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Around 3,000 farmers can apply for closed nature farming scheme after ‘error’

Ministers have apologised for confusion over the notice period for the sustainable farming incentive, which was abruptly shut in March.

Evening Standard

Furious Farmer Blasts Keir Starmer for ‘Opening the Floodgates’ with Controversial US-UK Deal

LONDON, UK — A leading UK farmer has criticised Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for “opening the floodgates” to American imports under a new UK-US trade

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Former head of National Farmers’ Union to head review of farm profitability

Baroness Minette Batters was the first female president of the NFU and headed the organisation for six years.

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Ex-NFU chief who said tractor tax will ‘wipe out family farms’ hired to lead government review into UK farming

The government has hired Baroness Minette Batters after months of protests and discontent over the so-called ‘tractor tax’

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Industrial chicken farms are trashing Britain’s rivers – and planning reforms could make things worse

Once voted the UK’s favourite river, the River Wye flows from the Welsh mountains to the Severn estuary – 150 miles through an officially recognised “national landscape”. But this idyllic picture is changing, as the river is gradually choked by waste from industrial chicken farming.

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Chicken manure can be classified as industrial waste, judge rules

US-style mega-farms in Herefordshire face tough new regulations after high court ruling

The Guardian - UK

Farmers accuse Labour of ‘promising the world and giving us nothing’ in fresh uproar at family farm tax

During a speech to farmers that was repeatedly interrupted by hecklers and critics, the environment secretary insisted it was the Tories who were to blame for the problems faced by the agricultural industry

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Farmers worried if they will make it to 2026 amid ‘cashflow crisis’, says NFU

Union conference dominated by row over planned inheritance tax changes as farmers battle the bad weather and turbulent geopolitics

The Guardian - UK

Environment Secretary faces ire of farmers as tax row shows no sign of abating

Steve Reed outlined measures to boost farm profitability but was challenged on inheritance tax at a farming conference.

Evening Standard

Tuesday briefing: Farmers prepare to give minister chilly reception as Labour seeks to mend fences over inheritance tax

In today’s newsletter: The government is refusing to back down over its changes to inheritance tax breaks for farmers – here’s why the issue is still rumbling on

The Guardian - UK

UK’s seasonal farm worker scheme to be extended for five years

Environment secretary will hope move can reset relations with farmers after inheritance tax row

The Guardian - UK

Government urged to ‘do right thing’ over inheritance tax for reset with farmers

The National Farmers’ Union conference on Tuesday will hear from the organisation’s president Tom Bradshaw and Environment Secretary Steve Reed.

Evening Standard

Labour hopes to heal rift with farmers with public sector food targets

Hospitals, schools and prisons to be given food welfare targets that should benefit British growers

The Guardian - UK

‘Real anger’: Labour can expect hostile reception at farmers’ annual gathering

UK food producers plan more protests over inheritance tax changes ahead of this week’s NFU conference in London

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Farming leaders’ fury as Treasury stands firm on inheritance tax change

Agricultural group representatives met Treasury minister James Murray as anger over the proposed changes to farm inheritance tax continues.

The Independent UK

Brexit divisions among farmers are endangering fight against Reeves’ tractor tax

News analysis: The shadow the Britain’s Brexit divide is now undermining farmers’ attempts to reverse Rachel Reeves’ changes to inheritance tax

The Independent UK

‘If the farmers continue, they’ll win’: Hundreds of tractors descend on Westminster in latest tax protest

Large convoys of tractors and tanks filled the streets of Westminster in the latest protest against new inheritance tax rules for farmers.

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Nigel Farage joins farmers in north London ahead of fresh Westminster protest against inheritance tax changes

Reform UK leader addressed farmers making a pitstop at Belmont Farm on Monday

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The Independent UK

Farmers to stage fresh tractor protest against inheritance tax changes

The tractor rally, organised by Save British Farming, comes as MPs debate an e-petition with more than 148,000 signatures.

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How has the inheritance tax plan for farmers changed?

Labour has updated its plan for the ‘tractor tax’ after fierce backlash from farmers

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Sexist Nicola Sturgeon joke sparks call for culture change at farmers' union

A SEXIST joke about Nicola Sturgeon has been cited in a report calling for cultural change in the National Farmers' Union of Scotland (NFUS) ...

The Independent UK

Every major supermarket turns on Starmer over tractor tax

Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Asda sign up to damning letter warning over ‘the long-term stability of the nation's food resilience’

The Independent UK

New bird flu restrictions to cover all of England and Scotland

Strict new rules are now in place

Evening Standard

Bird flu restrictions to cover England and Scotland as number of cases rise

Strict bird flu restrictions have been put in place for the whole of England amid rise in cases

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves has to realise she can’t plough on with the farm tax

The chancellor’s attempt to get rich landowners to pay their fair share was correct in principle. But this measure has missed the mark

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