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EXCLUSIVE - Sir Mark Spencer on IHT: "Young farmers are walking away from the sector"

EXCLUSIVE - Sir Mark Spencer on IHT: "Young farmers are walking away from the sector"

Former Farming Minister Sir Mark Spencer writes on why young people are walking away from a future in farming due to Inheritance Tax changes, and why farmers have been taken for granted

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Sir Mark Spencer
clock 29 July 2025 • 2 min read
Environment

Letters: "Chris Packham's blaming of sheep for Dartmoor's environmental degradation is an oversimplification"

clock 29 July 2025 • 1 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - George Dunn on IHT: "We need flexibility for the very elderly or those with a terminal illness"

clock 28 July 2025 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Emma Robinson - "We have to choose either BPS or SFS, but what will happen if Labour lose the majority of seats in the Senedd at May's election?

clock 28 July 2025 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Roger Nicholson - "We must hang on to the events that remain and enthusiastically promote our industry"

clock 27 July 2025 • 3 min read
Farm Business

Road to regen: Silas Hedley-Lawrence - "There is a lot of low hanging fruit to make small tweaks in any farming business to help reduce costs"

clock 25 July 2025 • 3 min read
Farm Safety

OPINION - Farm Safety Week: Can farming overcome its poor safety record?

clock 25 July 2025 • 1 min read
From the editor: Farage's pitch to Wales strikes right at the heart of rural anxieties

Politics

From the editor: Farage's pitch to Wales strikes right at the heart of rural anxieties

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

clock 24 July 2025 • 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Steve Barclay: "Sacrificing UK progress on gene editing would risk seeing us fall behind other countries"

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EXCLUSIVE - Steve Barclay: "Sacrificing UK progress on gene editing would risk seeing us fall behind other countries"

Former Defra Secretary Steve Barclay said gene editing could be a game-changer for the precision breeding of crops and livestock

clock 24 July 2025 • 4 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Caroline Voaden: "The Autumn Budget set the tone for what we have seen in Labour's first year in office"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Caroline Voaden: "The Autumn Budget set the tone for what we have seen in Labour's first year in office"

South Devon MP Caroline Voaden said 85% of farmers in her constituency have told her that they could be affected by IHT changes, with average tax bills starting at £637,000

clock 23 July 2025 • 4 min read