Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

Thousands of visitors attended LAMMA 2025 to learn about the latest agricultural machinery and ground-breaking technology for the farming sector.

The public is regaining confidence in the quality and standards of UK food, halting three years of declining trust after the pandemic and during the cost-of-living crisis.

Town halls across the country have openly rebelled against the family farm tax, putting local Labour MPs under mounting pressure to publicly oppose the policy. 

Jeremy Clarkson will host the Cereals Event 2026 at the Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds. 

Manufacturers of tractors, handlers and combines have been presented with the Machine of the Year awards during LAMMA 2025. 

The chairwoman of the Farm Retail Association (FRA), Emma Mosey, has issued a stark warning about the “catastrophic consequences” of the recently announced Budget. She said that the new measures will decimate the UK’s farming industry and compromise the nation’s food security.

The pig industry leaders have warned that important grant funding opportunities for livestock farmers might be under threat following the news that Defra will be “simplifying and rationalising” governmental support. 

Gloucestershire Council’s campaign encouraging people to swap cow’s milk for vegan alternatives has prompted backlash from the farming community.

Representatives of agriculture-related industries that are taking part in the machinery and technology show LAMMA 2025 have voiced concerns that their businesses will suffer because of the changes to the inheritance tax.

British Sugar has confirmed that over 5mt of beet has now been sliced, marking the best period since the 2018/19 campaign. 

UK meat industry bosses have issued an urgent call for the government to implement a comprehensive ban on all personal imports of meat products derived from pigs and ruminants following the news of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Germany.

More farmers are seeking advice on their pension pots following changes announced at the Budget, which will bring unspent pensions and death benefits within the scope of inheritance tax from April 2027 – making it more difficult for farmers to pass on wealth to the next generation.