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In this episode of Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on NFU's response to the Government's land use framework consultation and its criticism over taking food production for granted, a new survey which found one in three farmers said they were worried their business would fail if handed over to the next generation, and Fletchers' Family Farm is back on our screens for a third series later this year

President welcomes Baroness Minette Batters' appointment but says Budget plans 'undermine its credibility'

In an exclusive for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian, Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner sets out his agenda for the recently announced Farm Profitability Review, led by Baroness Minette Batters

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the top stories from this week, including the Chancellor being accused of using Ministers as 'human shields' over Inheritance Tax changes, farmers take fate into their own hands by abandoning their SFI applications early despite waiting for offers to be made by the Government, APHA appoints former police chief as new chief executive, and Baroness Minette Batters asked to lead a review into farm profitability. Next week the latest on Donald Trump's trade tariffs and the impact on agriculture, new details revealed for the next stage of Johne's disease plan, and a petition to get farming on the curriculum aims to get 100k signatures

Defra says role will boost farming's profitability and the rural economy as Labour pushes its New Deal for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø