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Minister defends 'fair and proportionate' tax changes after farmer protest

Farmers opposing inheritance tax changes protested outside the Welsh Labour conference on Saturday.

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Seven sheep deliberately killed by 4x4 driver in 'random' attack

Seven sheep died after being mown down on a farm in North Yorkshire.

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Gangs 'stealing GPS trackers from tractors for use in Ukraine war'

Macclesfield MP Tim Roca claims organised crime gangs have been stealing the systems from tractors and combine harvesters in Cheshire to sell to Eastern Europe.

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Are you the cream of the crop? Island dairy farmers hunt for successors

Farmer says tax rise is 'coal miner' moment and threat to countryside

Farmers call for inheritance tax U-turn ahead of talks with ministers

Inheritance tax change 'a real threat to farming industry' in Wales

Sir Ed Davey says Lib Dems would target banks to spare farmers inheritance tax

New spud named after cartoon fish Nemo could rival classic varieties

Budget will be 'nail in the coffin' for agriculture, warn farmers

Farmer 'accidentally' grows giant cabbages

South West farming income falls by £293m as industry fears government cuts

Social Farming Awarness Week aims to raise profile of community farms

Farmers and wine makers hit by unrelentingly wet September

Dairy farmer fears for future as heavy rain causes 'unprecedented' flooding