Farming

Farmers march into central London to protest against new inheritance tax – video

Thousands of farmers from across the UK protested in central London against changes in the 2024 budget that will mean some farmers paying inheritance tax. Farmers were previously exempt....

Farmers ‘betrayed’ by ministers, says union head before London protest

The head of the farmers’ union has accused UK ministers of betraying the agricultural industry with changes to...

I’m a farmer – and I’m glad to see tax loopholes closing for cynical investor landowners | Guy Singh-Watson

Should multimillionaire landowners benefit from a tax break designed to help small family farms pass down their land...

Why UK farmers may be left worse off by the budget

After this week’s budget, the usually mild-mannered National Farmers’ Union president, Tom Bradshaw, blasted: “Before the election Keir...

Purple patch for British blueberries as sales boom

Whether they add them to smoothies or salads, or just pop them straight in their mouths, Britons are...

‘Targets are unrealistic’: sacked fruit picker tells of treatment on Kent farm

It had been a sweltering morning picking cherries beneath plastic polytunnels in July when Ilyas finally lost his temper at the farm where he...

How many Black farmers are there in the US? Why we doubt the government stats | Nathan A Rosenberg and Bryce Wilson Stucki

Earlier this summer, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released data that suggested that, after years of decline, the number of Black farmers has...

‘You don’t need animals to make real meat’: the man who grows chicken in a lab

I’m looking at the future. I have to squint: it’s a slight opaqueness on the surface of a conical flask of clear liquid, being...

Improved version of ‘Robocrop’ only picks ripe raspberries

A new version of the world’s first raspberry-picking robot, a four-armed machine powered by artificial intelligence and able to do the job at the...