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Farmers Guardian’s Tom Ryder, hailing from a Cumbria-based family with a history in pedigree livestock breeding, reflects on how the Government’s proposed Inheritance Tax reforms risk overlooking the human realities behind the numbers

NFU Cymru Crops Board chair Tom Rees and his family shared their stories on BBC Countryfile, demonstrating the real life impact of the proposed Inheritance Tax reforms

Radmore Farm’s Ben Aveling has urged the Prime Minister to rethink plans for Inheritance Tax and said the countryside must remain in the hands of family farmers, not ‘massive corporations’

Average price of bare agricultural land fell by 1.6% during the third quarter of 2025, bringing the annual decline to 6.8%

Dame Angela Eagle admits there have been discussions on IHT, but joins Treasury chief James Murray in ruling out concessions

Who are the 26 MPs that form the Labour Rural Research Group, reportedly opposed to the Government's current changes to Inheritance Tax, and do they deserve credit for potentially going against their party on the issue?

The industry has called for commitment to axe the family farm tax as rumours swirl around a potential Government climb down

South Antrim MP Robin Swann writes on rumours that the Treasury could modify Inheritance Tax by granting full relief up to £5 million where farmland or business assets make up at least 60% of an estate. However, he has urged caution that nothing is final until Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces finer details at the Autumn Budget in November

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Ruth Umpleby discusses the dairy sector and recent milk price reductions

Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution