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'Farming families need to be treated better' amid new rail plans
Farming families must not be left paying the price of a new generation of rail projects, the NFU has warned, after ministers today unveiled plans for…
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Bradshaw faces Exwood challenge as NFU leadership race begins
NFU president Tom Bradshaw is facing a direct challenge from deputy president David Exwood as the contest for the union’s top leadership role begins…
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Inheritance tax changes and SFI reform unveiled at Oxford Farming Conference
The government set out changes to inheritance tax, environmental schemes and farm funding as the Defra Secretary addressed the Oxford Farming…
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Confidence survey opens for 2026 as farmers' views sought on year ahead
The NFU has opened its farmer confidence survey for 2026, urging farmers to have their say as businesses continue to face policy upheaval, rising…
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Sophie Throup to take over as NFU director general in May
The NFU has appointed Sophie Throup as its next director general, handing her the task of leading the organisation through a period of major change…
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Cambridge vet school faces closure as NFU sounds alarm on animal health
Veterinary shortages in rural Britain could deepen sharply after the NFU warned that plans to close the University of Cambridge’s veterinary school…
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NFU president signals fresh confidence for UK farming after tough 2025
After one of the most punishing years the sector has faced, UK farming is entering 2026 with renewed confidence and a stronger platform for recovery…
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Farmers urge action on rights of way as national river walk announced
The government’s plan to open up England’s first national river walk has put renewed pressure on ministers to resolve long-running public rights of…
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NFU Cymru hails tax shift as farming faces year of political change
Family farms are heading into a year of major political change with greater certainty over their future, after inheritance tax reforms eased pressure…
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Inheritance tax shift eases fears of family farms being sold off
A policy shift on inheritance tax has eased fears that family farms would be sold off to meet tax bills, after the government raised the tax-free…
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