Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 275: Movement on IHT policy anticipated

Government ministers are said to be looking at easing plans to impose inheritance tax on farmers.

Civil servants are reportedly looking again at increasing the proposed threshold which would exempt more farming families from the tax.

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Could the government be working harder to put more British food on British plates? Yes, says Alexia Robinson, the food campaigner behind British Food Fortnight.

We take a special look at the fertiliser market and have all the latest commodity prices, in association with the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board.

And a bursary worth more than £27,000 to farm students opens for applications – thanks to the John Innes Foundation.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker, Louise Impey and Hugh Broom.

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