inheritance tax

William Eric Lucy, from Lowestoft, shares his thoughts on the current Labour Government's policies

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the confirmed case of avian influenza found in a farm worker in the West Midlands, discusses the reaction from the growers and the wider farming industry to the ban on neonicotinoid Cruiser SB on sugar beet crops, and an update on the latest analysis done by AHDB, which found over 42,000 farmers in England and Scotland will be hit by the Chancellor's Inheritance Tax changes

Cereals farms will be hit hardest by the proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief

Events co-ordinated by the NFU, NFU Cymru and Ulster Farmers' Union all took place on January 25 to highlight the impact of changes to Inheritance Tax on family farmers

Brian Richardson, head of agriculture at Virgin Money said the Autumn Budget has brought 'more uncertainty' and 'distracting farmers from their main job of providing food for us all'

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown takes a look at industry concerns following the Government's decision to refuse the emergency application of the use of neonicotinoid pesticide, Cruiser SB, on sugar beet in England for 2025, farmers are urged to be extra careful as Storm Eowyn hits the UK, and the Efra chair calls for an urgent meeting with Prime Minister to look at 'potential mitigations' to the inheritance tax reform

In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mr Carmichael said that ‘deep concern' is fuelling low confidence and morale levels in the agricultural and wider rural community and that he would like to meet with the PM urgently to discuss ‘potential mitigations'

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

Supermarkets have joined forces to speak up for farmers and growers against the Government's proposed changes to Inheritance Tax