Challenging season plus concern over SFI options deterring farmers, says industry group
The mass lobby on November 19 is now at full capacity. Íæż½ã½ã who have not already registered for the event are warned not to travel down to London and told there will be another opportunity to make their voices heard
Kemi Badenoch challenges Prime Minister to justify Budget's impact on nation's farmers
Minister urges industry to 'look behind the headlines' as he insists 73% of farmers will not be affected by tax changes
Efra chair Alistair Carmichael accuses Defra of wanting to see an end to family farming
West Essex MP says she intends to 'renew' the party as former Defra Secretary Steve Barclay rules himself out of Shadow Cabinet post
Sarah Baker, AHDB head of economics, said: "These changes may encourage farmers to think about succession earlier than they would otherwise. For example, there is a seven-year rule which applies in the case of land transfers. This means that any land gifted to an individual will be free of inheritance tax after seven years."
The Íæż½ã½ã news team give their analysis of the Chancellor's Budget
Red Tractor chief executive Jim Moseley told researchers at the Social Market Foundation they ‘should leave their desks' and join him at an assured farm ‘to see how the scheme really works' and the hard work the UK's farming community puts in
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