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Chris Brayford

Articles by Chris Brayford

EXCLUSIVE - Aphra Brandreth: "Defra has been consigned to irrelevance by Labour"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Aphra Brandreth: "Defra has been consigned to irrelevance by Labour"

Conservative MP Aphra Brandreth discusses how Chancellor Rachel Reeves' proposed cuts to the nature-friendly farming budget at the Spending Review could diminish farmers' confidence in Government and Defra

clock 02 June 2025 • 3 min read
Ministers considering 'unrealistic' proposals to reduce meat and dairy consumption to reach net zero

Environment

Ministers considering 'unrealistic' proposals to reduce meat and dairy consumption to reach net zero

The Scottish Conservatives said it was 'unrealistic' to tell people to eat less meat and dairy, as identified in a recent Climate Change Committee report, and added it could be 'financially devastating' for farm businesses

clock 02 June 2025 • 3 min read
IHT could lead to loss of Welsh language if farming families leave rural communities

Politics

IHT could lead to loss of Welsh language if farming families leave rural communities

Llyr Gruffydd, MS for North Wales, said Inheritance Tax changes could result in more young people moving away from rural areas, which would have an adverse impact on the Welsh language

clock 02 June 2025 • 4 min read
Sheep farmers warn they could reduce sheep herds to avoid 'trauma' of sea eagle predation

Politics

Sheep farmers warn they could reduce sheep herds to avoid 'trauma' of sea eagle predation

Farmers say they need help from Scottish Government to deal with the impact of sea eagle predation on lambs

clock 01 June 2025 • 5 min read
Farmers feel like they are 'failing' next generation over IHT fears

Politics

Farmers feel like they are 'failing' next generation over IHT fears

Graham Miles, bishop's agricultural chaplain for Suffolk, said he has dealt with six incidents over the past year where farmers have taken their own life due to Inheritance Tax changes

clock 31 May 2025 • 3 min read
Uruguayan beef produced over 6,500 miles away is being sold in UK supermarkets

Retail

Uruguayan beef produced over 6,500 miles away is being sold in UK supermarkets

Farmers said they feel 'undermined' by retailers stocking beef products which are not British and have challenged retailers to do even more to source beef in stores from UK farms

clock 30 May 2025 • 4 min read
Farmer's son tells inquest his father died due to IHT changes

Politics

Farmer's son tells inquest his father died due to IHT changes

Yorkshire farmer John Charlesworth died on October 29, 2024, just a day before Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the Government's Autumn Budget changes to Inheritance Tax

clock 30 May 2025 • 3 min read
Young farmer on a mission to ensure farming can be for everyone

Young Farmers Clubs

Young farmer on a mission to ensure farming can be for everyone

Warwickshire’s Young Farmers' county chair Katy Walsh shares her passions for agriculture and rural communities

clock 30 May 2025 • 5 min read
Galloway National Park proposal will not go ahead after farmers cite 'lack of benefits'

Politics

Galloway National Park proposal will not go ahead after farmers cite 'lack of benefits'

NatureScot's report said 54% of responses during the consultation process opposed the National Park proposal, while only 42% of responses supported it

clock 29 May 2025 • 11 min read
Rural and farming communities cannot be treated as 'museums' to deliver growth and new homes

Land and property

Rural and farming communities cannot be treated as 'museums' to deliver growth and new homes

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner said Government will accelerate planning changes to support small and medium-sized house builders to develop new homes in rural communities

clock 29 May 2025 • 4 min read
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