The Farmers Guardian podcast: How is the Middle-East crisis impacting agriculture?

The Farmers Guardian news team discuss the implications of the war in Iran

Alex Black

Deputy Editor

31 March 2026 • 1 min read

With oil prices rising in response to US action in Iran, analyst Rupert Somerscales speaks to the Farmers Guardian team about the relationship with wheat and oilseed prices, and what the geopolitical situation means for agriculture, and farmers' grain marketing plans.

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Labour MP calls on government to completely scrap family farm tax

With the Autumn Budget approaching, the Government has been urged to U-turn on its inheritance tax changes

Mia Willemsen

01 October 2026 • 3 min read

Politics

Rural Britain must be included in plans for country's economic renewal, says Labour MP

The chair of the Labour Rural Research Group said rural Britain was ‘economically constrained' when it comes to housing, connectivity, transport and infrastructure