The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Mairi Gougeon addressed crowds at an NFU Scotland rally outside Holyrood today (November 28)
This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley
14 cases of BTV-3 have been detected in premises which are now outside the current restricted zone
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
The NFU said the Government's initial claim that only 27% of farms will be affected by the new IHT policy 'materially underestimates the true proportion'. Their analysis found 'around 75% of commercial family farms will be above the £1 million threshold'
NFU deputy president David Exwood said it was ‘very clear that tenants will be impacted' by the Government's IHT proposals
This week from Íæż½ã½ã's online editor Emily Ashworth
Steve Reed told Íæż½ã½ã he was not concerned about a farmers’ strike following the London protests
This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley
Tenant Íæż½ã½ã Association said they had asked the Treasury if it knew how many APR/BPR claims were made from landlords with multiple tenancies, and was told it could not provide the data