Farmers to protest inheritance tax changes at ‘Pancake Day Rally’ as police warn of arrests

British farmers will descend on Westminster once more this week to protest against the government’s planned changes to inheritance tax (IHT). The government announced changes to agricultural inheritance tax in last year’s autumn budget, sparking fury among rural communities. Under the proposals outlined in the budget, there is to be a 20 per cent inheritance […]

The family farm is the embodiment of conservative environmentalism

There is something deeply conservative about family farming. Farmers passing on their land and their knowledge to their children, just as their parents had done for them, is the embodiment of long-term thinking. This thinking of and acting with the future in mind is ultimately what makes farmers the natural stewards of Britain’s green and […]

Starmer vs the farmers: what Labour’s latest budget battle is really about

The government picked its heroes and villains at the budget last month — and the farmers are fighting back.

Contingency measures in place if farmer protests intensify, minister confirms

Farmers will take to the streets of London on Tuesday to protest against the government’s inheritance tax plans.

Farmers need better government support to move away from destructive animal agriculture

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), the first agreements of which were launched with fanfare by Defra last month, lacks the punch to improve food security or farming sustainability. Announcing the new guidance, the government recognised that “food security is national security”, claiming to deliver on its commitment of providing stability for farmers. But the farming […]

U-turn on farm payments to improve public access would be another blow to people’s rights to nature

Last week’s high court ruling to outlaw the long-held custom of wild camping on Dartmoor saw people coming out in droves to defend their rights to access the countryside. But it appears DEFRA may have underestimated the public’s desire to protect an improve access to nature. As the department prepares to set out long-awaitedplans for […]

Farmers could be ‘put out of business’ by New Zealand free trade deal, says NFU

The UK and New Zealand yesterday reached a comprehensive post-Brexit trade agreement, but the UK’s largest farming organisation has expressed worry over the move. The government says the deal will cut red tape for businesses, end tariffs on UK exports and create new opportunities for tech and services companies, while making it easier for UK professionals […]

The UK’s opportunity to lead the global protein transition

Our food system has transformed dramatically over the last hundred years.

Why it’s time to stop hens from being caged

We are currently confining approximately 16 million hens to metal cages every year.

Animal welfare concerns over Australia trade deal

The UK-AUS trade deal would present a backwards step in improving animal welfare.