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Opinion and blogs

Labour MP Steve Witherden on IHT: "I asked the Treasury to raise the threshold to target the tax-dodging multinationals... there is still time for this to be put right"

Labour MP Steve Witherden on IHT: "I asked the Treasury to raise the threshold to target the tax-dodging multinationals... there is still time for this to be put right"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Steve Witherden, Labour MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Politics
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clock 24 February 2025 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Dan Hawes - "February is an important month for us in the strawberry propagation world"

clock 23 February 2025 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Alan Carter - "All you need for a summer of checking stock with your children and a dog is: a bag of electric fence wire, CDs (Johnny Cash and ABBA), ball valve arms, tennis balls and car seats"

clock 22 February 2025 • 3 min read
Mental Health

Edward Morello - Lib Dems MP: "The Farming Resilience Fund is still needed and the decision to end it will have foreseeable consequences"

clock 21 February 2025 • 3 min read
Beef

OPINION: "How long can beef prices keep moving up?"

clock 21 February 2025 • 1 min read
Podcasts

The Íæż½ã½ã Podcast: Scotland's new Tenant Farming Commissioner calls for more face-to-face conversations between tenants and landlords

clock 21 February 2025 • 1 min read
Politics

From the editor: The Government will not back down, but neither will farmers

clock 20 February 2025 • 2 min read
OPINION: What UK farmers need to prepare for when it comes to Inheritance Tax changes

Politics

OPINION: What UK farmers need to prepare for when it comes to Inheritance Tax changes

Rod Cordingley, a valuation and asset management specialist at Stephensons Rural, breaks down the changes and provides essential guidance for farmers facing the new tax environment

clock 19 February 2025 • 6 min read
Ben Taylor - Roythornes Solicitors: "The yield from this [IHT] measure is not likely to reach a steady state for at least 20 years"

Farm Business

Ben Taylor - Roythornes Solicitors: "The yield from this [IHT] measure is not likely to reach a steady state for at least 20 years"

Mr Taylor writes about changes to ABR and BPR, alongside the revenue it will raise for the Treasury

clock 19 February 2025 • 2 min read
Crop Walk with Simon Nelson: Winter crops show plenty of potential

Arable

Crop Walk with Simon Nelson: Winter crops show plenty of potential

Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria, north Lancashire and into south west Scotland

clock 19 February 2025 • 2 min read