Autumn Budget
Farm Business
"He has undermined the case made by Treasury and Defra ministers, who claimed that the Inheritance Tax changes were about tackling the 'Jeremy Clarksons and James Dysons' of this world"
19 December 2024
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5 min read
Diversification
A survey by law firm Shakespeare Martineau found out of 250 agricultural and small businesses, almost a quarter (22%) have identified the need to diversify their operations for business survival
19 December 2024
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2 min read
Farming in Five
Description: In today's Farming in Five, Chief Reporter Rachael Brown shares findings from NFU Cymru survey which highlights the ‘eyewatering investment’ and staggering costs facing Welsh farming businesses in order to comply with Welsh Government’s water quality regulations. Elsewhere, farming unions across the UK have joined forces for today’s big banner campaign to apply further political pressure on the Government following changes to Inheritance Tax in Chancellor’s Autumn Budget. And Wales' Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Richard Irvine, is encouraging bird keepers in Wales to take action now to protect their flocks from bird flu and stop the spread of the highly infectious disease, following an increase in number of cases of avian influenza in poultry and kept birds, across Great Britain.
19 December 2024
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1 min read
Politics
Roadside and gate banners are being displayed across the country today (December 19) in a national display of solidarity
19 December 2024
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3 min read
Farm Business
Amid growing unrest from farmers over a proposed Inheritance Tax announced in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget, the Defra Secretary has faced pressure for the number of farms he has visited since July 5
17 December 2024
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2 min read
Farm Business
The conference, organised by the group who set up the London farmer protest, hopes this will keep the pressure on the Government after it announced its tax plans
16 December 2024
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2 min read
Farm Business
"If the Chancellor will not listen and work with the farming community to find a way forward, her battle with the countryside will simply become a long running sore. It is a very bad look for the Government"
16 December 2024
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3 min read
Politics
NFU has announced a 'huge banner campaign' in its bid to stop the changes to Inheritance Tax announced in the Autumn Budget
13 December 2024
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2 min read
Podcasts
The latest episode of the Farmers Guardian podcast from the news and business team
13 December 2024
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1 min read
