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Defra Secretary Steve Reed said ‘the vast majority of farmers would not be affected at all by the changes', and urged farmers ‘not to believe every alarming claim or headline'

In a debate led by Conservative MP for Chester South and Eddisbury, Aphra Brandreth, she said the cause of stress for farmers, particularly more recently, has been Government policy

The record breaker was a ram by Maes-Glas Abacus, owned by Carlos Mario Laborde, which sold to a consortium of Hampshire Down breeders in Uruguay

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said it painted a stark picture of the challenges facing many farmers

The grain markets have responded after the result of the US Presidential Election

"I wonder what people who are struggling to feed their families think when they hear the Conservatives crying foul over policies which protect people (farmers) from paying tax on assets worth up to £3 million in certain areas"

In a new Farmers Guardian campaign to support family farms, farmers have been urged to contact their MP to make sure their voice is heard

Our campaign aims to show the true value of our country's family farms and highlight the impact of the Budget

Fears for uplands and common land farmers following reduction in direct payments