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Supermarkets have joined forces to speak up for farmers and growers against the Government's proposed changes to Inheritance Tax

NFU mass event will see hundreds of farmers take to towns and cities to show strength of feeling

Robert Black will succeed Dr Bob McIntosh, the Scottish Land Commission has confirmed

NFU Scotland is calling on all farming and crofting members to complete its 2025 Intentions Survey with a message of ‘help us help you’

Mr Reed said: "12,000 farms and producer businesses went bust under the last government. This is already happening. It is nothing to do with IHT. It is because the sector is not profitable

Speaking at Oxford Farming Conference, Defra Secretary Steve Reed said: "I am sorry that some of the action we have to take shocked you in turn, but stable finances are the foundation of the economic growth"

Tom Bradshaw highlighted the £140 billion food and drink sector is reliant on the raw product produced in the UK

A NFU survey of 545 livestock farmers in the South East found if there were further closures to local abattoirs, 49% of respondents said they would either have to reduce their stocking levels, stop keeping livestock or cease trading

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said the Government fails to recognise that the farming industry is in a ‘cash flow crisis' right now, with the ‘lowest farmer and grower confidence ever recorded'

Protest groups urge farmers to join day of action to 'educate' shoppers on value of British food