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Nearly half of Labour voters think farmers should be exempt from Inheritance Tax

West Essex MP says she intends to 'renew' the party as former Defra Secretary Steve Barclay rules himself out of Shadow Cabinet post

The group has warned the changes could ‘change family farming as we know it’

NFU president Tom Bradshaw says 'Government does not understand, or perhaps does not care' about food and farming

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as a product manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

The Government confirmed 43,000 temporary seasonal worker visas would be available for horticulture in 2025 – which is 2,000 fewer than was available in 2024

It is part of a package of measures announced by the Government, which Defra said would provide ‘certainty' for the horticulture and poultry sector

Availability of human resources might be the biggest factor in holding back the uptake of technology

"Once a farm is gone, it is gone."