More supermarkets stand on farmers’ side in IHT fight
24th January 2025
Waitrose and Ocado joined other supermarket chains in pledge to back British farmers in their fight against Labour’s inheritance tax raid.
East Anglia: New machinery dealership opens to fill gap following Suffolk Agri Centre’s closure
23rd January 2025
A new agricultural machinery dealership has opened in East Anglia to fill the gap left by the closure of Suffolk Agri Centre, which went into liquidation last year.
‘Highly uncertain’ that IHT changes will raise £500m – OBR report
23rd January 2025
A new forecast from the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) casts doubt on how much money will be raised by IHT changes.
Women working in farming industry take part in health and well-being research
23rd January 2025
A major study by the University of Exeter and The Farming Community Network will help to come up with new solutions for improving the health and well-being of women working in agriculture.
Tesco, Co-op and Lidl back farmers in ongoing inheritance tax row
22nd January 2025
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.
JAN 2025
Finance options – do your due diligence
22nd January 2025
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.
Farmland values expected to hold firm following small rise in 2024
21st January 2025
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.
Farmers seek financial advice following tough last quarter of 2024
21st January 2025
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.
JAN 2025
High quality static caravans for farms
20th January 2025
Euro-Statics says it offers a unique buying experience for its static caravans for seasonal workers.
“It should be better than this”: Farm assurance review published
20th January 2025
The long-awaited review into UK farm assurance, which followed controversy over Red Tractor’s Greener Farms Commitment, has been published.
Morrisons takes out injunction to stop farmers’ protests
20th January 2025
Morrisons has just announced it sought a High Court injunction order to stop farmers from taking “unlawful protest actions” at its distribution centres.
‘This is our last push’ – East Anglia farmers will again hit the streets
20th January 2025
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.
