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Retailers Morrisons and Booths speak out over Inheritance Tax row
Politics

Retailers Morrisons and Booths speak out over Inheritance Tax row

Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown
clock 13 January 2025 • 2 min read
Patrick Holden: "Support cannot simply be for activities around the edges of farmland"
Blogs

Patrick Holden: "Support cannot simply be for activities around the edges of farmland"

Emily Ashworth
clock 13 January 2025 • 1 min read
January 13: Farming in Five: Efra committee inquiry on animal and plant health follows confirmed case of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany
Farming in Five

January 13: Farming in Five: Efra committee inquiry on animal and plant health follows confirmed case of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany

Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown
clock 13 January 2025 • 1 min read
The Íæż½ã½ã podcast: Students talk IHT - "My dad has been waiting his whole life to take over this business and now it is looking even harder"
Podcasts

The Íæż½ã½ã podcast: Students talk IHT - "My dad has been waiting his whole life to take over this business and now it is looking even harder"

Emily Ashworth
clock 10 January 2025 • 1 min read
Latest News
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Retailers Morrisons and Booths speak out over Inheritance Tax row
Politics

Retailers Morrisons and Booths speak out over Inheritance Tax row

Morrisons' head of agriculture Sophie Throup said the retailer had been raising farmers' concerns over IHT with Government since November 2024

clock 13 January 2025 • 2 min read
Family farm tax still a battle with millionaire landowners, Labour and Green Party MPs claim
Farm Business

Family farm tax still a battle with millionaire landowners, Labour and Green Party MPs claim

Labour and Green Party politicians have been meeting with farmers since the start of the New Year to hear their concerns about Inheritance Tax

clock 13 January 2025 • 2 min read
Muller launches new programme to drive down on-farm emissions
Dairy

Muller launches new programme to drive down on-farm emissions

The milk processor said the project would play a key role in its ambition to decrease on-farm emissions by 30% by 2030

clock 13 January 2025 • 2 min read
Discounters celebrate Christmas boom with British produce at the heart
Retail

Discounters celebrate Christmas boom with British produce at the heart

A record 350,000 fresh British turkeys sold were sold by Aldi in the run-up to Christmas 2024

clock 13 January 2025 • 2 min read
Asda support for British pork drops
Pig

Asda support for British pork drops

Iceland recorded just 1% British pork on its shelves

clock 12 January 2025 • 2 min read
Octogenarian butcher celebrates 70th year in trade - and social media loves it
Farm Life

Octogenarian butcher celebrates 70th year in trade - and social media loves it

Northumberland master butcher Alan Green has just celebrated his 70th Christmas providing delicious red meat to his customers in Northumberland

clock 12 January 2025 • 2 min read
Frontier announces new managing director
Arable Business

Frontier announces new managing director

Mark Aitchison has stepped down from the role after 20 years

clock 12 January 2025 • 1 min read
Latest beef market updates
Beef

Latest beef market updates

Deadweight prices increase as 2025 begins

clock 11 January 2025 • 1 min read
Yorkshire councillors vote to back farmers as tractors take over town
Farm Business

Yorkshire councillors vote to back farmers as tractors take over town

Defra Secretary Steve Reed is 'out of touch' and 'it will take years to rebuild confidence in Government', says protest organiser

clock 10 January 2025 • 2 min read
Call for Scottish farmers and crofters to complete business intention survey
Farm Business

Call for Scottish farmers and crofters to complete business intention survey

NFU Scotland is calling on all farming and crofting members to complete its 2025 Intentions Survey with a message of ‘help us help you’

clock 10 January 2025 • 2 min read
Riverford founder hits out at farmers' response to IHT, describing it as 'emotional, emotive tosh'
Farm Business

Riverford founder hits out at farmers' response to IHT, describing it as 'emotional, emotive tosh'

Guy Singh-Watson says while he feels sympathy for 'working farmers', farmers such as Clarkson and Dyson should pay 40%

clock 10 January 2025 • 3 min read
Íæż½ã½ã frustrated by Defra Secretary's comment to diversify in order to be profitable
Politics

Íæż½ã½ã frustrated by Defra Secretary's comment to diversify in order to be profitable

Mr Reed said: "Food production will always be the primary purpose of the farming sector, but for all farm businesses, tenants, upland and others, to stay viable in an increasingly uncertain world and to make sure they can keep producing the food we all need, they must be able to profit from other activities"

clock 10 January 2025 • 4 min read
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