The farming sector has warned it now faces an uphill battle for survival
The Government said changes to Inheritance Tax is not expected to have a 'material impact' on food security, contradicting the concerns raised by farmers and the wider industry
²ÝÁñÉçÇø from across the UK turned up to protest against UK and Welsh Government policies at the Welsh Labour Conference
Rural Labour MPs could face the prospect of being voted out by their farming constituents at the next General Election if they do not listen to their concerns on Inheritance Tax changes
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner said Government will accelerate planning changes to support small and medium-sized house builders to develop new homes in rural communities
The CLA demands answers following the Treasury's refusal to consider a 'clawback' option
Knight Frank agent said while it was not surprising many estates had not communicated their IHT plans to tenants, communication was important– even if it is to explain that an estate is reviewing matters
The NFU said that with no legislative target for food production, it was the ‘poor relation' in negotiations and believed the Government was wrong to assume farm productivity levels would compensate for the loss of agricultural land
In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on Save British Farming's plans to host a 'vintage farming spectacle' in Whitehall on 29 April, to put Britain's food and farming crisis in the spotlight; ²ÝÁñÉçÇø' Union of Wales' warning a rushed US trade deal could see Welsh agricultural 'sold down the river' in the UK Government's pursuit of short-term trade concessions; and ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian's brand-new video series ‘From Hill to Ring’
The president of CLA, Victoria Vyvyan said letting in cheap food that was illegal to produce here was not trade, it was 'betrayal'