Politics

'Our Dream Farm' presenter has spoken of the challenges farmers currently face with Inheritance Tax changes and why the Government should support the sector

A UK Free Trade Agreement incorporating agriculture appears to be a priority for the Trump administration

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage said he would back a trade deal to allow imports of chlorinated chicken to enter the UK from the US, a move which could undercut British farmers

Farmer Richard Watts said: "Rising costs in wages, National Insurance, and energy are putting immense pressure on small and family-run farms"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

In the more than eight months since Labour won the election, the Defra Secretary has visited four farm businesses

While Ms Reeves was quick to quell any rumoured tax rises, she did not back down on the measures introduced in the Autumn Budget, including the family farm tax

The more than 4,000 word speech contained no mention of the words farming, agriculture, food security, nature or rural

Reaction to Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement

Defra said the Food Strategy Advisory Board was the 'first step in a wider engagement strategy'