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December 18: Farming in Five: Scientific rigour may not give us the social licence, for society to accept Bovaer in the UK

Description: In today's Farming in Five, Chief Reporter Rachael Brown reflects on calls from the British Society of Animal Science to consider the ‘social licence’ aspect in the adoption of methane reducing feed additive Bovaer here in the UK. She reports on a young farmer who brought her heifer calf to Westminster to hand deliver a petition to Government over concerns with Inheritance Tax proposals

clock 18 December 2024 • 1 min read
'This is war' say protest organisers as they prepare for 300-plus tractors to descend on London

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'This is war' say protest organisers as they prepare for 300-plus tractors to descend on London

Íæż½ã½ã demand Budget U-turn and say action will only 'escalate' if Labour does not back down

clock 09 December 2024 • 2 min read
Íæż½ã½ã organise Business Property Relief summit at Andrew Lloyd Webber's London Palladium Theatre

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Íæż½ã½ã organise Business Property Relief summit at Andrew Lloyd Webber's London Palladium Theatre

The event is led by the same group of farmers who organised the 'Save Family Farms' rally outside Westminster on November 19

clock 06 December 2024 • 2 min read
New CLA polling claims Labour is 'losing the countryside'

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New CLA polling claims Labour is 'losing the countryside'

A CLA poll of England's 100 most rural constituencies, shows '58% oppose the inheritance tax hike', with 'less than a quarter in support'

clock 06 December 2024 • 1 min read
NFU Cymru puts forward key priorities ahead of Welsh budget

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NFU Cymru puts forward key priorities ahead of Welsh budget

NFU Cymru president Aled Jones said he was ‘deeply concerned' any future adjustments to agricultural funding into the Welsh block grant would be ‘subject to the Barnett formula'

clock 05 December 2024 • 1 min read
Íæż½ã½ã 'sidelined' by Scottish Budget's 'real terms decline' value in funding commitments

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Íæż½ã½ã 'sidelined' by Scottish Budget's 'real terms decline' value in funding commitments

"Scottish farmers and crofters deserved a Budget that recognised their indispensable role in Scotland’s rural and national prosperity"

clock 05 December 2024 • 4 min read
Farmer action ramps up as UK capitals hit by coordinated tractor protests

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Farmer action ramps up as UK capitals hit by coordinated tractor protests

Business owners urged to get involved as London rally organisers plan West End theatre event

clock 02 December 2024 • 2 min read
Tory leader set to force vote on reversing family farm tax this week

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Tory leader set to force vote on reversing family farm tax this week

Campaign group urges rural voters to pile pressure on MPs ahead of Wednesday's vote

clock 02 December 2024 • 3 min read
Sustainable Farming Scheme in Wales must be delivered on the right budget and payment methodology for farmers

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Sustainable Farming Scheme in Wales must be delivered on the right budget and payment methodology for farmers

NFU Cymru president Aled Jones said the budget for SFS must match up with the 'scale of ambition' for sustainable food production and environmental outcomes

clock 29 November 2024 • 5 min read
Quarter of million people support overturn of the 'family farm tax'

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Quarter of million people support overturn of the 'family farm tax'

The NFU said their campaign to overturn the family farm tax has attracted an increase of 50,000 signatures over just two days in the lead-up to and after the NFU's mass lobby of MPs in Westminster this week

clock 22 November 2024 • 2 min read