel Reeves and her advisers would do well to go out and talk to the people who are experts in their field"

Politics

From the editor: "Rachel Reeves and her advisers would do well to go out and talk to the people who are experts in their field"

This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley

clock 20 December 2024 • 2 min read
The Íæż½ã½ã podcast with NFU deputy president David Exwood: Succession and the possibility of an APR U-turn

Podcasts

The Íæż½ã½ã podcast with NFU deputy president David Exwood: Succession and the possibility of an APR U-turn

This week's Íæż½ã½ã podcast with NFU deputy president David Exwood looks at how he has approached succession and what is next for the Government

clock 02 December 2024 • 1 min read
From the editor: Scrapping of Welsh tree planting target shows a united farming industry can create change

Blogs

From the editor: Scrapping of Welsh tree planting target shows a united farming industry can create change

This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley

clock 28 November 2024 • 2 min read
CropTec 2024: NFU's David Exwood says there is 'hope' Government will make changes to APR

Farm Business

CropTec 2024: NFU's David Exwood says there is 'hope' Government will make changes to APR

Íæż½ã½ã have been dealing with a 'callous and chaotic Government policy dropped like a bomb' but there is hope elements of APR may be reversed

clock 27 November 2024 • 1 min read
From the editor: "You came in your thousands. You made a stand. And then left peacefully, leaving no physical trace"

Politics

From the editor: "You came in your thousands. You made a stand. And then left peacefully, leaving no physical trace"

This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley

clock 21 November 2024 • 2 min read
From the editor: "The 'tough as old boots' mindset and the temptation to neglect oneself and soldier on is intertwined within farming's culture"

Farm Life

From the editor: "The 'tough as old boots' mindset and the temptation to neglect oneself and soldier on is intertwined within farming's culture"

This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley

clock 15 November 2024 • 2 min read