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LONDON, UK — A leading UK farmer has criticised Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for “opening the floodgates” to American imports under a new UK-US trade

Baroness Minette Batters was the first female president of the NFU and headed the organisation for six years.

The government has hired Baroness Minette Batters after months of protests and discontent over the so-called ‘tractor tax’

Once voted the UK’s favourite river, the River Wye flows from the Welsh mountains to the Severn estuary – 150 miles through an officially recognised “national landscape”. But this idyllic picture is changing, as the river is gradually choked by waste from industrial chicken farming.

US-style mega-farms in Herefordshire face tough new regulations after high court ruling

During a speech to farmers that was repeatedly interrupted by hecklers and critics, the environment secretary insisted it was the Tories who were to blame for the problems faced by the agricultural industry

Union conference dominated by row over planned inheritance tax changes as farmers battle the bad weather and turbulent geopolitics

Steve Reed outlined measures to boost farm profitability but was challenged on inheritance tax at a farming conference.

In today’s newsletter: The government is refusing to back down over its changes to inheritance tax breaks for farmers – here’s why the issue is still rumbling on

Environment secretary will hope move can reset relations with farmers after inheritance tax row

The National Farmers’ Union conference on Tuesday will hear from the organisation’s president Tom Bradshaw and Environment Secretary Steve Reed.