Philip Case
Chief Reporter at Farmers Weekly
Chief reporter @FarmersWeekly allotmenter, FA Level 2 football coach, runner, Dad of 2, fluent 🇫🇷 & 🇯🇵. Got a farming story? ☎️ 07522 946089
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fwi.co.uk | Philip Case
NFUS president Andrew Connon © MAG/Philip Case NFU Scotland leaders have vowed they “will not give up the fight” to stop damaging changes to farm inheritance tax, warning the UK government’s proposed reforms pose a direct threat to the future of family farms across the country.
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fwi.co.uk | Philip Case
Alistair Carmichael © MAG/Philip Case Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael will use his appearance at the Royal Highland Show to call for a radical political reset on agricultural policy, warning that the UK’s food security is under threat due to decades of misguided policymaking and declining livestock numbers.
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fwi.co.uk | Philip Case
Tractors have joined the list of vehicles falling foul of Wales’ new 20mph speed limits, with 18 farm machines caught exceeding the limit in North Wales over the past year, newly released data shows. The figures, released following a Freedom of Information request by Select Car Leasing, show that speeding agricultural vehicles were clocked at up to 32mph in 20mph zones. The worst offender – a New Holland tractor – was clocked at 32mph on the A548 in Flintshire in June 2024.
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fwi.co.uk | Philip Case
© Sandy Kirkpatrick/Farm Stock The 2025 Cereals Event drew more than 20,000 visitors to Heath Farm, Leadenham, Lincolnshire – marking another successful hosting by farmer and YouTuber Andrew Ward. But while the two-day arable showcase on 11-12 June was a triumph for the industry, it was tinged with disappointment for Mr Ward, whose giant Wardy’s Waffle blimp broke free and flew off into the Lincolnshire skies.
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fwi.co.uk | Philip Case
More than half of Britons believe farmers are being unfairly treated by the UK government, according to new polling by Ipsos – with the Countryside Alliance supporting that view. The survey of more than 1,000 adults, conducted online on 11 and 12 June following the chancellor’s Spending Review, found that 54% of respondents think farmers, small businesses and working people are unfairly treated by Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government.
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Allotment year 3: Emphasis on semi-permanent crops: asparagus, strawberries and fruit bushes. Spuds, onions doing well (thirsty). Red alert tomato plants & carrot seed going in tomorrow. Barley straw around strawberry plants is keeping the slugs off. #allotment #GrowYourOwn 🍓 https://t.co/9e2xL84tW4
Sir Keir Starmer's Labour government won’t release data behind its rejection of the farming industry’s farm IHT ‘clawback’ plan.🤐 What are you hiding @RachelReevesMP @hmtreasury? https://t.co/5mCa4Rx4Kz @CLAtweets @NFU_Press @CAAVAgValuer @tenantfarmers #AxeTheFamilyFarmTax
Tory MP @sarah_bool ‘staggered’ as Defra boss Steve Reed says farm #inheritancetax will fund mental health services - despite warnings the policy is driving farmers to the brink of suicide. Full story here @FarmersWeekly: https://t.co/otostZeddO #AxeTheFamilyFarmTax
