Agri Politics
Alistair Carmichael MP has warned that improvements to the family farm tax do not go far enough and called for an impact assessment to be published
N.Ireland
Agricultural property relief and business property relief will be reformed from April 6, 2026 and increased thresholds were announced.
Agri-Business
The UK Government has today announced that the level of the Agricultural and Business Property tax reliefs threshold will be increased
The UFU has noted the recent high-level engagement between the NFU president, Tom Bradshaw and UK government officials on inheritance tax.
Farming families with a long-term commitment to their businesses can be easily made exempt from the UK expanded inheritance tax measures.
Inheritance tax changes will have “a particularly disproportionate impact on family farms in NI a professional accountancy body has warned.
Concern is mounting in some political spheres about the lack of a ban on the import of livestock...
Environment
The UK Government is delivering on its promise to "ban toxic bee-killing pesticides" according to Environment Minister, Emma Hardy.
Farmers for Action (FFA) representatives are taking part in a London protest today (Tuesday,...
UFU member and dairy farmer from Co. Derry Lorraine Killeen summed up the mood of the 6,000 farmers who attended the UFU rally
Rural Life
Government introduces new measures to "mitigate" the spread of the bluetongue virus including extending the restriction zone.
Pig/Poultry
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is set to lead a £2.3 million research project to "fill...
The CLA has said it has "powerful rationale" for increasing the agriculture budget to £3.8 billion a year by 2027/28.
Defra has said new confidence figures make clear the need for the end of farmers "being rocked by the chop and change of farming schemes".
It is now illegal to export live animals, including cattle, sheep, and pigs, for slaughter and...
Saffrey has said there is bound to be "continued speculation" as to what a fully running Labour government will mean for the rural sector.
Government
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking a bovine TB scientist with a salary range of...
REAL Success has said the "fundamental challenges that farmers face remain unchanged" despite a possible shift in the economic landscape.
New Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Steve Reed, has announced steps towards ending the "crisis" in the water sector.
Nearly 100 vets working in South Wales are set to take the UK’s first-ever strike action at a...
Public and Commercial Services (PCU) Union members that work for the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have said they are “able to and prepared to” strike for fair working conditions.
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has said the new Labour government has "a lot to do" to secure...
Rishi Sunak has announced his intention to step down from his role as the leader of the...
