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Chris Brayford

Chris Brayford

News and Business Reporter

Articles by Chris Brayford

NFU president Tom Bradshaw bravely highlights impact of Inheritance Tax on farmers' mental health

Farm Business

NFU president Tom Bradshaw bravely highlights impact of Inheritance Tax on farmers' mental health

"(Farmers) who are genuinely in ill health or don't believe that they will be able to live for seven years, may well decide they shouldn't be here in April 2026. No policy should ever be published which has that unintended side effect"

clock 12 December 2024 • 2 min read
'War on rural England' - National Planning Policy Framework overhaul to 'concrete' over the greenbelt for housing

Politics

'War on rural England' - National Planning Policy Framework overhaul to 'concrete' over the greenbelt for housing

"Our countryside will remain needlessly under threat"

clock 12 December 2024 • 6 min read
Labour MP under fire after saying it is hard to find a 'poor farmer' in Britain

Farm Business

Labour MP under fire after saying it is hard to find a 'poor farmer' in Britain

"I do not think large farmers should be exempt from Inheritance Tax because no-one else is"

clock 12 December 2024 • 4 min read
Martin Lines - NFFN chief executive on Bovaer: "If we fail to engage with the public openly and honestly, mistrust will only grow"

Livestock

Martin Lines - NFFN chief executive on Bovaer: "If we fail to engage with the public openly and honestly, mistrust will only grow"

"Transparency and authenticity are key in food production"

clock 11 December 2024 • 3 min read
Aphra Brandreth - MP for Chester South and Eddisbury: "Dog attacks can have devastating consequences for farmers and their animals"

Rural crime

Aphra Brandreth - MP for Chester South and Eddisbury: "Dog attacks can have devastating consequences for farmers and their animals"

Ms Brandreth writes about The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Amendment Bill which could help provide better protections for farmers and their livestock

clock 08 December 2024 • 3 min read
BSE detected at farm in Scotland

Farm Business

BSE detected at farm in Scotland

Scottish Government said further investigations to identify the origin of the disease are ongoing

clock 06 December 2024 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Abby Forsyth: "Workplaces, whether in an office or out on-farm, should make well-being, fitness and mental health a priority"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Abby Forsyth: "Workplaces, whether in an office or out on-farm, should make well-being, fitness and mental health a priority"

"It is important to realise that rural isolation can be a very real problem for farmers, with a rise in loneliness since the pandemic"

clock 06 December 2024 • 2 min read
Highly pathogenic avian influenza detected at poultry business in Norfolk

Farm Business

Highly pathogenic avian influenza detected at poultry business in Norfolk

The World Organisation for Animal Health has ruled that the UK is no longer free from highly pathogenic avian influenza

clock 06 December 2024 • 1 min read
UK Government invests £60 million to improve agriculture in Cameroon

Farm Business

UK Government invests £60 million to improve agriculture in Cameroon

The funding will deliver a project to improve 15,000 hectares of grassland, laying new roads for herders, establishing new agricultural facilities and improving soil quality in the Central African country

clock 06 December 2024 • 2 min read
Darren Millar takes over as next Welsh Conservative Party leader to replace farmer Andrew RT Davies

Politics

Darren Millar takes over as next Welsh Conservative Party leader to replace farmer Andrew RT Davies

"Andrew RT Davies will be a difficult act to follow but I am determined to build on his legacy as we take the fight to our political opponents in the run up to the Senedd elections in 2026"

clock 05 December 2024 • 2 min read
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