Discover industry updates from the last week, handpicked. Let’s find out what’s been going on.
Labour does not intend to change inheritance taxes and agricultural property relief in the event that it wins the next election; A farmer is on a quest to figure out whether it’s possible to farm carbon as part of his Nuffield Farming Scholarship; Farmers in Suffolk have voiced concerns about the amount of support provided for food production versus environmental management.
Why flax for fibre could reappear in arable rotations
Is flax likely to become a fixture again in arable rotations? Farmers Weekly explores two projects designed to get flax growing again in the UK.
https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/other-crops/why-flax-for-fibre-could-reappear-in-arable-rotations
Can you farm carbon? One Nuffield scholar seeks answer
A farmer is on a quest to figure out whether it’s possible to farm carbon as part of his Nuffield Farming Scholarship.
https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/can-you-farm-carbon-one-nuffield-farming-scholar-seeks-answers
Outlook 2024: large shift in economics of combinable cropping
Farmers Weekly explores the outlook for crop economics in 2024.
https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/outlook-2024-large-shift-in-economics-of-combinable-cropping
Farmers share concerns about loss of food-producing land
Farmers in Suffolk have voiced concerns about the amount of support provided for food production versus environmental management.
https://www.farmersguide.co.uk/arable/farmers-share-concerns-about-loss-of-food-producing-land-2/
Labour confirms it has no plans to change agricultural property relief
Labour does not intend to change inheritance taxes and agricultural property relief in the event that it wins the next election.
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