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Succession and strategy top rural priorities as farmers face pivotal 2026
Farmers and landowners face a pivotal year in 2026, with succession planning, business strategy and closer scrutiny of performance rising sharply up…
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Rising costs drive farmers towards second-hand kit, auction shows
Strong prices and competitive bidding at a major Oxfordshire machinery sale are underlining the resilience of the second-hand equipment market at a…
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Green light for 170-acre solar farm on agricultural land in Lancashire
A large solar energy scheme set to transform farmland in Lancashire has been given the green light, marking a significant step in the region's…
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£6,000 clean-up bills hit farmers as gangs force their way onto farmland
Farmers are being warned to tighten security this winter as organised waste gangs continue to dump lorry loads of illegal rubbish on rural land…
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'Grey belt' policy puts prime farmland in firing line, charity warns
England’s best farmland is increasingly being lined up for housing under the government’s ‘grey belt’ policy, with new CPRE research showing that…
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Scotland's new deer management powers under fire after FOI disclosure
Scottish ministers were warned more than two years ago that new powers to intervene in deer management were unworkable, legally risky and unlikely to…
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Landscape Recovery scheme expansion unveiled in new Defra nature plan
Farmers are set to feature heavily in a major new government drive to restore nature and improve environmental standards, as ministers outline plans…
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Red tape and risk holding back Scottish farmers, new study warns
Many Scottish farmers are being put off from joining agri-environmental schemes because of financial risk, confusing guidance and excessive red tape…
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What are the new IHT rules? Government releases complete breakdown
The government’s decision to allow agricultural inheritance tax allowances to be transferred between spouses has emerged as a headline change within…
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Most Scots don't see land ownership pattern as a problem, survey finds
A new survey on Scotland’s land future suggests political priorities on land reform are drifting away from what the public considers important…
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