N.Ireland
‘Unity of purpose’ helped UK farming orgs tackle issues – SNFU president
The unity of approach shown by the farming unions has been the decisive difference in delivering for agriculture across the...
Inheritance tax
N.Ireland
Inheritance tax led to ’14 months of torture’ for farmers – UFU president
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president William Irvine has referred to 2025 as being a turbulent year for agriculture. He expressed...
N.Ireland
FFA asks UK supermarkets to clarify positions on key agri-food issues
Farmers for Action (FFA) has written to 11 UK supermarkets in the wake of the organisation’s recent protests outside six...
N.Ireland
FFA: April 6 ‘key date’ in inheritance tax judicial review
A judicial review of the extension of inheritance tax to agricultural land and farm assets in the UK has been...
N.Ireland
Farmers and rural firms challenge UK inheritance tax reform in High Court
A judicial review to challenge the government’s inheritance tax reform is taking place in the High Court today (Wednesday, March...
N.Ireland
UK government should focus on ‘protecting the agri-food industry’ – MP
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has urged the Labour government to support the agri-food sector rather than “powering ahead” with...
N.Ireland
UK inheritance tax legislation to become law on April 1 – FFA
Farmers for Action (FFA) has indicated that, barring some final tweaks, the UK’s new inheritance tax legislation will become law...
N.Ireland
NI farm succession planning still presents ‘complex challenges’ – UFU
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, William Irvine, is indicating that farm succession in Northern Ireland remains a complicated issue, despite...
Agri-Business
Knight Frank: 1ac of farmland now worth just under £8,700
The farmland market remains becalmed, but the government’s inheritance tax U-turn could boost confidence, according to a global property consultancy....
N.Ireland
FFA calls for UK inheritance tax thresholds to be inflation-linked
Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling for the new UK inheritance tax thresholds to be inflation-linked into the future. Prior...
Agri Politics
Inheritance tax improvements 'do not go far enough' - MP
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael has warned that improvements to the government’s policy on farm inheritance tax do not...
N.Ireland
NI sheep industry put on bluetongue alert ahead of lambing season
The potential threat posed by bluetongue to Northern Ireland’s sheep sector has been highlighted by Stormont’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
Rural Life
Farmers now have 'firmer ground to build on and grow in 2026' - NFU president
Farmers in the UK now have “firmer ground to build on and grow in 2026” according to the president of...
N.Ireland
Inheritance tax relief increase ‘step in right direction for farm families’ – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said today’s (Tuesday, December 23) announcement on inheritance tax “represents a step in the...
Agri-Business
Breaking: UK Government increases inheritance tax relief after farmer pressure
The UK Government has today (Tuesday, December 23) announced that the level of the Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs threshold...
N.Ireland
FFA seeking to put agriculture on an ‘even keel’ in 2026
Farmers for Action (FFA) has stated its intention to continue its campaign to secure an agricultural sector in Northern Ireland...
Agri Politics
Budget tax changes 'nowhere near enough' to protect family farms - NFU
The changes to the inheritance tax proposals announced during Budget Day do not “go anywhere near far enough’ to protect...
N.Ireland
Inheritance tax changes in UK Budget a ‘token gesture’ – FFA
It has been announced that the £1 million inheritance tax threshold in the UK will be transferable between spouses. However,...
