Farmers in the UK recently united to protest a new inheritance tax imposed by the Labour government, which threatens family farms valued over a million pounds.
Emma Smith, a passionate advocate for British farming and a speaker at the event, delves into the recent Back British Farming Rally in London.
She discusses the broader challenges facing British farming, highlighting it as a career under threat due to economic pressures and aging demographics.
Despite these hurdles, Smith says there is a surge in young people enrolling in agricultural education, eager to embrace the farming lifestyle.
Listen to the full chat between Emma Smith and Dominic George above.
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