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Red tape and risk holding back Scottish farmers, new study warns
Many Scottish farmers are being put off from joining agri-environmental schemes because of financial risk, confusing guidance and excessive red tape…
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What are the new IHT rules? Government releases complete breakdown
The government’s decision to allow agricultural inheritance tax allowances to be transferred between spouses has emerged as a headline change within…
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NFU: Budget's IHT tweaks 'nowhere near enough' to save family farms
The NFU has warned that the chancellor’s small adjustment to inheritance tax rules “doesn’t come close” to protecting family farms, accusing the…
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Disappointment as autumn budget leaves core 'family farm tax' intact
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget has sparked fierce criticism across the farming industry, despite a late concession allowing the £1 million…
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Dairy leaders slam move to tax milk-based drinks under soft drinks levy
Milk-based drinks will be swept into the government’s “sugar tax” for the first time, ministers have confirmed, in a move the dairy industry warns…
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Tractors defy police ban as farmers surge into Westminster on Budget Day
Farmers from across the UK have descended on central London today in one of the most visible rural protests in months, with tractors rolling into…
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'NO IHT' message echoes from Royal Welsh Winter Fair
A striking display at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair has sent an unmistakable warning to Westminster, as NFU Cymru rallied opposition to the UK…
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Budget day farm protest to go ahead — but police block tractors from Whitehall
Farmers from every corner of the UK are gearing up for what could be one of the most striking rural demonstrations in years, as hundreds prepare to…
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RAGT to acquire Syngenta's UK malting barley business in major shake-up
European seed-breeding firm RAGT is set to significantly expand its malting barley breeding footprint after reaching an agreement to acquire…
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£3 million support fund announced for Welsh organic farmers
Organic farmers in Wales are set to receive a major financial boost, with the Deputy First Minister announcing £3 million in support payments for…
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