Agricultural Property Relief

Liberal Democrat MP for North East Fife, Wendy Chamberlain, accused the Government of failing to consider the impact of its proposed IHT changes on Scottish tenant farmers, despite raising the problem ‘four times in the last three months'

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the Farming Minister's comments that agriculture is low in the Government's 'pecking order' and 'the Budget is the Budget' and the focus must now be on getting the sector on a ‘proper, sustainable, business-like footing', and restaurant chain Nando's is to conduct an independent audit of its chicken suppliers after it was accused of ‘killing' the River Wye by green campaign groups

Amanda Watson, from North Yorkshire, said on her family's upland beef and sheep farm land was everything and 'not an asset on paper', but the 'foundation' of their entire business

Scenes from the farmer protest against Inheritance Tax changes in Whitehall on Monday (February 10)

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown summarise the farmers' protest in Whitehall and concerns raised by some Labour backbencher MPs in yesterday's Westminster Hall debate, proposals for a new state-of-the-art abattoir in Orkney backed by Scotland's First Minister John Swinney, and new reward points being offered to potato growers who can an demonstrate best application practice at planting when using Nemathorin to manage key soil pests

NFU encourages farming families to hand over pre-loved toys to Treasury to demonstrate how Inheritance Tax changes threaten their future

Kirsty McNeill, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, said the Labour Government was 'listening' to issues raised by farmers following changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Inheritance Tax in the Autumn Budget

What will happen during the landmark two-day event for Scottish farmers and crofters?

NFU ramps up pressure on the Government to rethink its proposed changes to Inheritance Tax ahead of its Spring Statement in March

57 different businesses across the farming sector have joined forces to urge the Treasury to rethink changes to Inheritance Tax