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The CAAV said an increase in applications and growing budget pressures has meant Rural Payments Agency has paused offers

From new NFU analysis challenging the Treasury's figures on Agricultural Property Relief to a close-up of the latest John Deere T6 700 - these are five farming stories not to miss this week on FG

Íæż½ã½ã reported live from the farmer protest on Tuesday November 19, and in this podcast you can hear Jeremy Clarkson's speech and from those who attended the rally

After weeks of planning farmers from across the country descended on London on Tuesday November 19, to oppose the Government’s new Inheritance Tax rules

Defra Secretary Steve Reed said ‘the vast majority of farmers would not be affected at all by the changes', and urged farmers ‘not to believe every alarming claim or headline'

"There will be a need for a rapid and concerted effort from the leaders in the rural and farming sectors to hold the Government to account on ensuring that the gulf between urban and rural support does not become even wider"

Speaking to Íæż½ã½ã, NFU President Tom Bradshaw shared his reaction following the Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner's address to delegates at AIC conference today (November 13)

"I know this is already having a chilling effect on farming and rural businesses"

"Family farms are at the heart of a thriving rural economy, and farming plays a crucial role in delivering on priorities like nature recovery, climate mitigation, and clean water"

Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary Tim Eagle will lead a debate on changes to Agricultural Property Relief in Scottish Parliament on Wednesday (November 13)