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Richard Walker, the managing director of Iceland and Labour Party supporter, has spoken out against Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax raid on farmers, breaking with the party after previously supporting its Budget.

Over 100 tractors are taking part in the farmers’ rally on the A14 in Suffolk today.

Flour miller Ollie Stoate knows the benefits of harnessing natural energy. The River Sturkel has been powering the site of his family’s business for over 1,000 years. Now he’s making the future even more efficient – thanks to renewable energy technology, a green grant and an innovative finance deal that may cost him nothing.

Farmers have been asked to share their views on the land use framework, as Defra secretary Steve Reed launches a 12-week consultation.

“We have to focus on policy, not politics,” said the NFU president Tom Bradshaw during the meeting with farmers from across East Anglia which took place earlier today. 

Over £2 million have been invested in scientific research to help prevent food shortages that could potentially trigger civil unrest in the UK.

Farmers have been warned that a little-known deadly gas emitted by slurry, even in open spaces, is responsible for fatalities in farming every year.

British farmers will again show a united front against governmental policies during a Westminster rally that is set to take place in February.

Over three quarters of farms in England and Scotland of 50ha (124 acres) or more in size will be affected by the changes to inheritance tax, AHDB analysis shows.

Suffolk farmers have marked the National Day of Unity by engaging with shoppers at a local Tesco store, raising issues important for both consumers and the farming industry.

British-produced hummus, tofu and marmalade will be a common sight on our supermarket shelves by 2080, scientists say.

Alistair Carmichael, chair of the Efra Committee, has asked to meet Keir Starmer as a matter of urgency, to discuss the impacts of the family farm tax.