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Efra Committee Chair Alistair Carmichael has praised the spirit, endurance, and resilience of farmers in securing IHT changes, but he has berated the Government for not acting on the industry’s concerns sooner

Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael says Gov should follow US example in championing UK produce

NFU Scotland said UK Government must 'pause, consult and reconsider' APR and BPR changes to avoid the decline of farm business and rural communities

Further headaches await Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves over the next few months if they do not listen to farmers on IHT

NFU Scotland has argued that backbench MPs had a vital role in overturning Winter Fuel Payments last month, and they could help do the same on Inheritance Tax changes

Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael said farmers must keep on campaigning to urge Government that they have made a mistake on Inheritance Tax reforms

Department says its commitment to farmers remains 'steadfast' but there will be no change to Budget reforms

Efra chair Alistair Carmichael accuses Chancellor of showing lack of respect to farmers over Budget talks

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

Mr Carmichael, chair of the Efra Committee, writes about the need to address the problem of low farm incomes, how his Food Supply Chain Fairness Bill could help shift the dial for farmers in getting a fair price for their produce, and the need to take on the supermarket giants and give back power to farmers