Man Dies After Farming Vehicle Incident in Somerset Monday, September 29, 2025 somerset farming accident fatality investigation healthsafety police agriculture emergency coroner A man in his 30s has tragically lost his life following an incident involving a farming vehicle on a Somerset farm. Emergency services were called to a farm in Greenham, near Wellington, after reports of the accident. Avon … Read More
Somerset Farmer Sounds Alarm Over Tax Reforms Threatening UK Agriculture Monday, September 29, 2025 inheritancetax agriculture farming somerset familyfarms taxreform ukgovernment protest foodsecurity landownership sport UK farmers are voicing deep concern over recent government inheritance tax reforms, warning they threaten the future of family farms and the broader agricultural industry. Charlie Walford, a third-generation Somerset farmer, … Read More
Somerset Village Faces Backlash Over Controversial 115-Home Development Plan Tuesday, September 23, 2025 somerset housing development haydon radstock community planning traffic localplan agriculture A proposed development of 115 new homes in the Somerset hamlet of Haydon has sparked significant concern among residents and local officials, who argue the plan would dramatically alter the community’s character. The new … Read More
Countryfile's Adam Henson Opens Up About Farm Challenges and Financial Struggles with Regenerative Farming Sunday, September 21, 2025 farming regenerative agriculture sustainability crops soil carbon finance countryfile cotswolds Adam Henson, well known as the presenter of Countryfile, has opened up about the challenges he has faced while transitioning to regenerative farming on his 650-hectare Cotswolds Farm Park. During a recent podcast focused on … Read More
Somerset Cider Makers Turn Cowboy Dream into Thriving Wild West Business Saturday, September 20, 2025 cider somerset organic winery orchard agriculture entrepreneurship fermentation wildwest artisanal When Matt Stephenson stepped away from a successful business career during the Covid pandemic, he never imagined he’d become an award-winning cider maker. At 65, having spent four decades as a business advisor across the UK … Read More
Fury Grows as ‘Death Tax’ Threatens the Future of Family Farms Sunday, September 14, 2025 inheritance farming taxation agriculture familyfarms protest foodsecurity policy westcountry labourconference Farmers across the West Country are voicing fierce opposition to new government proposals imposing a 20% inheritance tax on agricultural estates valued over £1 million. They warn the tax could destroy family-run farms and … Read More