Farming in Five: Farmers threaten to quit nature schemes if farm budget is cut

A new poll has found 95% of farmers would abandon land management schemes if Chancellor Rachel Reeves cuts the agricultural budget in today's Spending Review. Organisers of the Royal Welsh Show ban livestock from England and Scotland; Cereals 2025 gets underway and Muller unveils its new organic milk scheme

11 June 2025 • 1 min read

Farming in Five: Is Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spending Review a betrayal of farmers? [June 12, 2025]

On this episode of Farming in Five, Farmers Guardian reporter Chris Brayford discusses Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spending Review.

Chris Brayford

12 June 2025 • 1 min read

Farming in Five

Farming in Five: Farmers threaten to quit nature schemes if farm budget is cut

A new poll has found 95% of farmers would abandon land management schemes if Chancellor Rachel Reeves cuts the agricultural budget in today's Spending Review. Organisers of the Royal Welsh Show ban livestock from England and Scotland; Cereals 2025 gets underway and Muller unveils its new organic milk scheme

Jane Thynne

11 June 2025 • 1 min read

Farming in Five

Farming in Five: Winter Fuel Payment u-turn sparks hope for farmers on IHT, policymakers 'disconnected' from where their food comes from, and Alan Titchmarsh says cheap foreign imports undermines British farmers [June 10, 2025]

On this episode of Farming in Five, Farmers Guardian reporter Chris Brayford discusses how Chancellor Rachel Reeves' u-turn on Winter Fuel Payments has sparked hope for farmers on Inheritance Tax, young farmers say Inheritance Tax reveals the disconnection between policymakers and where their food comes from, and Gardeners' World icon Alan Titchmarsh says farmers are being undermined by cheap foreign imports

Chris Brayford

10 June 2025 • 1 min read