In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on Save British Farming's plans to host a 'vintage farming spectacle' in Whitehall on 29 April, to put Britain's food and farming crisis in the spotlight; ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã' Union of Wales' warning a rushed US trade deal could see Welsh agricultural 'sold down the river' in the UK Government's pursuit of short-term trade concessions; and ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã's brand-new video series ‘From Hill to Ring’
The president of CLA, Victoria Vyvyan said letting in cheap food that was illegal to produce here was not trade, it was 'betrayal'
The NFU has asked the Treasury for support in five key areas including a UK-wide £5.6 billion annual budget, a cross-government biosecurity plan, and a review on the clawback solution for changes to Inheritance Tax
In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the Muller farmers who will be compensated 'in full' after they were forced to dump their milk due to a number of breakdowns at the Skelmersdale site, the CLA's warning to Chancellor Rachel Reeves not to 'sell out' British farming in any deals or agreement as she arrives in Washington for trade talks, and news that contracting prices are set to rise by an average of 5.7% in 2025
ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã's chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the multiple reviews and consultations going on in Defra right now, and questions whether the department has the resource and budget to deliver effective change
Extending potentially exempt transfers (PETs) to a longer period than the current seven-year gifting rule, and a possible wealth or land tax cannot be completely ruled out
In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the top stories from this week, including the Chancellor being accused of using Ministers as 'human shields' over Inheritance Tax changes, farmers take fate into their own hands by abandoning their SFI applications early despite waiting for offers to be made by the Government, APHA appoints former police chief as new chief executive, and Baroness Minette Batters asked to lead a review into farm profitability. Next week the latest on Donald Trump's trade tariffs and the impact on agriculture, new details revealed for the next stage of Johne's disease plan, and a petition to get farming on the curriculum aims to get 100k signatures
In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the appointment of APHA's new chief executive, former chief constable of Dyfed-Powys and Cleveland Police, Richard Lewis. She also reports on the latest wildfire warnings from across the UK, with 146 blazes reported in Northern Ireland since last Thursday. And young farmers vote on the impact of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Inheritance Tax changes on the next generation of farmers
Speaking on ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã webinar, fifth-generation mixed farmer Clare Wise Chapman said: "I cannot plan my way out of this and it is not for want of trying"
The CLA has written a letter to Sir Keir Starmer claiming that changes to APR and BPR have caused a 'collapse' in investment, which will result in the Exchequer receiving less revenue