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There are many forms of finance available to businesses today, but one of the most effective for companies wanting to invest in their growth without impacting cash flow is asset finance, said financial expert Close Brothers.

NFU has said that the UK government will “reap what it sows” following today’s meeting with the Treasury and after offering an alternative solution to the family farm tax fight.

The farming industry leaders have met with the Treasury today to propose a ‘clawback’ mechanism as an alternative to the government’s current inheritance tax plans, however, they were faced with ‘no interest’ from the government.

The toughening of the shotgun ownership restrictions is predicted to have a huge impact on the farming sector, making the possession of a shotgun more restrictive, expensive and bureaucratic.

The farming community has responded to yesterday’s farmers’ protest in Buckinghamshire.

Defra has issued a statement in regard to an “inaccurate media coverage” of foot and mouth disease (FMD) controls with reports that it took six or seven days to implement Defra’s restrictions on German imports.

PM Keir Starmer cut short his visit to a housing development in Buckinghamshire after a dozen tractors appeared at the site.

A 23-year-old farmer suffered fatal head injuries after a tractor tyre exploded while he was inflating it.

PM Keir Starmer claims that farming is ‘top of the governmental agenda’ despite ‘low pecking order’.

Free farm business advice will continue to be offered by Ceres Rural despite the termination of the Future Farm Resilience Fund next month, managing partner and Clarkson’s Farm star Charlie Ireland confirms.

Defra has been requested to provide a timeline of response to the report of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Germany. The Efra committee heard in evidence that a government IT system took six to seven days to implement Defra’s restrictions on German imports.

Almost 50 members of Parliament took part in the debate relating to the inheritance tax relief for working farms. The MPs said that this “deeply damaging policy” needs to change.