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This week's 6 top farming stories

From inheritance tax worries to securing the future of a centuries old Scottish farm estate - these are six farming stories not to miss this week on FG

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This week's 6 top farming stories

1. READ NOW: Inheritance tax could 'devastate' future of family farms

Following the omission of Inheritance tax in Labour's manifesto, Farming Minister Sir Mark Spencer has insisted potential tax increases on farm businesses could be a 'disaster' for food security.

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2. READ NOW:ÌýChris Packham tells farmers to rewild and stop farming 'unsustainably' ahead of General Election nature protest

Chris Packham and a host of celebrities protested to restore nature at Parliament Square in London on Saturday (June 22). They have called out 'unsustainable' farming practices as a reason for 'choking land'. Chris Packham has suggested the answer to nature restoration is to rewild and end unsustainable farming practices.

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3. READ NOW:ÌýHistoric farming business continues to evolve on the Isle of Islay

This historic farm on the most southern Scottish Hebridean island Islay now stocks 300 registered Luing cows, 60 Sim-Luing bulling heifers and 1,200 North Type Blackfaces run on the hill and bred pure.Ìý

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4. READ NOW:ÌýROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW: Holstein leads dairy rings

Following the conclusion of this year's Royal Highland Show, read about the crowds who flocked to the dairy rings where the Holstein was crowned supreme champion.

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5. READ NOW:ÌýJohn Deere launches new 6M Series

Cereals 2024 provided the first public showing of the new 6M series from John Deere, ahead of its global launch at the end of June.Ìý

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6. READ NOW:ÌýFrom the editor: Sheep turn their backs on Prime Minister, but have rural voters?

Following the PM's visit to a farm in Devon last week, FG Editor Olivia Midgley questions which parties are serious about farming and addresses the ongoing bovine TB divide in the Labour and Conservative manifestos.Ìý

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