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Tesco, Lidl and the Co-op became the latest supermarket chains to back British farmers in their fight against Labour’s inheritance tax raid, a move welcomed by the Countryside Alliance. 

Simon Ray always knew he’d need an extra revenue stream. He didn’t realise how simple it would be to fund it, after speaking about his finance options to Rural Asset Finance.

The UK farmland market continued to demonstrate resilience in 2024 with small rises in the value of arable and grassland. Looking forward to 2025, farm and estate property consultancy Carter Jonas believes there are many reasons to be optimistic about the year ahead.  

The proportion of rural residents saying they are more likely to seek financial advice almost trebled in the last quarter of 2024 amid the tougher economic backdrop, according to new research from NFU Mutual.   

Euro-Statics says it offers a unique buying experience for its static caravans for seasonal workers.

The long-awaited review into UK farm assurance, which followed controversy over Red Tractor’s Greener Farms Commitment, has been published.

Morrisons has just announced it sought a High Court injunction order to stop farmers from taking “unlawful protest actions” at its distribution centres.

Farmers from across East Anglia have been called to take part in another farming protest to show their disapproval of the latest governmental policies, including changes to the inheritance tax.

According to a large UK study, an equivalent to a glass of milk a day can help reduce their risk of bowel cancer.

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. 

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.

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.