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NFU urges Labour to follow winter fuel lead and change IHT reforms
As the government tweaks winter fuel payments for pensioners, the NFU has demanded urgent changes to inheritance tax rules to protect elderly farmers…
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Planning red tape puts brakes on UK wine tourism boom, report says
A fast-growing UK wine tourism industry risks being held back by rigid and outdated planning rules, according to a new report. It calls for a more…
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£5m funding boost to fast-track UK agri-tech innovations
A fresh round of funding aimed at supercharging agricultural technology is set to open next month, as the government announces a new £5m competition…
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'Not in the public interest': Government refuses to reveal farm tax figures
The government is under fire for withholding financial evidence to back up a minister's claim that the clawback alternative to its inheritance tax…
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Two-thirds of UK farmers' wealth at risk as IHT changes loom
Farmers risk a retirement shortfall as two-thirds of their wealth is locked in their land—and tax changes could make it far harder to pass farms…
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MPs warn inheritance tax shake-up could cripple tenant farming sector
Tenant farmers could face major financial fallout from looming inheritance tax reforms, prompting cross-party MPs to urge the government to rethink…
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Drought-battered farms need support now, say coalition of groups
Farming and environmental groups are calling on the government to act now to protect Britain’s food supply as fields across the country are parched…
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MPs urge delay to 'family farm tax' as trust in government crumbles
A cross-party committee of MPs is calling on the government to delay its inheritance tax reforms to avoid harming family farms and restore trust in…
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Labour's farm tax plan slammed by US ag secretary as 'a problem'
The government's proposed changes to inheritance tax for farms have come under fire from the US Agriculture Secretary, who warned it could threaten…
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Beef, lamb and pork prices hold firm above five-year trend
Market prices across the UK’s beef, sheep and pig sectors have remained well above the five-year average in 2025, despite evolving supply dynamics…
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