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Liberal Democrat's Tim Farron, Defra's Janet Hughes and Lord Inglewood among the line up at this year's Northern Farming Conference in Hexham

Farm Life

Liberal Democrat's Tim Farron, Defra's Janet Hughes and Lord Inglewood among the line up at this year's Northern Farming Conference in Hexham

The Defra Secretary Steve Reed and the Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner have also been invited to attend the political session

clock 03 October 2024 • 1 min read
Farming Matters: Phil Latham - "Will inheritance tax relief be lost for farming businesses? If so, it will devastate the succession plans for many families"

Politics

Farming Matters: Phil Latham - "Will inheritance tax relief be lost for farming businesses? If so, it will devastate the succession plans for many families"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Dairy farmer and equestrian centre owner in Cheshire - Phil Latham

clock 03 October 2024 • 4 min read
Further delays to Defra's Farming Recovery Fund, says TFA

Politics

Further delays to Defra's Farming Recovery Fund, says TFA

Tenant Farmers Association said it had been given reassurances from a senior Defra official last week that a decision was imminent

clock 02 October 2024 • 1 min read
Farmers have faced input rises of almost 50% in past five years, says new report

Farm Business

Farmers have faced input rises of almost 50% in past five years, says new report

Bedding, energy, fertiliser and feed have almost doubled according to AHDB analysis

clock 02 October 2024 • 1 min read
Liz Truss reflects on defeat, why she could have done a better job than Rishi Sunak at the General Election and what's next at the Conservative Party Conference

Politics

Liz Truss reflects on defeat, why she could have done a better job than Rishi Sunak at the General Election and what's next at the Conservative Party Conference

The former Defra Secretary said that if her mini budget had 'been allowed to succeed', the UK could have been in a better position

clock 01 October 2024 • 4 min read
Family farms could be 'torn apart' if inheritance tax is scrapped

Farm Business

Family farms could be 'torn apart' if inheritance tax is scrapped

The CLA said more than 27,000 farm businesses could be impacted by an inheritance tax reduction, potentially leading to 190,000 people out of work

clock 29 September 2024 • 3 min read
Labour Party Conference: Risk to Agricultural Property Relief 'real worry' for tenanted sector, says Clarkson's farm's Charlie Ireland

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Labour Party Conference: Risk to Agricultural Property Relief 'real worry' for tenanted sector, says Clarkson's farm's Charlie Ireland

Mr Ireland also said clauses in tenancy agreements for ‘agricultural use only' must change as they do not fit with the ‘entrepreneurial' ambition of tenants

clock 24 September 2024 • 2 min read
Labour Party Conference: 'Mindset change' needed in Defra to deliver for farming

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Labour Party Conference: 'Mindset change' needed in Defra to deliver for farming

NFU president Tom Bradshaw warned the Farming Minister that in light of the £358 million pound underspend of the farming budget, Defra was a department ‘very close to failure' if it was not careful

clock 24 September 2024 • 2 min read
Five minutes with... new EFRA Committee Chair Alistair Carmichael

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Five minutes with... new EFRA Committee Chair Alistair Carmichael

The Orkney & Shetland MP says he will be 'first in the queue' to let Government know if it is not doing what it should

clock 23 September 2024 • 3 min read
'Strained' tenant farmer relations on Cornwall Council estate, says Tenant Farmers Association

Tenancy

'Strained' tenant farmer relations on Cornwall Council estate, says Tenant Farmers Association

The Tenant Farmers Association has put forward a number of complaints to the council's senior management team

clock 20 September 2024 • 2 min read