A recent survey has found that a whopping 84 per cent of farmers are worried about the impact Brexit will have on their business, from fears around rises in input…
Andrew Heskin
More farm businesses allowed to trial MTD
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has expanded the pilot programme for Making Tax Digital (MTD) VAT scheme to farm businesses that are set up in partnerships so that they join…
Not necessarily British
A probe by the Sunday Mirror has revealed that the signs above fruit and vegetable displays in supermarkets extolling produce from British growers might not be wholly accurate, as often…
No-deal Brexit would be ‘catastrophic’ for farmers
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has warned that tariffs would price British farmers out of the export market if the UK left the European Union (EU) without a deal in…
IHT review offers hope to farmers
The recent and long-awaited Inheritance Tax Review by the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has offered agricultural business owners hope that the “fiendishly complex” tax might be overhauled.
Agriculture outlook for 2019
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has produced a report on the outlook for UK agriculture but the report’s author warns that forecasts could change depending on the outcome…
Agriculture Bill must maintain safeguarding rules for imported goods
MPs from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) Committee have insisted that the Government’s Agriculture Bill is amended to ensure imported goods meet current rules for production, animal welfare…
Dispute over regulated milk supply contracts
The National Farmers Union (NFU) and dairy processors cannot agree over the Government’s proposal to regulate milk supply contracts, and Dairy UK has said this could have a “detrimental impact”…
A no-deal Brexit would be ‘catastrophic’ for farmers
According to a spokeswoman for the National Farmers Union (NFU), if Prime Minister Theresa May’s draft withdrawal agreement is not adopted by Parliament, it would be “catastrophic” for farmers.
Information needed
Speaking at the recent East of England farming conference, Williams Wells, founder of Hummingbird Technologies, said that UK agriculture is the least collaborative market his business serves. Hummingbird Technologies uses…
