"While the extension of the red diesel duty cut until July 2027 will be welcomed by farmers, it offers only short-term relief. More needs to be done to address the longer-term challenges facing family ...

Anyone investing in machinery or other capital assets will enjoy an increase in the first-year capital allowance, from 40% to 50%. But this has been funded by a reduction in the writing down allowance ...

"On Stamp Duty Land Tax, the Government has agreed that people paying rent on residential tenancies should not be liable for SDLT on that rent. The same principle should apply to farm tenants paying ...

Karen Betts, Chief Executive, The Food and Drink Federation (FDF), said: “This Budget offers nothing to ease the pressures food and drink manufacturers are under. Instead, one of the Chancellor’s ...

Phil Hall, Ports Director - Mersey Ports at Peel Ports, said: "Today's Budget confirms what fertiliser importers have been planning for, which is lower tariffs from late November ...

Plans to overhaul government procurement must recognise higher-welfare produce as a key driver of innovation, the RSPCA has said following the Chancellor's Budget announcement. During Wednesday's ...

Richard Gadd, Head of Farm Agency at Fisher German, said: "After the last two Budgets in 2024 and 2025 which sent shockwaves through the rural farming industry, this year's comparatively mundane ...

ICSA Rural Development chair Edmond Phelan has said that the proposed 24% cut in CAP funding for Ireland hasn't gone away following Minister Heydon's confirmation that EU agriculture ministers have ...

John Cavers & Sons is a family-run mixed farm near Kelso. It grows 1,150 acres of wheat, winter barley, spring barley, spring oats and winter oilseed rape, plus 85 acres of peas and 65 acres of ...

Let us continue to work together to strengthen our partnership that brings together FAO's technical expertise and strong government commitment for effective, efficient and coherent climate action that ...

Specialist seed wholesaler announces £3M internal capital investment and secures new international partnership with Feldsaaten Freudenberger. All Things Rural, a successful whole ...

The National Sheep Association (NSA) continues to engage in key policy discussions on sheep castration and tail docking, ensuring the views of sheep farmers and the practical realities of farming are ...