• Borders branded 'inadequate' as banned products pass through unchecked
    Sep 15 2025

    Farming in Five: Winners of the Young British Farming Awards announced at ceremony at Cannon Hall Farm, school meal policy shift could offer once-in-a-generation £600m boost for British farmers, Defra issues FETF grants as record 9,500 farm businesses apply and borders branded 'inadequate' as banned products pass through unchecked.

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  • New Defra Secretary speaks on issues in the sector
    Sep 12 2025

    Farming in Five: Clarkson’s Farm wins NT, new Defra Secretary says she wants to work in partnership with farmers, UK and Brazil team up to tackle environmental impact of fertilisers and new five-year GB Calf Strategy launched.

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  • Prime Minister questioned on reversal of IHT after reshuffle
    Sep 11 2025

    University of Leeds farm aims to halve carbon footprint as part of new research project, a politician is on a mission to end 'Meat Free Mondays', trump and Swinney discuss Scotch whisky tariffs at the White House, and the NFU Back British Farming Day latest.

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  • Defra extends heather burning ban as farmers are ignored
    Sep 10 2025

    Farming in Five: Farmers ignored on wildfire risk as Defra extends heather burning ban, a farmer dies in machinery related incident, rural Crime falls by 17% across the Thames Valley after 'concerted effort' and young tenants and food producers should be exempt from Inheritance Tax reforms, Council says.

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  • Action urgently needed against violent hare-coursing says NFU Cymru
    Sep 9 2025

    Farming in Five: NFU Cymru calls for action against violent hare-coursing in South Wales. Farmers react to appointment of Dame Angela Eagle as Farming Minister. Farming family embarks on charity challenge following death of two-year-old daughter. Family to auction prize lamb in memory of son. And M&S tells the Government to set a 'legally binding target' to procure food solely from British farms

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  • New Farming Minister announced as Dame Angela Eagle
    Sep 8 2025

    Farming in Five: Angela Rayner resigns over failing to pay enough tax which has forces Kier Starmer to reshuffle Cabinet. At the Reform UK Conference, Nigel Farage tells farmers Reform will abolish Inheritance Tax. And illegal meat influx sees Britain sleepwalking into 'its biggest food safety crisis'.

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    4 mins
  • Defra to end Young Farmers' discretionary grant funding
    Sep 5 2025

    Farming in Five: PM urged to overturn 'despairing' Inheritance Tax changes to safeguard young farmers' future, Defra to end Young Farmers' discretionary grant funding, Clarkson's Farm credited with boom in student demand for university agriculture courses and farmers could do more to fight bTB, says strategy review.

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    5 mins
  • Rachel Reeves confirms date set for Autumn Budget statement
    Sep 4 2025

    Farming in Five: Rachel Reeves confirms date set for Autumn Budget statement, Lidl's plant-based range hits nearly 700% sales uptake, farmers and land managers 'often first on the scene' working alongside firefighters when fires break out and Back British Farming Day 2025 is back.

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    5 mins