save britain's family farms

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart says Labour’s proposals risk tearing apart the ‘very fabric of rural communities’

Radmore Farm’s Ben Aveling has urged the Prime Minister to rethink plans for Inheritance Tax and said the countryside must remain in the hands of family farmers, not ‘massive corporations’

Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins writes on Labour’s broken promises to farmers, how the Conservatives aim to win back rural communities at the next General Election and why the UK faces a food and farming emergency

Grassroots farming groups will unite on November 24 for a day of peaceful protests

Who are the 26 MPs that form the Labour Rural Research Group, reportedly opposed to the Government's current changes to Inheritance Tax, and do they deserve credit for potentially going against their party on the issue?

The industry has called for commitment to axe the family farm tax as rumours swirl around a potential Government climb down

South Antrim MP Robin Swann writes on rumours that the Treasury could modify Inheritance Tax by granting full relief up to £5 million where farmland or business assets make up at least 60% of an estate. However, he has urged caution that nothing is final until Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces finer details at the Autumn Budget in November

Was the Conservative Party Conference a success or a flop? Farmers Guardian reporter Chris Brayford reveals what it was like to attend conference this year

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Ruth Umpleby discusses the dairy sector and recent milk price reductions

As the Autumn Budget looms and party leaders ramp up their promises in the furore of Party Conference Season, Farmers Guardian is re-launching its Save Britain’s Family Farms campaign to make sure the industry has access to the broadest and most in-depth political coverage, analysis, advice and insights on succession and Inheritance Tax