Politics

The Scottish Conservatives have written to the Agriculture Minister to suggest ‘heroic' farmers should receive a payment

Could beloved pubs in farming communities, which play an invaluable role in tackling rural isolation, be about to close without a U-turn on business rate relief? What will be left for those who rely on them for warmth, friendship and a sense of community?

The group called for the proposed Inheritance Tax changes to be reversed in full

Emma Reynolds told the Oxford Farming Conference there would be no more changes following the adjustments announced pre-Christmas

Emma Reynolds made the announcement at the Oxford Farming Conference today (January 8)

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

Tim Sedgewick, a director at H&H Land & Estates, welcomed the rise in the inheritance tax thresholds but calls for much more for farmers

Goole and Pocklington MP David Davis said solar infrastructure not only places a risk to food security, but also the quality of life for countryside communities, the natural environment and surrounding wildlife

In a letter to farmers, the Prime Minister has promised to take a common sense approach

Caerfyrddin MP Ann Davies reflects on another difficult year for farmers, the resilience of the rural sector, why Government must implement policies which protects the future of family farming, and why farms must not be caught in the crossfire of Inheritance Tax changes