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NFU Cymru demands long-term funding deal to secure future of farming
The Welsh government must commit to a long-term funding plan or risk undermining farming’s future, NFU Cymru President Aled Jones will tell delegates…
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MPs: Government failing to prepare for next animal disease emergency
Britain’s ability to cope with a serious animal disease outbreak is dangerously under strain, MPs have warned, as a new report finds that government…
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Uncertainty for farmers as Treasury keeps farm IHT plans under review
Newly released documents show the Treasury had not finalised inheritance tax reforms for agricultural property as late as September, raising…
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UK risks losing third of food production by 2050, report warns
The UK could see food production fall by almost a third within the next 25 years unless urgent reforms to farming and land-use policy are made, a new…
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Half of UK farmers ready to quit as report warns of pressures
Britain’s farmers are sounding the alarm as new data reveals more than half are considering leaving the industry amid mounting economic pressures and…
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Visa certainty for 2026 offers relief to farmers facing worker shortfall
Britain’s farmers have won a crucial victory in their battle against crippling labour shortages, after the NFU secured confirmation of visa…
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New survey warns of deepening crisis in Scotland's tenanted sector
A deepening lack of trust in government policy is discouraging landowners from letting land for farming in Scotland, according to a new survey that…
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UFU delivers damning vote of no confidence in DAERA
Farmers in Northern Ireland have delivered a major blow to Stormont’s agriculture department after the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) passed a unanimous…
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NFU Scotland urges Treasury to deliver budget 'that backs farmers'
NFU Scotland has called on the UK government to deliver a “budget that backs farmers”, urging ministers to prioritise fair taxation, fresh investment…
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'Family farm tax' risks hitting bereaved families, NFU president tells Lords
NFU President Tom Bradshaw has warned that the government’s proposed reforms to inheritance tax could turn into “a tax on tragic and unplanned…
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