A farmer says government changes to subsidies and tax have left mental health in the industry at an all-time low.He told the BBC he feared some in the farming community were struggling to cope with the added pressure.
"We do need to see a reversal or certainly a threshold change... Because once you start taxing the asset, the asset is uneconomical to go forward with and we'll see family farms change. In the October budget, it was announced from April 2026 the full relief from inheritance tax would be restricted to the first £1m of combined agricultural and business property."A few of us have met up, we've sat in a pub and we've talked and the best thing is to know that you're not on your own," Mr Willis said.