US farmers in fight to overturn 'death tax' to save family farms

Over the pond, US farmers are fighting their own battle to save farming from death taxes. With UK farmers facing similar challenges, could UK and US farmers unite to save family farms?

Chris Brayford

01 March 2025 • 10 min read

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Farmers are facing very similar changes in fighting taxes on death. Could the 'Special Relationship' help to unite a bond between US and UK farmers?

Farmers in the UK could have an unlikely ally when it comes to fighting the family farm tax. Labour's Autumn Budget sent seismic shockwaves across the sector, with many angered and saddened that decades,...

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