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Asda calls for pause on farm inheritance tax reforms
Asda has urged ministers to suspend the so-called “family farm tax”, as farmers warn inheritance changes could make it harder to pass land on to the…
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Scottish government promises no funding 'cliff edges' for agriculture
Scottish farmers were promised long-term funding stability and fresh investment as the First Minister addressed the NFU Scotland AGM in Glasgow. In a…
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NFU calls for safeguards to stop undercutting imports in future EU deal
Farmers must not be left exposed to abrupt EU rule alignment and lower-standard competition, MPs have said, as they backed NFU calls for a transition…
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NI farmers stage fresh Tesco protest over IHT and farm incomes
Farmers For Action NI has staged a fresh protest outside a Tesco Extra store in Antrim, as part of its ongoing campaign against proposed inheritance…
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Arable farmers 'shock absorber' in supply chain, says NFU response to Defra
The NFU has called for urgent reform of the UK combinable crops supply chain, warning that without fairer treatment for growers the long-term…
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Union warns of 'critical choice' for Scottish farming ahead of next parliament
NFU Scotland has issued a clear challenge to ministers as it unveiled its 2026 manifesto, warning that the next parliamentary term will be critical…
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NFU Scotland ramps up pressure on ministers over 'misleading' food labels
NFU Scotland has called on the UK government to urgently overhaul food labelling rules, stepping up pressure on ministers as politicians and industry…
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Grower confidence at stake as Frontier weighs in on Defra contract plans
Frontier Agriculture has told Defra that confidence for growers must be strengthened if changes to combinable crops contracts are to work in…
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UK–EU food trade deal risks harming farmers without safeguards, MPs say
Farmers and food producers risk being undercut and overburdened unless ministers secure key exemptions and allow enough time for change in any future…
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Jeremy Clarkson warns tax changes could still undermine farm viability
Farm businesses could struggle to remain viable under rising costs and tax pressures, according to Jeremy Clarkson, who has warned his own operation…
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