May 1: Tenant farmers left 'in the dark' on Inheritance Tax and warnings destocking is contributing to wildfires

In today's episode of Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses the latest Farmers Guardian and Tenant Farmers Association survey which shows tenants are being left 'in the dark' on Inheritance Tax, warnings of the impact of removing sheep from the uplands and the planned closure of a milk processing plant in North Yorkshire by Arla.

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