NFU Scotland held rallies and demonstrations across the country which called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to consult with the sector on changes to Agricultural Property Relief
Richard Walker called on the Government to get behind farmers and high streets as the 'bedrock of the country'
In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the tractor rally protests by Scottish farmers and crofters over the weekend, after being postponed by Storm Eowyn, the latest milk prices with Arla holding its price for conventional and organic for February, and thirteen dairy producers in the South West have been handed their 12 months' notice by Saputo Dairy UK
Speaking exclusively to ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian at LAMMA Show, NFU president Tom Bradshaw added that farmers did not have confidence to invest in the future
Steve Witherden MP said many elderly farmers were ‘too late in life' to plan for the proposed changes to Inheritance Tax
NFU Council members voted in favour of undertaking further protest activity in the hope of overturning the family farm tax
²ÝÁñÉçÇø are hosting events across the UK today to highlight the impact of changes to Inheritance Tax on family farmers
Brian Richardson, head of agriculture at Virgin Money said the Autumn Budget has brought 'more uncertainty' and 'distracting farmers from their main job of providing food for us all'
Could the banks be the next ally of British farming in the family farm tax debate?
In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown takes a look at industry concerns following the Government's decision to refuse the emergency application of the use of neonicotinoid pesticide, Cruiser SB, on sugar beet in England for 2025, farmers are urged to be extra careful as Storm Eowyn hits the UK, and the Efra chair calls for an urgent meeting with Prime Minister to look at 'potential mitigations' to the inheritance tax reform