Politics News

British farmers will hit London streets later this month to show their dissatisfaction with the government’s new Budget that is going to have a “devastating impact” on their businesses as well as families. 

TV presenter and farmer Jeremy Clarkson has issued an encouraging message for British farmers following yesterday’s Autumn Budget announcement. 

Farming organisations have responded to the Autumn Budget 2024 that was announced earlier today by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, explaining how it will influence farmers and their businesses.

After much speculation and lobbying from the farming industry, chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed changes to inheritance tax reliefs.

The impact of Budget 2024 announced tomorrow by chancellor Rachel Reeve’s could be wide-ranging for rural and agricultural businesses, stretching from tax policy to national infrastructure investment, a countryside property expert warns. 

The farming community has been warned that the recent proposal to increase fees paid by abattoirs could have a catastrophic impact on small and medium businesses. 

NFU has written a letter to prime minister Sir Keir Starmer calling on him to stand by his commitments to British farmers and growers by delivering a renewed agriculture budget and confirm the continuation of Agricultural Property Relief (APR) on 30th October.  

Farmers and growers are increasingly concerned by reports that the Treasury is considering major changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) as part of the forthcoming budget, something that would have a serious impact on many family farms. 

Farmers have been warned to avoid getting caught out by the much-anticipated rise in fuel duty, which is expected to be announced in the Budget on 30th October. 

“The farming and growing businesses that produce food need long-term certainty so they can plan and invest for the future,” said the NFU president while calling on the government to deliver an increased agriculture budget. 

The Countryside Alliance has responded to the government’s proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), highlighting its key concerns and advocating for a ‘rooftop-first’ approach to solar installations on farmland.

New precision breeding technology to increase food production, reduce costs to farmers, and allow drought- and disease-resistant crops to be grown will be brought forward under new laws, the government has just announced.