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Nine in ten rural firms pause investment amid tax concerns
Nearly nine in ten farming and rural family businesses surveyed have frozen investment as inheritance tax changes reshape their plans for the future…
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AHDB U-turn keeps Farmbench alive for another year
Farmers will retain access to AHDB’s Farmbench service for another year after the levy board abandoned plans to close the benchmarking platform at…
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Muller raises November farm gate milk price by 0.5ppl
Müller will raise its farm gate milk price to 37.5 p per litre from 1 November, an increase of 0.5ppl on the previous month. The new rate will apply…
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New entrants invited to bid for two Cornwall Council farms
Two 147-acre Cornwall Council farms with houses and agricultural buildings are being offered on tenancies of up to 15 years, with new entrants among…
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NFU Scotland steps up autumn budget pressure on farm tax and costs
NFU Scotland has urged the UK government to reverse inheritance tax changes, protect red diesel relief and reconsider incoming carbon border charges…
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Dementia diagnosis can leave farms exposed without legal planning
Farm businesses can face frozen bank accounts, disrupted payments and uncertainty over who can make key decisions if a farmer develops dementia…
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Waitrose marks 500 years of turkey with all-British free-range range
Waitrose will sell only British free-range fresh turkeys this Christmas, in what the retailer says is a first for a UK supermarket. The change will…
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NFU Scotland demands action over 28p Skelmersdale milk price
Dairy farmers supplying Müller under its Skelmersdale milk contract are receiving around 28p per litre before transport costs, prompting NFU Scotland…
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Major oilseed rape disease pathogen shows widespread SDHI resistance
Scientists have found resistance to key SDHI fungicides in 95% of UK isolates of a major oilseed rape disease pathogen, raising concerns over the…
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Up to 500 farmers could join new Northern Ireland nature scheme
Up to 10 major nature restoration projects, each potentially involving as many as 50 farmers and land managers, are set to be supported under a new…
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