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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

The TFA has urgently called for answers following a decision earlier this week to allow a major solar development on the Sturdy family's tenanted farm in North Yorkshire

NFU vice president and tenant farmer Rachel Hallos said the tenanted sector was in a ‘very precarious' position in the current climate, and that the Tenant Farming Commissioner must be put in position imminently

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on Arla’s soaring profits, giving its farmer-owners the highest dividend payout in the company’s history, how tenant farmers are being left ‘unprotected’ by the Chancellor’s changes to Inheritance Tax, and the UK's borders have been called into question once again after 600kg of illegal meat was seized in Northern Ireland.

Tenant Íæż½ã½ã Association chief executive George Dunn said the family farm businesses the Chancellor said she was trying to ‘protect' were now ‘completely unprotected'

Íæż½ã½ã and the Tenant Íæż½ã½ã Association (TFA) are carrying out a joint survey to better understand the real-life implications of the proposed changes to IHT in the Chancellor’s Budget

Chief executive says while farmers realise there will be no U-turn, steps can be taken to minimise damage

Mr Reed was questioned how he will protect tenant farmers, who are threatened by eviction from their holdings, due to landlords being concerned about the Inheritance Tax bill they will face

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said without a ‘resolution’ on Inheritance Tax, the issue is likely to continue to ‘hang over the industry’ in 2025, preventing British agriculture moving forward

Íæż½ã½ã's Chief Reporter Rachael Brown discusses the Farming Minister's latest appearance as a guest speaker on a webinar hosted by Tenant Íæż½ã½ã Association