Rachel Birch

CAAV maintains budget changes will be ‘costly’ to farms
CAAV maintains budget changes will be ‘costly’ to farms

The inheritance tax (IHT) changes and reductions in agricultural and business property relief (APR and BPR) will be costly to...

Air Ambulance Agribusiness Group seeks £2.5m to sustain emergency service
Air Ambulance Agribusiness Group seeks £2.5m to sustain emergency service

With an increase in callouts experienced this year, Air Ambulance Northern Ireland’s Agribusiness Group is urging the agricultural community to...

DAERA report shows 44% fall in total farm income farming in 2023
DAERA report shows 44% fall in total farm income farming in 2023

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has released the Statistical Review of Northern Ireland Agriculture, 2023, which...

Tesco launches dairy sustainability partnership with Arla and Müller
Tesco launches dairy sustainability partnership with Arla and Müller

Tesco has announced today (Monday, November 4) the launch of a farmer-led partnership with milk suppliers, Arla and Müller UK...

Strutt & Parker: Budget will increase farm’s inheritance tax liability
Strutt & Parker: Budget will increase farm’s inheritance tax liability

Property Consultancy firm, Strutt & Parker, has issued a statement detailing the implications of Labour’s budget, which was delivered by...

Practical steps can be taken to mitigate budget impact – Old Mill
Practical steps can be taken to mitigate budget impact – Old Mill

Practical steps can be adopted to mitigate the prospective impact of inheritance tax relief changes, which were decimated in the...

Director at NFU Scotland details ‘seismic’ Budget 2025
Director at NFU Scotland details ‘seismic’ Budget 2025

NFU Scotland’s director of policy, Jonnie Hall, has described yesterday’s Labour Budget as “seismic”, reassuring farmers that despite the Budget’s...

CLA president condemns the freezing of agriculture budget
CLA president condemns the freezing of agriculture budget

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has condemned Budget 2025, after Rachel Reeves announced the freezing of the agriculture...

UK to kickstart new global efforts to protect and restore nature at COP16
UK to kickstart new global efforts to protect and restore nature at COP16

The UK announced an international package to protect and restore nature across the world, as well as a new plan...

NFU Scotland president calls for due recognition of member’s green credentials
NFU Scotland president calls for due recognition of member’s green credentials

NFU Scotland president, Martin Kennedy, who retires from office in February 2025, used his final Autumn conference address to call...

Volunteers progress with restoration of Scottish bothy
Volunteers progress with restoration of Scottish bothy

Volunteers undertaking restoration work on a derelict bothy, once hidden within the depths of a forest on Scotland’s west coast,...

Winner of 2024 Dairy Stockperson of the Year Award announced
Winner of 2024 Dairy Stockperson of the Year Award announced

William Davies from Clynderwen, Pembrokeshire has been announced as the winner of the 2024 NFU Cymru / NFU Mutual Dairy...

NFU calls for agriculture budget increase and APR to remain unchanged
NFU calls for agriculture budget increase and APR to remain unchanged

The NFU has written a letter to Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, on behalf of its 45,000 strong members of the...

NFU welcomes seasonal worker visa scheme expansion
NFU welcomes seasonal worker visa scheme expansion

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has welcomed confirmation from the government on the seasonal worker visa allocation, but has warned...

NFU Cymru urges govt and consumers to back Welsh dairy
NFU Cymru urges govt and consumers to back Welsh dairy

NFU Cymru calls for greater backing for the Welsh dairy industry from the government and consumers at the Welsh Dairy...

Call on minister to prioritise organic farming
Call on minister to prioritise organic farming

Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G) has written to the Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Daniel Zeichner,...

UK govt appoints first special representative for nature
UK govt appoints first special representative for nature

The UK government has announced the election of Ruth Davis as its first Special Representative for Nature today. The landmark...

FUW will host farm visit on eve of Welsh Dairy Show 2024
FUW will host farm visit on eve of Welsh Dairy Show 2024

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) will host a Pre Dairy Show farm visit next week to highlight the importance...