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NFU Cymru president Aled Jones has written to the prime minister urging for changes to the inheritance tax proposals, as they are causing “distress and torment” to the nation’s farmers.

With buried pipelines posing a serious risk and high costs if damaged, UKOPA provides some advice for farmers.

New figures released today show that farming continues to have the poorest safety record of any occupation in the UK & Ireland, despite meaningful progress.

A Mercedes ran a red light into the path of a JCB tractor, causing it to veer off the road and into two houses.

As two more regions have recently declared drought status, farmers have been warned of the increasing risk of fires on farmland. NFU has highlighted the need for action from government, fire services and local authorities to protect lives and livelihoods. 

Farming leaders have responded to the new food strategy, which DEFRA describes as a ‘fresh approach’ to building a modern food system that addresses critical challenges and helps people save money.

Jeremy Clarkson has expressed his disappointment after a Hawkstone advert that featured a farmers’ choir was banned from broadcasting.

Two farming-related businesses, St. Ewe Free Range Eggs and Hawkstone, have been named among the fastest-growing British businesses.

Nofence has welcomed the Scottish Government’s launch of the Future Farming Infrastructure Scheme (FFIS), which recognises virtual fencing as an eligible capital item.

10 fire engines were sent to tackle a large blaze at a former RAF base in Nottinghamshire after 12,000 straw bales caught fire.

The fire started while the tractor was being driven back to the farm, and was fully alight within two minutes of pulling over.

More and more farms are turning wasted space into a simple, stress-free self-storage business – could this low maintenance business idea work for you?