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NatWest outlook: Why 2026 could define the future of UK farming
Farmers across the UK are being forced to make big decisions sooner than planned as 2026 shapes up to be a defining year for investment, succession…
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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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Chlorinated chicken row as US seeks leverage over stalled UK tech pact
Britain is facing renewed pressure from the White House to allow American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into UK supermarkets, as…
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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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Knight Frank warns inaction now carries risk for rural estates and farms
For many rural businesses, inheritance tax reform and rising costs have been the trigger that has pushed long-deferred decisions into the open…
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Inheritance tax climbdown: £2.5m relief for farms after sector pressure
Family farms will be able to pass on up to £2.5m in qualifying agricultural and business assets free of inheritance tax after ministers eased…
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Trail hunting ban dismissed as 'virtue signalling' in animal welfare backlash
The government’s move to ban trail hunting has been branded “virtue signalling” by countryside campaigners, amid warnings that its new Animal Welfare…
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Calls for £76m to safeguard Wales' Sustainable Farming Scheme
Welsh farmers are warning that the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) risks falling short unless firm funding commitments are secured ahead of next…
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Tenant farmers warn policy imbalance threatens UK food production in 2026
Domestic farming policy must be rebalanced in 2026 or risk further undermining food production, rural businesses and confidence across the tenanted…
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