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Scrapping inheritance tax reliefs would tear apart family farms and damage the UK’s food security, according to a new poll by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA). 

An eight-year-old boy died after he was shot in the head and face on a farm in Cumbria. 

With farm funding uncertain from 2025, The Andersons Centre offers predictions on the ag budget and future prospects for each farming sector, as well as an update on ELMS.

Research led by Norfolk crop scientists has received a £3 million boost from Defra to enable the development of climate-resilient legume crops.  

Organic veg box company, Riverford, has teamed up with a group of British farmers, including conservationist and TV presenter Jimmy Doherty, to launch a new fairness campaign called ‘Farmers Against Farmwashing’, aimed at exposing misleading supermarket “farmwashing” practices. 

Morrisons is launching British farm bus tours, offering its customers a behind-the-scenes perspective of working farms and the chance to meet the makers of their food. 

NFU Scotland has expressed anger and disappointment at the decision taken by dairy processor Lactalis to serve notice without warning to 12 of its dairy farmer suppliers in South West Scotland. 

Social media is a powerful tool for your farm diversification business, particularly for engaging with customers.

The ag budget has formed a key part of discussions at this year’s Labour Party Conference, with farming groups urging the government to make good on food security promises.

Have you done the hard and stressful work growing your produce, and then you just watch your buyers process it to sell on at a higher price? Rural Asset Finance is encouraging farmers to keep that extra profit for themselves by implementing new ideas.

As the costs of farming rise and the demand for unique rural escapes grows, many farmers are turning to off-grid cabins to diversify their income without disrupting their core farming activities.

As energy prices soar, farmers have been feeling the strain, and a mixed-use farm in Hereford was no exception. Check out how an innovative approach from DW Energy Ltd has transformed its energy challenges into a story of sustainability and savings.