Farm Business

It comes as the Government consults on further reductions

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said you cannot give a 'tax break' for farmers if you want to drive down NHS waiting lists and mortgage rates

With a focus on the threat posed to the world by climate change, the Leaf conference heard more on what farmers are doing

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

Are cracks starting to appear in Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves' defence of a family farm tax?

Speaking to Sky News, Sir Keir Starmer said it was a political choice. He said you could not have waiting lists coming down while maintaining the 'tax break' for farmers

The Prime Minister was due to deliver a speech outlining the Government's plans to create new towns in England, but he was forced to leave when protesting farmers turned up and pipped their horns

This week from Rachael Brown, Farmers Guardian chief reporter

Farmers with wool still on-farm have been urged to send it, with strong demand seen at British Wool auctions

It is understood NFU, TFA, CLA and the CAAV have been invited to a meeting next week (February 18) with Treasury officials. The devolved farming unions are also expected to meet in a separate meeting