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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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Tesco calls for unified UK farm data framework in biggest baselining drive yet
Tesco has warned the UK must fix its fragmented farm data system, launching a major new programme to help farmers measure soil, water and nature at…
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Farmers' Ball raises £25,000 as FCN celebrates 30 years
More than 400 guests came together in Staffordshire to celebrate 30 years of the Farming Community Network (FCN), as the Farmers' Ball raised an…
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NFU urges caution as UK weighs up methane-cutting cow feed additives
British dairy farmers are being urged to take a measured, evidence-based approach to methane-reducing feed additives, as the NFU releases updated…
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NI farmers warned to act as tougher BVD rules hit on 1 December
Farmers across Northern Ireland are being urged to act fast as new bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) restrictions come into force on 1 December…
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Union sounds alarm after wave of GPS raids on NI farms
Farmers with GPS equipment on farm machinery to be extremely cautious following reports of recent thefts across Northern Ireland. The Ulster Farmers’…
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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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Prawn farms on UK farmland could power seafood shake-up
Indoor king prawn farms built on UK farmland could spark a quiet revolution in sustainable food production, researchers say, offering farmers a new…
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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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