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For generations, farming has been the backbone of the UK’s rural economy. Yet, as pressures mount – from volatile markets and rising input costs to environmental obligations – farmers are increasingly exploring how their land can deliver more than food production alone. Joseph Skinner, development director at Tritax Big Box Developments offers essential advice on how to plan your next diversification project.

One of Scotland’s best homegrown products will be taking centre stage on menus across the country this St Andrew’s Day.  

Hundreds of farmers gathered in Central London on Budget day to make their voices heard. Farmers Guide was present throughout the day, providing our readers with the latest updates and insights as the day unfolded.

Farming has always demanded resilience in coping with unpredictable weather, fluctuating markets, and rising costs. But today, there is another challenge that cannot be ignored: managing people.

Farming industry leaders have criticised the Autumn Budget announcement, calling it a “limited change to a damaging and destructive tax”.

Today’s Budget confirmed that the previously announced changes to inheritance tax reliefs will still take effect from April 2026. It also introduced an update: the £1 million threshold for the family farm tax will now be transferable between spouses.

Following devastating reforms to inheritance tax in last year’s Budget, farmers have awaited Rachel Reeves’ 2025 Budget with trepidation. We take a look at what she announced in today’s speech.

Nigel Farage MP has said that Reform UK will provide legal support for farmers who were arrested during today’s protest in London.

Welsh farmers, together with NFU Cymru, have created an impactful display at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair to highlight their opposition to the UK government’s inheritance tax reforms ahead of today’s Autumn Budget announcement.

Tractors appeared in Central London this morning ahead of the planned farming rally, despite the ban announced by the Met Police. Farmers Guide is at the scene to bring you the latest updates.

British farmers have called on the government to address the power imbalance between supermarkets and growers by overhauling the food supply chain regulator and making farming feel less “like survival”. 

Around 100 tractors rolled through the streets of Suffolk yesterday to protest against the changes to the family farm tax.