Agri-Business
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) have responded to the funding pot for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2026.
Environment
The CLA has called for measures to tackle fly-tipping as the latest figures show that councils dealt with 1.26 million illegal incidents in 2024/25.
Schemes
Many farming organisations have responded to Defra statements at the Oxford Farming Conference, such as the reopening of the SFI scheme.
The UK Government has today announced that the level of the Agricultural and Business Property tax reliefs threshold will be increased
DEFRA has placed a ban on burning heather and grass on deep peat to improve air quality for local communities
The Country Land and Business Association has found that 80% of farmers 'worry for survival' as a result of the family farm inheritance tax
The CLA has strongly criticised the UK government’s impact assessment of changes to inheritance tax published this week
The Country Land and Business Association and several high-profile nature groups have joined forces to warn against cutting the ag budget
A survey by CLA of its members about the closure of the SFI, found that just 4.5% of its members were content they had achieved
Agri Politics
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has called for increased UK food security following the Spring Statement by chancellor Rachel Reeves.
Today (Tuesday, March 25) the home office announced £800 thousand in funding to combat rural and wildlife crime.
Rural Life
Uncertainty over tax is one of the most "pressing challenges" facing family farms according to the Country Land and Business Association.
The CLA has said it has "powerful rationale" for increasing the agriculture budget to £3.8 billion a year by 2027/28.
The abolition of the furnished holiday lettings (FHL) tax regime will punish local economies, according to CLA.
A regenerative farmer from Kent has won the Country Land and Business Association's (CLA) Emsden...
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has found a "large disparity" in rural crime team...
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has said the Labour Party's manifesto is "silent"...
Britain’s planning system will sway how the countryside votes in this General Election, as rural...
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has called for the flooding fund to "open as soon...
A 'not in my back yard' state of mind from objectors to rural development is holding rural communities back, according to a poll from the CLA
The largest ever cross-party Senedd report into the needs of Wales' rural economy has called for a focus on economic growth.
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is calling for a permanent reduction in VAT for...
87% of farmers believed that the SFS will neither support their business nor deliver positive environmental outcomes, according to a new survey.
