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Importance of tenant farms to rural communities, and the ‘many challenges' tenants faced were highlighted to mid & south Pembrokeshire Labour MP Henry Tufnell at a rent farm visit

The Sturdy family are waiting to hear the outcome of an appeal hearing which could result in around half of their arable farm being taken out of production for a solar farm. The Sturdy family's landlord is the FitzWilliam Trust Corporation. Ms Sturdy has claimed that one of its six trustees, Lady Helena Rees-Mogg, is the wife of Sir Jacob

With succession the elephant in the room on many farms, Farmers Guardian's chief reporter Rachael Brown speaks to siblings Anna and Sam Hallos about how they are planning for the future

TFA chief executive George Dunn said: "Short-term and restrictive tenancies are holding back progression, investment and sustainable land use. We can change this situation with reform of APR. However, serious damage will be caused if the Chancellor takes a knee-jerk, abolitionist approach"

Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies said Ministers did not have a ‘statutory basis to intervene in the sale of land owned by councils

The Greater London Authority has given the green light to a housing development on agricultural land occupied by an tenant in the Barnet area of London

In an opposition debate in Parliament on Tuesday (October 8) Mr Reed said the idea of a commissioner had ‘merit' and there would be an announcement ‘shortly'

This marks The Crown Estate's first acquisition of a rural estate since 2014, and is part of its new rural strategy to create ‘long-term value for the industry'

Tenant Farmers Association chief executive George Dunn said it was a ‘huge frustration' that after years of ‘financial mismanagement' by Peterborough City Council it has decided to get rid of a ‘significant area' of its farms estate

The Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner attended the 51AVÊÓƵTenancy Forum for the first time since being elected into Government