"LFA livestock farms are set to be harder hit due to their historically higher proportion of income from BPS in comparison to other farm types, resulting in them now losing 45% of their bottom-line profit with the new subsidy reduction plans"
"For English farming, Autumn 2024 saw, without warning, a precipitate acceleration of the phased agricultural transition, started for 2021, with the near removal of delinked payments for 2025 and the suspension of capital grants with an explanation only after the event"
Streatham and Croydon North MP Steve Reed has gone above and beyond, which includes starting a petition to stop Croydon Council from selling 'community assets' like a tennis club in Croydon, after 'hiking' council tax by over 20%. But he has continued to back Chancellor Rachel Reeves' family farm tax; including a 20% tax on inherited agricultural property and assets on farm businesses
Jeremy Moody at the Central Association for Agricultural Valuers said more than 75,000 farmers could be impacted over the next 30 years as a result of changes proposed in the Autumn Budget
A New Year's message to farmers and crofters from Scotland's Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary Tim Eagle
Does Britain need more rights of way to be added to the Definitive Map?
"When it comes to succession and rethinking business structure, you should not make changes overnight"
Tom writes about how the farming community in Cumbria came together last month to remember his sister Lucy who died from cancer
Jeremy Clarkson could soon enjoy the 'delights' and 'joys' of a dinner with Chris Packham and tofu-butter curries if he becomes a vegan
"Not only is this figure wrong as it was based on a snapshot of 2021 data and values have now considerably changed, but it is also disingenuous on the UK Government to say only 500 (farms) are affected"