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Sugar-based aviation crucial for net-zero push, says NI FFA

UK sugar beet growers could help mitigate climate change and obesity if the aviation industry switches to biofuels, including ethanol produced from sugar, a Northern Ireland-based campaign group has claimed.…

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Inheritance tax reforms 'fair and balanced', insists Zeichner

Defra farming minister Daniel Zeichner insists inheritance tax (IHT) changes to agricultural land will protect family farms by deterring Londoners “with a lot of money” from using land as a…

COMMUNITY

Black Farmer shop in Brixton awarded ÂŁ250,000 investment

Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, founder of The Black Farmer brand, has received a £250,000 investment from the Growth Impact Fund (GIF) to support his London-based farm shop, established to empower underrepresented entrepreneurs.…

BUSINESS

Morrisons announces ÂŁ1.4bn pledge to British farming

Morrisons has announced a £1.4bn investment in British farming, a pledge for 2025 that also includes an immediate support scheme for UK farmers. In response to new inheritance tax (IHT)…

BUSINESS

Origin Fertiliser rebrands and expands into North East

Origin Fertiliser has rebranded to Origin Soil Nutrition, as part of its shifting focus to provide specialist fertiliser blends with additional crop inputs for individual farms. Its range of custom…

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Extra time given to comment on Galloway National Park plan

Scottish rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon has announced an extended consultation period for the proposal to designate Galloway as a National Park. This extension gives farmers and crofters, residents, local…

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Tributes paid to dairy advocate David Brookes

The farming community has paid tribute to Staffordshire dairy farmer David Brookes, who has died at the age of 65. David was a passionate supporter of the UK farming industry,…

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A radical new approach is needed by banks to help farm businesses adapt and achieve environmental targets, new research shows. The Soil Association Exchange, with funding from the British Business…

 

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OPINION

Editor's View: Chancellor hikes punishment for sudden death

After today’s (30 October) Budget, chancellor Rachel Reeves’ message to farmers is “don’t die unexpectedly or it’ll cost you”. If Defra secretary Steve Reed and farming minister Daniel Zeichner were…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Jobs can wait for harvest festival recital

I’d said I couldn’t go. We had cattle booked to go to the abattoir that morning, it was forecast to pour with rain all day, and I had a million…