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In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown takes a look at Cranswick's latest pig business acquisition with Yorkshire-based JSR Genetics, Elsewhere, the Government's progress towards improving the environment has slowed and it is 'still largely off track' in achieving its legal environmental commitments, according to the latest annual assessment by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP)

The retailer said the investment, worth nearly £1m, could see farmers directly 'rewarded' for their efforts in reducing carbon emissions and promoting nature on their farms

This week from Farmers Guardian's editor Olivia Midgley

Retailers are uniting behind farmers over proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief

Farmers have called on retailers to bolster support for the sector after the Government's announcement of a family farm tax

Morrisons' head of agriculture Sophie Throup said the retailer had been raising farmers' concerns over IHT with Government since November 2024

A record 350,000 fresh British turkeys sold were sold by Aldi in the run-up to Christmas 2024

Mr Reed said: "Food production will always be the primary purpose of the farming sector, but for all farm businesses, tenants, upland and others, to stay viable in an increasingly uncertain world and to make sure they can keep producing the food we all need, they must be able to profit from other activities"

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

The inquiry will examine the levels of support for domestic food production, access to affordable and healthy food, labour shortages in the supply chain, and food prices and household food insecurity