Family Farm Tax

Speaking at Oxford Farming Conference, Defra Secretary Steve Reed said: "I am sorry that some of the action we have to take shocked you in turn, but stable finances are the foundation of the economic growth"

CAAV secretary and adviser Jeremy Moody said: "Our calculations point to the first decade of the proposed policy ending with 89,500 farming taxpayers liable for Inheritance Tax on their farm assets"

Tenant Farmers Association said they have only been allowed one ‘short' meeting with the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, with the Chancellor herself ‘no where to be seen'

Even families in Ambridge will face the fallout of Rachel Reeves' Budget

"We need the UK Government to stop, reset, reflect, and properly engage and consult on an alternative approach – one that does not have deep, unintended consequences for the future of farming"

The industry has looked to keep the pressure on Government on changes to Inheritance Tax over the festive period

Roadside and gate banners are being displayed across the country today (December 19) in a national display of solidarity

12-year-old Bella and Vicky the calf stole the show outside Westminster hoping to highlight the importance of farming's next generation of farmers following the Government's family farm tax

"We are calling on the Chancellor to meet and run a formal consultation, to find a solution that will protect the long-term interests of family businesses and farms and, crucially the jobs and investment they provide"