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Jan 16, 2025 · Get the inside scoop on farming news, tips, and more in this week's issue of The Scottish Farmer. Watch now for all the updates you need!

Jan 11, 2025 · Rachel Reeves’ Budget in October saw the Chancellor deliver a devastating blow to family farms in the form of changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) from Inheritance Tax, and it is the issue that is sure to dominate farming in 2025 – unless there is a U-turn in some shape or form.

5 days ago · The farmland market is stable despite the triple whammy of challenging weather, deeper-than-expected cuts to subsidy payments and changes to the inheritance tax regime. Head of estates and farm agency for Strutt & Parker, Sam Holt says: “2024 was certainly an eventful year for the farmland market ...

Jan 4, 2025 · The Scottish farmland market in 2024 could be described as lacklustre compared to other years, according to Savills. Despite an increase in marketed farmland, the number of units offered publicly for sale was down by 20% compared to 2023, reflecting a quieter market.

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Jan 14, 2025 · But with so many continuing uncertainties it might be worth asking what else could possibly emerge from the woodwork over the next few months – and if any of it is likely to give us the sort of reassurance we need to put the cropping plans which will probably be getting finalised over the coming few days and weeks into practice?

Jan 20, 2025 · Series seven of the programme, which follows Scottish farming and crofting families through their day to day life as they battle the ups and downs of living and working an agriculture, kicks off tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21. Six farming families feature across some of Scotland’s most remote and ...

Jan 4, 2025 · At the end of 2024 beef farmers are receiving the highest prices seen for prime cattle. This is no doubt due to tight supplies, due not only to the ever contracting national beef herd, but also global production. Although prices in early 2024 were also pleasing, early summer disappointed with weekly ...

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