Agri Politics
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...
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Agri Politics
NFU meets with Defra to discuss inheritance tax
Yesterday (Monday, November 4) the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) met with the Defra secretary of state and treasury officials to...
Agri Politics
Defra confirms plans for protecting 30% of land in England by 2030
Following an environmental pledge made during 2020, Defra has now published the final criteria and next steps for plans to...
Agri Politics
Changes in APR and BPR 'need to be overturned' - NFU
The NFU has warned that the changes announced in the Budget could increase food costs to consumers, adding pressure to...
Agri Politics
MP highlights Budget and food security concerns
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has highlighted the farming and crofting community’s concerns about the upcoming Budget and government...
Farm Building
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,...
N.Ireland
£15,000 of funding announced for NI farming group
The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF) has announced £170,000 of new support for nine farming groups in England, Scotland, and NI,...
Agri-Business
Bluetongue: BTV-3 vaccine licence covers all of England
There is now a general licence available for bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine covering the whole of England, according to...
Machinery
Machinery Focus: The Nuffield tractor in the golden era of sales
Lord Nuffield, or Wiliam Morris, First Viscount Nuffield, to give him his full title, is often regarded as Britain’s answer...
N.Ireland
EuroTier launchpad for new technology to help dairy farmers
By Chris McCullough New technology that can help dairy farmers become more sustainable is being launched at the EuroTier livestock...
N.Ireland
UK farm support spending may come under pressure
UK farm support spending may come under pressure, courtesy of the upcoming Budget, scheduled for October 30. This is the...
N.Ireland
OEP: ‘Urgent action’ needed to safeguard the future of nature in NI
Urgent action is required to safeguard nature in Northern Ireland (NI) for future generations, implores the Office for Environmental Protection...
N.Ireland
MP Lockhart condemns Westminster’s ‘complete disregard for NI’
MP Carla Lockhart has repeated her calls for Westminster to recognise the value of Northern Ireland’s agriculture by providing a...
Beef
Charity aims to introduce giant cattle breed ‘Tauros’ into UK
A charity has announced plans to introduce a herd of tauros cattle, a giant breed bred to resemble the extinct...
Arable
NFUS harvest survey presents 'mixed picture'
The National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) has indicated that this year’s harvest has varied greatly for farmers in terms of...
N.Ireland
Funding allocated to five peatland restoration projects
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has awarded £2.7 million to five not-for-profit organisations to undertake peatland...
Rural Life
RHASS holds Harvest Thanksgiving service for Scottish farmers
Scotland’s farming community were celebrated in a Harvest Thanksgiving service hosted by Edinburgh’s St Giles Cathedral in conjunction with the...
Rural Life
Winners announced for 'Helping it Happen' awards
Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has revealed businesses, innovative partnerships, and individuals from across rural Scotland, who have been honoured at...
