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Half of UK farms lack succession plan as IHT shake-up looms
Almost half of Britain’s farms are heading towards a major inheritance tax overhaul without a clear plan for who will take over — a looming gap that…
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'Treated like millionaires': Anger mounts over IHT hit on low-income farmers
Working farmers on modest incomes are being pushed into the tax bracket of the super-rich, campaigners warn, after October's 2024 budget left many…
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Farmers To Action dissolves, urges direct action over organisation
Farmers To Action (FTA), one of the most visible grassroots protest groups in the current wave of farmer activism, has announced it is disbanding…
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Northern Ireland braced for major loss of vet medicine packs by 2026
Nearly two-fifths of veterinary medicine pack sizes available to Northern Ireland’s animal health sector could disappear next year, industry groups…
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Alarm over rural crime as ministers axe Police and Crime Commissioners
Farming groups say rural Britain is being “left behind” as ministers move to abolish Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) from 2028, sparking fears…
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Global agriculture now 'playing by geopolitical rules', says Rabobank
Geopolitics rather than market fundamentals will shape agriculture across Europe and the UK in 2026, according to Rabobank, which warns that global…
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Precision Breeding Act ushers in new era for British farmers, say MPs
Farmers across England could soon see new crop varieties that yield more, resist disease and rely less on chemical inputs, as the Precision Breeding…
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Illegal meat flooding UK while ministers stall on biosecurity, say MPs
Britain is being left “in the firing line” of mounting biosecurity threats, MPs have warned, as the government delays vital measures to stem the tide…
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'Family farm tax' sparks backlash as Welsh MPs demand urgent review
The government is facing a growing backlash from Wales' farming community over its proposed inheritance tax reforms, as NFU Cymru backs a cross-party…
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Parliamentary report warns Westminster is failing Welsh farmers
Farm leaders have praised a new parliamentary report that accuses the UK government of “complacency” over the long-term effects of its policies on…
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