Farmers Guardian

Who are the 26 MPs that form the Labour Rural Research Group – reportedly opposed to the Government's current changes to Inheritance Tax? ❌🚜 🗣️ Penrith and Solway MP Markus Campbell-Savours, part of the Labour Rural Research Group, said: "Let me be clear: if today was the real vote, I would vote against the Government’s plans. "I am no rebel—I am a moderate—but during the election, I read what I thought were assurances from my party that we had no plans to introduce changes to APR. "On that basis, I reassured farmers in my constituency that we would not, and now I simply am not prepared to break my word." Do these Labour MPs deserve credit for potentially standing against their party on the Inheritance Tax issue? 🚨 READ MORE: https://ow.ly/BTf950XetBC

“We can’t build a resilient food system on unstable foundations,” says FG editor Katie Jones, in her column this week. ❌🌽 With the Autumn Budget looming, Katie explores how uncertainty around Inheritance Tax reforms could put Defra’s funding, and farming’s future, at risk. 💼 Read more: https://ow.ly/fIfm50XcYTG

Lidl has announced a landmark £30 billion investment in the British food and farming industry over the next five years. 🇬🇧🛒 It reflects the value of sourcing contracts with British-based suppliers which will be made between 2025 and 2030 and marks a 100% uplift on the discounter's original commitment to invest £15 billion over five years. 👏 READ MORE: https://ow.ly/euP050XcZmK

“This is what I want to do. This is where I feel most myself.” ❤️ New entrant and student Coco Jalloh discussed her determination to find her way into agriculture, at the British Farming Awards last night! 🐑 - - - #BFA25

Pembrokeshire YFC member Hannah Rees discusses neurodiversity in agriculture and why showing compassion could make a difference to someone's life. ❤️ #YoungFarmerFocus Read Hannah's full blog: https://ow.ly/7lbl50XcuF8

🥂 What a line-up! We're rounding off the evening by celebrating our final set of British Farming Awards winners! 🎉 Scroll through to see who’s taken home the trophies! #BritishFarmingAwards #BFA25 #BritishFarming

🌟 More incredible winners revealed! From sustainable champions to rising stars, these British Farming Awards winners are leading the way in shaping the future of British agriculture. #BritishFarmingAwards #BFA25 #BritishFarming

🏆 What a night for British farming! We’re celebrating the first group of British Farming Awards 2025 winners! 👏 Join us in congratulating these incredible winners in the comments below! #BritishFarmingAwards #BFA25 #BritishFarming

Bang on from Harriet Cowan! 🎯 The Clarkson's Farm star and Derbyshire farmer is in the building at the British Farming Awards! 🌟 Stay tuned as we announce all tonight's winners.

👑 His Majesty the King has paid tribute to farmers, thanking them as ‘custodians of our land’ for the food they produce and the ‘vital protection’ they provide for the countryside, at this year’s National Harvest Service at Westminster Abbey. 🌾 In a message recorded specially for the event, His Majesty said: “It is the time of year to give thanks to the custodians of our land in a tradition that stretches back centuries, yet remains ever relevant. "The particular resolve and resilience they have demonstrated through the challenges of our changing climate in recent years deserves our utmost admiration and gratitude… "Our hearts go out to those who are struggling especially, as winter approaches, those with livestock.” ❤️ Read more from the service: https://ow.ly/GSbu50XcqNg