Farming subsidies

Letters: "The sooner farming learns to financially survive on its own two feet, the better"

Farm Business

Letters: "The sooner farming learns to financially survive on its own two feet, the better"

Gwynfor Davies, via email, on farmers becoming dependent on Government support

clock 12 February 2025 • 1 min read
Lack of investment in farming down to profitability not Inheritance Tax changes,says Defra Secretary

Politics

Lack of investment in farming down to profitability not Inheritance Tax changes,says Defra Secretary

Mr Reed said: "12,000 farms and producer businesses went bust under the last government. This is already happening. It is nothing to do with IHT. It is because the sector is not profitable

clock 09 January 2025 • 6 min read
Rewilding project sparks outrage from farmers

Farm Life

Rewilding project sparks outrage from farmers

Lower Pertwood Farm is a 2,800 acre arable unit in Hindon, Wiltshire

clock 03 April 2024 • 2 min read
German farmers launch week-long strike action with tractor blockades

Farm Business

German farmers launch week-long strike action with tractor blockades

Protests over fuel and vehicle subsidies see farmers bring major roads throughout the country to a standstill

clock 08 January 2024 • 2 min read
NFU calls for halt to BPS reductions

Politics

NFU calls for halt to BPS reductions

The union has urged ministers to ‘do the right thing’ after problems with the SFI scheme

clock 06 September 2023 • 2 min read