Will the Chancellor finally listen to the concerns addressed by the farming sector and do the right thing for farmers on Inheritance Tax changes?
Today (March 4) farmers are heading to Whitehall in another show of unity against the new Inheritance Tax rules
Labour MP Henry Tufnell has also called for an 'amnesty' for older and sick farmers following Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget
Inheritance Tax changes have created an accelerated need for succession planning, but farmers are reminded not to panic
In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown takes a look at the main news stories this week, with the family farm tax dominating the headlines from NFU conference, and the PM facing criticism for breaking his promise on ensuring solar farm developments would not be at the expense of tenant farmers following the appeal decision at Emma and Rob Sturdy's farm. She also looks ahead to next week, with another farmer rally in Westminster on Pancake Day over the impact of the family farm tax on the elderly and terminally ill
This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley
Did the Prime Minister intend to frustrate and anger the agricultural sector over changes to Agricultural Property Relief in the Budget or was it a mistake?
When asked what political barriers there were to the Treasury adopting the clawback solution put to Treasury officials last week, Mr Bradshaw said the Government was looking for an ‘economic moment', referencing the Autumn Budget later this year
Defra Secretary Steve Reed said farmers and land managers who had been the ‘pioneers of nature-friendly farming', would now ‘finally get a fair price for their work'