Politics

Mark Watler, a farmworker from Leicestershire, says farmer protests are about fairness as blockades outside distribution centres enter their fourth week

Farmers held protests at supermarket distribution centres in Leicestershire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Co Londonderry to urge retail bosses for fairness and transparency on pay and food standards

Could farmers lose one of the best tools at their disposal to tackle wildfires?

Thirsk and Malton MP Kevin Hollinrake said it was disgraceful that an investigation into an on-farm burglary turned into a welfare issue after officers found 'sticky', 'dirty' and 'strong odours' emanating from the farmhouse

This week from Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black

South Devon MP Caroline Voaden writes on why the Government's recent uplift to Inheritance Tax thresholds still fails to scratch the surface for family farms

Ferries unable to deliver food to the islands leave the community to rely on its resilience and food security

The Government's uplift to IHT thresholds in December was the conclusion of NFU's 14 month campaign to stop the family farm tax. Should farmers still be campaigning to reverse the policy in full?

The industry has flagged concerns over a consultation on the issue in the Government’s A New Vision for Water report

A judicial review challenging the Government’s proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) has been granted an urgent ‘rolled-up’ hearing in the High Court