• Tax ‘betrayal’ of farming families • Government unveils finance bill • Ministers refuse to discuss plan Industry leaders have again warned that imposing inheritance tax on farming families will fail to achieve the government’s aims. The NFU issued the warning as the government laid out draft legislation for... Read more

Plan ahead to reduce the impact of inheritance tax proposals, says Bruce Masson, of Larking Gowen On 30 October 2024, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) will be reformed with effect from 6 April 2026. Under the present rules for inheritance... Read more

• Farmers flock to farm open day • 24 wheat varieties out in the field • Good atmosphere despite season Farmers from across the region converged on James Forrest’s farm near Stowmarket last month for the Mowness Hall Trials Day – a key event hosted by Fram Farmers in... Read more

• Potential for better farming future • Year after Labour election victory • Hot issues of IHT and SFI remain The government has received rare praise from farm leaders after including agriculture in its industrial growth strategy. The strategy forms a central pillar of the Labour government’s mission to... Read more

Dual azole approach offers higher level of control than single azoles confirms Agrii agronomist .   Growers are being reminded about the importance of fusarium control at T3 to combat fusarium ear blight, a complex disease that can account for potential yield losses of up to 25% in winter... Read more

Farmers and farming families worried about the future are being urged to talk to somebody rather than bottle up their feelings. Suffolk agricultural chaplain Graham Miles says the number of calls he receives from concerned farmers has tripled since the autumn Budget – and a raft of government announcements... Read more

• Vulnerable farmers most at risk • Tax impact disputed and unclear • More time to seek proper advice MPs have called for a year-long delay to government plans to impose inheritance tax on farm assets worth more than £1 million from 2026. The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural... Read more

• Fair funding needed for farming • Details on revised SFI awaited • Farm investment and certainty Industry leaders are ramping up efforts to secure a fair deal for farming ahead of next month’s government spending review. Funding for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), Environmental Land Management (ELMs) and... Read more

• Region celebrates agriculture • Battle of Britain Spitfire flypast • Goal to get young into farming A summer season of regional agricultural shows gets under way with a vengeance this month – highlighting the best of East Anglia’s food and farming industries to an eager public. In the... Read more

Norfolk MP George Freeman has accused the government of putting food security at risk by prioritising Net Zero over farming. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Freeman (pictured right) said swathes of farmland risked being lost under subsidised solar panels generating expensive electricity as the government “rushed” to... Read more